Quotes by

Bhagavad Gita

The non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of summer and winter seasons. – Bhagavad Gita

Those who consciousness is unified abandon all attachment to the results of action and attain supreme peace. But those whose desires are fragmented, who are selfishly attached to the results of their work, are bound in everything they do. – Bhagavad Gita

Whatever you do, make it an offering to me — the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering. – Bhagavad Gita

Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping, work and recreation, will come to the end of sorrow through meditation. – Bhagavad Gita

Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart. – Bhagavad Gita

For those who wish to climb the mountain of spiritual awareness, the path is selfless work. For those who have attained the summit of union with the Lord, the path is stillness and peace. – Bhagavad Gita

Offer unto me that which is very dear to thee — which thou holdest most covetable. Infinite are the results of such an offering. – Bhagavad Gita

On this path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear. – Bhagavad Gita

Valor, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule — these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature. – Bhagavad Gita

To the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same. – Bhagavad Gita

Sages speak of the immutable Tree of Life, with its tape root above and its branches below. – Bhagavad Gita

O Krishna, the stillness of divine union which you describe is beyond my comprehension. How can the mind, which is so restless, attain lasting peace? Krishna, the mind is restless, turbulent, powerful, violent; trying to control it is like trying to tame the wind. – Bhagavad Gita

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. – Bhagavad Gita

The body is mortal, but the person dwelling in the body is immortal and immeasurable. – Bhagavad Gita

That one I love who is incapable of ill will, and returns love for hatred. Living beyond the reach of I and mind, and of pain and pleasure, full of mercy, contented, self-controlled, with all his heart and all his mind given to Me — with such a one I am in love. – Bhagavad Gita

He is not elevated by good fortune or depressed by bad. His mind is established in God, and he is free from delusion. – Bhagavad Gita

Little by little, through patience and repeated effort, the mind will become stilled in the Self. – Bhagavad Gita

Fear not what is not real, never was and never will be. What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed. – Bhagavad Gita

When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place. – Bhagavad Gita

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? – Bhagavad Gita