Bhagvad Gita Life Quotes

 

 

1. "It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection."
2.  "Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward." – Chapter 2, Verse 47
3. "The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it." – Chapter 6, Verse 6
4. "A person can rise through the efforts of his own mind; or draw himself down, in the same manner." – Chapter 6, Verse 5
5. "Change is the law of the universe. You can be a millionaire or a pauper in an instant."
6. "We’re kept from our goal not by obstacles, but by a clear path to a lesser goal."
7. "You have the right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions." – Chapter 2, Verse 47
8. "When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place." – Chapter 6, Verse 19
9. "The wise see knowledge and action as one; they see truly." – Chapter 5, Verse 4
10. "There is neither this world, nor the world beyond, nor happiness for the one who doubts." – Chapter 4, Verse 40
11. "Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do." – Chapter 2, Verse 49
12. "Calmness, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and purity: these are the disciplines of the mind." – Chapter 17, Verse 16
13. "No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come." – Chapter 6, Verse 40
14. Among all kinds of killers, time is the ultimate because it kills everything." – Chapter 10, Verse 30
15. "You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become."
16. "The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice." – Chapter 6, Verse 35
17. "The soul is neither born, and nor does it die." – Chapter 2, Verse 20
18. "Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is."
19. "Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed." – Chapter 16, Verse 21
20. "He who has faith has wisdom; who lives in self-harmony, whose faith is his life; and he who finds wisdom, soon finds peace." – Chapter 4, Verse 39
21. "Even if you were the most sinful of sinners, you could cross beyond all sin by the raft of spiritual wisdom." – Chapter 4, Verse 36
22. "One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men." – Chapter 4, Verse 18
23. "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."
24. "Perform your obligatory duty, because action is indeed better than inaction." – Chapter 3, Verse 8
25. "He who has no attachments can love others, for his love is pure and divine."
26. "Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed." – Chapter 2, Verse 63
27. "When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own, he has attained the highest state of spiritual union." – Chapter 6, Verse 32
28. "He who is deluded by the ego thinks, 'I am the doer'." – Chapter 3, Verse 27
29. "The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal peace." – Chapter 2, Verse 64
30. "Work is said to be the cause of bondage in the world; hence one should not involve in works which are the fruitive result." – Chapter 3, Verse 9
31. "One who controls the mind, the wandering mind, achieves success and stability." – Chapter 6, Verse 26
32. "You should not grieve for what is inevitable."
33. "All that we are is the result of what we have thought; it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts."
34. "He who has conquered himself is tranquil, free from desire, and at peace with all."
35. "The soul is eternal and immutable. Nothing can destroy it." – Chapter 2, Verse 23
36. "When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he becomes attached to them; from attachment arises desire, and from desire arises anger." – Chapter 2, Verse 62
37. "In the still mind, in the depths of meditation, the Self reveals itself."
38. "The wise are free from desire, for they see everything as a part of the divine."
39. "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." – Chapter 17, Verse 20
40. "Renounce attachment to the fruits. Be even-tempered in success and failure, for it is this evenness of mind that is meant by yoga." – Chapter 2, Verse 48
41. "With the mind harmonized by yoga, one sees the Self abiding in all beings and all beings in the Self." – Chapter 6, Verse 29
42. "Do not fear what is bound to be; instead, prepare yourself with the strength of wisdom."
43. "What the outstanding person does, others will try to do." – Chapter 3, Verse 21
44. "The man of discipline should always engage his mind in meditation, remaining in solitude and alone, controlling his thought and desire, without possessions." – Chapter 6, Verse 10
45. "Be fearless, pure, never waver in your determination or your dedication to the spiritual life." – Chapter 16, Verse 1
46. "Through selfless service, you will always be fruitful and find the fulfillment of your desires." – Chapter 3, Verse 19
47. "There is neither friend nor foe, as one who sees the divine in all sees all beings equally."
48. "Let a man uplift himself by his own mind. Let him not degrade himself." – Chapter 6, Verse 5
49. "The one who knows himself in everything and everything in himself will not feel any hatred by virtue of that realization." – Chapter 13, Verse 28
50. "Even the wise are bewildered by what is action and what is inaction." – Chapter 4, Verse 16