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...
draws senses tortoise wise
Even as a tortoise draws in its limbs, the wise can draw in their senses at will.
action bodily free mere mind senses sin
Free from desires, mind and senses under control, renouncing all proprietorship, doing mere bodily action, one does not incur sin (or Karmic reaction).
beginning contact derived objects pleasures senses source verily
Pleasures derived from the contact of senses with their objects are verily the source of misery, and have a beginning and an end.
absolute beyond bliss feels infinite reach realizing senses separated
One feels infinite bliss that is perceivable only through the intellect, and is beyond the reach of the senses. After realizing Brahman, one is never separated from absolute reality.
bear cold contact feelings fleeting pleasure senses
When the senses contact sense objects, a person experiences cold or heat, pleasure or pain. These experiences are fleeting they come and go. Bear them patiently.
alone constantly control desires free mind seated senses solitude supreme yogi
Let the yogi seated in solitude and alone having mind and senses under control and free from desires and attachments for possessions, try constantly to contemplate on the Supreme Self.
anger attains easily free lust mind senses subdued
A Self-realized person who is free from lust and anger, and who has subdued the mind and senses easily attains nirvana.
attains control enjoying free likes objects senses
A disciplined person, enjoying sense objects with senses that are under control and free from likes and dislikes, attains tranquillity.
neither nor peace self-knowledge senses whose
There is neither Self-knowledge nor Self-perception to those whose senses are not under control. Without Self-perception there is no peace; and without peace there can be no happiness.
attraction aversion man obstacles pleasant ruled senses
The senses have been conditioned by attraction to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant: a man should not be ruled by them; they are obstacles in his path.
bound engaged mind sees self senses though whose
A Karma-yogi whose mind is pure, whose mind and senses are under control, and who sees one and the same Self in all beings, is not bound (by Karma) though engaged in work.
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.
men questions wisest work
What is work and what is not work are questions that perplex the wisest of men.
austerity mind purity serenity
The serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and the purity of mind are called the austerity of thought.