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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Some offer their wealth, their austerity, and their practice of yoga as sacrifice, while the ascetics with strict vows offer their study of scriptures and knowledge as sacrifice.
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Mentally offering all actions to Me, be devoted to Me. Resorting to equanimity, always fix your mind on Me.
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Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer as oblation to the sacred fire, whatever charity you give, whatever austerity you perform, do all that as an offering unto Me.
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Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering.
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Whosoever offers Me a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water with devotion; I accept and eat the offering of devotion by the pure-hearted.
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Offer unto me that which is very dear to thee -- which thou holdest most covetable. Infinite are the results of such an offering.
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Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart - a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water - I accept with joy.
accept devotion gratitude heart offered pure water whatever
Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart -- a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water -- I accept with joy.
creation creator hear powers source
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.