Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as simply the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata...
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Therefore, always remember Me and do your duty. You shall certainly attain Me if your mind and intellect are fixed on Me.
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What is the need for this detailed knowledge, O Arjuna? I continually support the entire universe by a small fraction of My energy.
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The one who does not help to keep the wheel of creation in motion by sacrificial duty, and who rejoices in sense pleasures, that sinful person lives in vain.
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The one who does all works for Me, and to whom I am the supreme goal, who is my devotee, who has no attachment, and is free from enmity towards any being attains Me, O Arjuna.
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Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping, work and recreation, will come to the end of sorrow through meditation.
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Those who consciousness is unified abandon all attachment to the results of action and attain supreme peace. But those whose desires are fragmented, who are selfishly attached to the results of their work, are bound in everything they do.
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Those who are devoid of attachment, whose mind is fixed in knowledge, all deeds of such liberated persons dissolves away.
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Those who always practice this teaching of Mine, with faith and free from cavil, are freed from the bondage of Karma.
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Though they, blinded by greed, do not see evil in the destruction of the family, or sin in being treacherous to friends.
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Thus this most secret science has been explained by Me, O sinless Arjuna. Having understood this, one becomes enlightened and one's all duties are accomplished.
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Thus the knowledge that is more secret than the secret has been explained to you by Me. After fully reflecting on this, do as you wish.
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Thus the creation as well as the knowledge and the object of knowledge have been briefly described. Understanding this, My devotee attains Me.
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Thus many types of sacrifice are described in the Vedas. Know them all to be born from Karma or the action of body, mind, and senses. Knowing this, you shall attain nirvana.
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Thus I heard this wonderful dialogue between Lord Krishna and Mahatma Arjuna, causing my hair to stand on end.