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Few inspirational Bhagavad Gita Quotes / Verses
I'VE COMPILED A LIST OF VITAL TEACHINGS FROM THE BHAGAVAD GITA....MAINLY MY FAVORITES, CAN BE APPLIED DAY IN-OUT.....
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WHEN POSSIBLE, I WILL CREATE THESE INTO SLIDES/CARDS LIKE NEVER SEEN BEFORE...I HOPE!
Bhagavad Gita ~ Vital Verses
Form / Formless / Oneness / Multiple:
“O son of Prtha, know that I am the original seed of all existences, the intelligence of the intelligent, and the prowess of all powerful men.”
Chapter 7 Verse 10
“And whoever, at the time of death, quits his body, remembering Me alone, at once attains My nature. Of this there is no doubt.”
Chapter 8 Verse 5
“By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.”
Chapter 9 Verse 4
“The whole cosmic order is under Me. By My will it is manifested again and again, and by My will it is annihilated at the end.”
Chapter 9 Verse 8
“Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature and My supreme dominion over all that be.”
Chapter 9 Verse 11
“I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support, and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable om. I am also the Rk, the Sama, and the Yajur [Vedas].”
Chapter 9 Verse 17
“He who knows Me as the unborn, as the beginning less, as the Supreme Lord of all the worlds-he, undeluded among men, is freed from all sins.”
Chapter 10 Verse 3
“The Blessed Lord said: My dear Arjuna, O son of Prtha, behold now My opulence’s, hundreds of thousands of varied divine forms, multicoloured like the sea.”
Chapter 11 Verse 5
“From the beginning of creation, the three syllables-om tat sat-have been used to indicate the Supreme Absolute Truth [Brahman]. They were uttered by brahmanas while chanting Vedic hymns and during sacrifices, for the satisfaction of the Supreme.”
Chapter 17 Verse 23
“Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.”
Chapter 18 Verse 66
Equality:
“The yogis, abandoning attachment, act with body, mind, intelligence, and even with the senses, only for the purpose of purification.”
Chapter 5 Verse 11
“Those whose minds are established in sameness and equanimity have already conquered the conditions of birth and death. They are flawless like Brahman, and thus they are already situated in Brahman.”
Chapter 5 Verse 19
“A person is said to be still further advanced when he regards all—the honest well-wisher, friends and enemies, the envious, the pious, the sinner and those who are indifferent and impartial—with an equal mind.”
Chapter 6 Verse 9
“A true yogi observes Me in all beings, and also sees every being in Me. Indeed, the self-realized man sees Me everywhere.”
Chapter 6 Verse 29
“I am in everyone's heart as the Supersoul. As soon as one desires to worship the demigods, I make his faith steady so that he can devote himself to some particular deity.”
Chapter 7 Verse 21
“I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas am I to be known; indeed I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.”
Chapter 15 Verse 15
Atheism /Apostasy / Freewill:
“My dear Arjuna, O winner of wealth, if you cannot fix your mind upon Me without deviation, then follow the regulated principles of bhakti-yoga In this way you will develop a desire to attain to Me.”
Chapter 12 Verse 9
“If, however, you are unable to work in this consciousness, then try to act giving up all results of your work and try to be self-situated.”
Chapter 12 Verse 11
“Thus I have explained to you knowledge still more confidential.
Deliberate on this fully, and then do what you wish to do.”
Chapter 18 Verse 63
Emotions:
“O son of Kunti, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.”
Chapter 2 Verse 14
“As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man's intelligence.”
Chapter 2 Verse 67
“One who restrains the senses of action but whose mind dwells on sense objects certainly deludes himself and is called a pretender.”
Chapter 3 Verse 6
“For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy.”
Chapter 6 Verse 6
“As a lamp in a windless place does not waver, so the transcendentalist, whose mind is controlled, remains always steady in his meditation on the transcendent Self.”
Chapter 6 Verse 19
“O scion of Bharata, O conqueror of the foe, all living entities are born into delusion, bewildered by dualities arisen from desire and hate.”
Chapter 7 Verse 27
THE 9 GATES:
“The manifestation of the mode of goodness can be experienced when all the gates of the body are illuminated by knowledge.”
Chapter 14 Verse 11
“There are three gates leading to this hell - lust, anger and greed. Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul.” Chapter 16 Verse 21
Charity:
“Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up; they must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, Charity and penance purify even the great souls.”
Chapter 18 Verse 15
“Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, And whatever austerities you perform – do that, O son of Kuntī, as an offering to Me.”
Chapter 9 Verse 27
“One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor and is free from false ego, who is equal in both happiness and distress, who is tolerant, always satisfied, self-controlled, and engaged in devotional service with determination, his mind and intelligence fixed on Me – such a devotee of Mine is very dear to Me.” Chapter 12 Verse 13-14
“Charity given out of duty, without expectation of return, at the proper time and place, and to a worthy person is considered to be in the mode of goodness.”
Chapter 17 Verse 20
Significance of Cows:
“Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi. Of causes for procreation I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents I am Vāsuki.”
Chapter 10 Verse 28
Omnipresent / Every-being:
“For one who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, I am never lost, nor is he ever lost to Me.”
- Chapter 6 Verse 30
“I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him.”
Chapter 9 Verse 29
“Know that all opulent, Beautiful and glorious creations Spring from a spark of My splendour.”
Chapter 10 Verse 41
“The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a machine, made of the material energy.”
Chapter 18 Verse 61
Duty:
“Prescribed duties should never be renounced. If one gives up his prescribed duties because of illusion, such renunciation is said to be in the mode of ignorance.”
Chapter 18 Verse 7
“One who neither hates nor desires the fruits of his activities is known to be always renounced. Such a person, free from all dualities, easily overcomes material bondage and is completely liberated, O mighty-armed Arjuna.”
Chapter 5 Verse 3
All Paths lead to God:
“All of them—as they surrender unto Me—I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Prtha.” Chapter 4 Verse 11
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