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Holy BhagwatGita Quotes

1.There is neither this world nor the world beyond norhappiness for the one who doubts.

2.Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by

delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is

bewildered. One falls down when reasoning isdestroyed.

3.One gradually attains tranquillity of mind by keeping

the mind fully absorbed in the Self by means of a well-

trained intellect, and thinking of nothing else.


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4.The power of God is with you at all times; through the

activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and

is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere

instrument.

5.One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat

and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and

dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self.

6.The wise sees knowledge and action as one; they see

truly

7.The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not

control it.

8.Perform your obligatory duty, because action is

indeed better than inaction.


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9.Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword

of self-knowledge. Observe your discipline. Arise.

10.A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the

right person at the right time and at the right place, and

when we expect nothing in return

11.Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

12.In battle, in the forest, at the precipice in the

mountains, On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins

and arrows, In sleep, in confusion, in the depths ofshame, The good deeds a man has done before defend

him

13.The disunited mind is far from wise; how can it

meditate? How be at peace? When you know no peace,

how can you know joy?


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14.The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is

subdued by practice.

15.A person is said to have achieved yoga, the union

with the Self, when the perfectly disciplined mind gets

freedom from all desires, and becomes absorbed in the

Self alone.

16.Little by little, through patience and repeated effort,

the mind will become stilled in the Self.

17.Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed

18.There is nothing lost or wasted in this life.

19.People will talk about your disgrace forever. To thehonored, dishonor is worse than death.


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20.Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, offer service

to Me, bow down to Me, and you shall certainly reach

Me. I promise you because you are very dear to Me.

21.To the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a

stone, and gold are the same.

22.Creation is only the projection into form of that

which already exists.

23.A Karma-yogi performs action by body, mind,

intellect, and senses, without attachment (or ego), onlyfor self-purification.

24.There has never been a time when you and I have not

existed, nor will there be a time when we will cease to

exist. As the same person inhabits the body through

childhood, youth, and old age, so too at the time of

death he attains another body. The wise are not deluded

by these changes..


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25.One can become whatever one wants to be [if one

constantly contemplates on the object of desire withfaith

26.Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower

are the three factors which motivate action; the senses,

the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of

action.

27.Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical

practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better

still is surrender of attachment to results, because there

follows immediate peace.

28.Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep

too much or sleep too little, will not succeed inmeditation. 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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29.Fear not what is not real, never was and never will

be. What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed.

30.Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart

- a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water - I accept with joy.

31.Much better to do one's own work even ifyou have

to do it imperfectly than it is to do somebody elses work

perfectly.A man's own self is his friend. A man's own

self is his foe.

32."Consciousness is eternal it is not vanquished with the

destruction of the temporary body"

33.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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34.The wise should not unsettle the mind of the

ignorant who is attached to the fruits of work.

35.The faith of each is in accordance with one's own

nature.

36.Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for

that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is

inevitable.

37.Unnatural work produces too much stress.

38.Setting aside all noble deeds, just surrender

completely to the will of God. I shall liberate you from all

sins. Do not grieve.

39.Hypocrisy, arrogance, pride, anger, harshness, and

ignorance; these are the marks of those who are born

with demonic qualities, O Arjuna.


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40.Much better to do one's own work even if you have

to do it imperfectly than it is to do somebody elses workperfectly.

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