Within the vast expanse of spiritual literature, the Bhagavad Gita stands as a timeless beacon of wisdom, offering profound insights into the human condition and the path to spiritual enlightenment. Embedded within its verses are Bhagavad Gita Quotes that resonate with seekers across generations, imparting timeless truths that transcend cultural and temporal boundaries. In exploring the Bhagavad Gita Quotes, one embarks on a transformative journey of introspection and self-realization.
Bhagavad Gita Quotes (2024)
Explore the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita through these profound and inspiring quotes that offer guidance, solace, and enlightenment on the journey of life.
"You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work."
"Perform your obligatory duty, because action is indeed better than inaction."
"The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice."
"The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, attains tranquility."
"There has never been a time when you and I have not existed, nor will there be a time when we will cease to exist."
"One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction is intelligent among men."
"Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward."
"The soul is neither born, nor does it die."
"When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place."
"One who is not disturbed in mind even amidst the threefold miseries or elated when there is happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady mind."
"The wise sees knowledge and action as one; they see truly."
"Abandon all attachment to the results of action and attain supreme peace."
"Whatever happened, happened for the good; whatever is happening, is happening for the good; whatever will happen, will also happen for the good only."
"Fear not what is not real, never was and never will be. What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed."
"Change is the law of the universe. You can be a millionaire, or a pauper in an instant."
"Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead."
"For the soul, there is never birth nor death. Nor, having once been, does he ever cease to be. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, undying, and primeval."
"The soul can never be cut into pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind."
"The soul is incomprehensible, unchangeable, and immeasurable."
"As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, similarly, the soul accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones."
"For one 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."
"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self."
"The ignorant work for their own profit, the wise work for the welfare of the world, without thought for themselves."
"You have the right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions."
"Whatever you do, make it an offering to me—the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering."
"The soul that moves in the world of the senses and yet keeps the senses in harmony—free from attraction and repulsion, finds peace."
"He alone sees truly who sees God in every creature he does not harm himself or others."
"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."
"One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies, and who understands that neither the soul nor the Supersoul within the destructible body is ever destroyed, actually sees."
"There are three gates to this self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Renounce these three."
"The senses are higher than the body, the mind higher than the senses; above the mind is the intellect, and above the intellect is the soul."
"The soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"The immature think that knowledge and action are different, but the wise see them as the same."
"The nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons."
"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."
"The happiness which comes from long practice, which leads to the end of suffering, which at first is like poison, but at last like nectar—this kind of happiness arises from the serenity of one's own mind."
"The meaning of Karma is in the intention. The intention behind action is what matters."
"To the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same."
"He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine."
"Even if you were the most sinful of sinners, Arjuna, you could cross beyond all sin by the raft of spiritual wisdom."
"Among 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 Vasuki."
"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."
"The soul is never born nor dies at any time. Soul has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. Soul is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, and primeval."
"One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water."
"The living entity in the material world carries his different conceptions of life from one body to another as the air carries aromas."
"The embodied soul is eternal in existence, indestructible, and infinite, only the material body is factually perishable, therefore fight, O Arjuna."
"He alone sees truly who sees the Lord the same in every creature…seeing the same Lord everywhere, he does not harm himself or others."
"The sun god is the king of all planets, and he has unlimited potency. I worship the sun god, who is the ruler of all the demigods and the planets, who is the father of all living entities on this earth, and who is the nourisher of all plants and herbs and of the human being."
"Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace."
"The Lord said: Time I am, destroyer of the worlds, and I have come to engage all people. With the exception of you [the Pandavas], all the soldiers here on both sides will be slain."
"The objects of the senses turn away from the abstinent man, leaving the longing behind. But even the longing also turns away from him who has seen the soul."
"Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts."
"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."
"The world becomes free from bondage by renunciation."
"He who neither rejoices nor grieves, neither laments nor desires, and who renounces both auspicious and inauspicious things—such a devotee is very dear to Me."
"When your mind has overcome the confusion of duality, you will attain the state of holy indifference to things you hear and things you have heard."
"The awakened sages call a person wise when all his undertakings are free from anxiety about results."
"A person can rise through the efforts of his own mind; or draw himself down, in the same manner. Because each person is his own friend or enemy."
"You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions."
"The soul is neither born, nor does it ever die; nor having once existed, does it ever cease to be."
"Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga."
"One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men."
"As the heat of a fire reduces wood to ashes, the fire of knowledge burns to ashes all karma."
"The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal peace."
"Renounce attachment to the fruits of action. Perform your duty, abandoning all attachment."
"Abandoning all desires born of selfishness, and completely restraining the mind and senses, one attains tranquility."
"When a person is devoted to something with complete faith, I unify his faith in that."
"For one who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his very mind will be his greatest enemy."
"The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind."
"It is better to strive in one's own dharma than to succeed in the dharma of another."
"A person who has given up all desires for sense gratification, who lives free from desires, who has given up all sense of proprietorship and is devoid of false ego—he alone can attain real peace."
"A person cannot give up action, for inaction is not possible. Even the unwilling are in action."
"Perform your duty efficiently and without attachment to the results, because the person who is attached to the results of his work is bound to the results of his actions."
"The mind is indeed restless, Arjuna. It is extremely difficult to control, but by practice and detachment, it can be controlled."
"Reshape yourself through the power of your will; never let yourself be degraded by self-will. The will is the only friend of the Self, and the will is the only enemy of the Self."
"In the material world, three factors—time, the individual living entity, and the modes of nature—all act as the creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the universe."
"Out of compassion, I, the Atman dwelling in their hearts, destroy the darkness born of ignorance, with the luminous lamp of knowledge."
"The senses are superior to the gross body, and superior to the senses is the mind. Beyond the mind is the intelligence, and even beyond intelligence is the soul."
"For those who have conquered the mind, it is their friend. For those who have failed to do so, the mind acts like an enemy."
"When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering, like the flame of a lamp in a windless place."
"Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme goal of life."
"The soul is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, undying, and primeval. It is not slain when the body is slain."
"The wise see knowledge and action as one; they see truly."
"Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear."
"There is neither this world nor the world beyond nor happiness for the one who doubts."
"Even the wise are bewildered by constantly changing material nature."
"He who has let go of hatred, who treats all beings with kindness and compassion, who is always serene, unmoved by pain or pleasure, free of the 'I' and 'mine,' self-controlled, firm and patient, his whole mind focused on me—that is the man I love the most."
"The unreal has no existence, and the real never ceases to be; the truth about both has been seen by the seers of the truth."
"The soul is beyond birth and death, and is not destroyed when the body is destroyed."
"One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contamination, always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn't care for any residence, who is fixed in knowledge and who is engaged in devotional service—such a person is very dear to me."
"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."
"The peace of God is with them whose mind and soul are in harmony, who are free from desire and wrath, who know their own soul."
"The senses are so strong and impetuous, O Arjuna, that they forcibly carry away the mind even of a man of discrimination who is endeavoring to control them."
"The embodied soul is eternal in existence, indestructible, and infinite, only the material body is factually perishable."
"For one who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his very mind will be the greatest enemy."
"Even if you were the most sinful of sinners, Arjuna, you could cross over all sins by the raft of spiritual wisdom."
"Just as a reservoir is of little use when the whole countryside is flooded, scriptures are of little use to the illumined man or woman, who sees the Lord everywhere."
"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."
"The mind is restless, unsteady, turbulent, wild, stubborn; truly, it seems to me as hard to master as the wind."
"You have control over doing your respective duty only, but no control or claim over the results."
"Even as a tortoise draws in its limbs, the wise can draw in their senses at will."
"The wise, unattached to the fruits of their actions and desires, and free from all mental duality, journey beyond birth and death."
"You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of the work."
"For those who wish to climb the mountain of spiritual awareness, the path is selfless work."
"Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity."
"No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come."
"As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts."
"The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it."
"The paths of spiritual knowledge and the paths of work or selfless service appear to be different, but they converge at the same point."
"The senses are powerful. What is more powerful is the mind, and what is more powerful than the mind is the intellect, and what is more powerful than the intellect is the soul."
"Do everything you have to do, but not with greed, not with ego, not with lust, not with envy but with love, compassion, humility, and devotion."
"You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of the work."
As we reflect on the multitude of Bhagavad-Gita Quotes that illuminate the path to inner peace and enlightenment, we are reminded of our interconnectedness with all beings and the divine. Each verse serves as a beacon of light, guiding us through the darkness of ignorance and leading us towards the realization of our true nature. May we continue to draw inspiration from these timeless teachings, embodying their essence in our thoughts, words, and deeds as we journey towards self-discovery and spiritual fulfillment.
