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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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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One attains peace in whose mind all desires enter without creating any disturbance, as river waters enter the full ocean without creating a disturbance. One who desires material objects is never peaceful.
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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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As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose.
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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.
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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.
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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.