401 Quotes by Bhagavad Gita

Thus I heard this wonderful dialogue between Lord Krishna and Mahatma Arjuna, causing my hair to stand on end.

Acquire this transcendental knowledge by humble reverence, by sincere inquiry, and by service.

The enlightened one should inspire others by performing all works efficiently without attachment.

O Arjuna, now behold the entire creation; animate, inanimate, and whatever else you like to see; all at one place in My body.

Thus handed down in succession the royal sages knew this (Karma-yoga). After a long time the science of Karma-yoga was lost from this earth.

Some philosophers say that all work is full of faults and should be given up, while others say that acts of sacrifice, charity, and austerity should not be abandoned.

The great warriors will think that you have retreated from the battle out of fear. Those who have greatly esteemed you will lose respect for you.

Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts.

The one who does not help to keep the wheel of creation in motion by sacrificial duty, and who rejoices in sense pleasures, that sinful person lives in vain.