401 Quotes by Bhagavad Gita

My dear Arjuna, how have these impurities come upon you? They are not at all befitting a man who knows the value of life. They lead not to higher planets, but to infamy. O son of Prtha, do not yield to this degrading impotence, that it does not become you. Give up such petty weakness of heart and arise, O chastiser of the enemy.

But it is I who am the ritual, I the sacrifice, the offering to the ancestors, the healing herb, the transcendental chant. I am the butter and the fire and the offering.

Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.

You are only entitled to the action, never to its fruits.

Through selfless service, you will always be fruitful and find the fulfillment of your desires.

Seek refuge in the attitude of detachment and you will amass the wealth of spiritual awareness. The one who is motivated only by the desire for the fruits of their action, and anxious about the results, is miserable indeed.

For certain is death for the born, And certain is birth for the dead; Therefore over the inevitable, Thou shouldst not grieve.

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

Inner peace is beyond victory or defeat.