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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Practice to look upon all creatures as Myself in thought, word, and deed; and mentally bow down to them.
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Living creatures are nourished by food, and food is nourished by rain; rain itself is the water of life, which comes from selfless worship and service.
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I look upon all creatures equally; none are less dear to me and none more dear. But those who worship me with love live in me, and I come to life in them.
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Know that all creatures have evolved from this twofold energy, and Brahman is the origin as well as the dissolution of the entire universe.
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What the creation is, what it is like, what its transformations are, where the source is, who that creator is, and what His powers are, hear all these from Me in brief.
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What is work and what is not work are questions that perplex the wisest of men.
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The serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and the purity of mind are called the austerity of thought.
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The state of severance of union with sorrow is known by the name of yoga.
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The Self is present equally in all beings.
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I see You with Your crown, club, discus; and a mass of radiance, difficult to behold, shining all around with immeasurable brilliance of the sun and the blazing fire.
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I shall fully explain to you the Self-knowledge together with Self-realization after knowing that nothing more remains to be known in this world.
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I shall fully describe the object of knowledge, knowing which one attains immortality.
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I shall be the cause of confusion and destruction of all these people.
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They all attain perfection When they find joy in their work.