Perform all actions forsaking attachment to the fruits of actions, being indifferent to success and failure. Such mental equanimity is called YogaFailure Success Action Yoga
As a boat on the waters is carried off course by a gale, so an individual's discrimination is driven from its intended path when the mind succumbs to the wandering senses.Wisdom Mind Self control Bhagavad gita
He who is everywhere nonattached, neither joyously excited by encountering good nor disturbed by evil, has an established wisdomWisdom Bhagavad gita
As the ignorant perform actions with attachment and hope of reward, so the wise should act with dispassionate nonattachment, to serve gladly as a guide for the multitudes.Action Bhagavad gita
That which is born must die, and that which is dead must be born again. Therefore, you shouldn't lament about the unavoidableDeath Bhagavad gita
The beginning of all beings is veiled, beings manifest in the middle, and unmanifest again on death. Then, why lament this truth?Death Life Philosophy Truth
Sri Krishna Wisdom quotes
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Wisdom Quotes
He is a wise man whose pursuits are all without selfish plan or longings for results, and whose activities are purified by the fire of wisdom.Wisdom Bhagavad gita
You have control over the activity you perform, never the resultant fruit of your actions. Do not consider yourself the creator of the fruits of your activities, nor be attached to inactionWisdom Action Bhagavad gita
Even if you are the chief sinner among all sinners, yet by the sole raft of wisdom you shall safely cross the sea of sinWisdom Bhagavad gita
As enkindled flame converts firewood into ashes, so does the fire of wisdom consume to ashes all karma.Wisdom Bhagavad gita
Verily, nothing else in this world is as sanctifying as wisdom. In due course of time, the devotee who is successful in yoga will spontaneously realize this within his Self.Wisdom Yoga Spirituality Self realization
The senses naturally experience attachment and aversion to the sense objects but do not be controlled by them, for they are one's enemiesWisdom Enemy Control Bhagavad gita
Sri Krishna Philosophy quotes
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Philosophy Quotes
For those who have conquered the mind, the mind is their friend. For those who have failed to do so, the mind acts like an enemy.Philosophy Wisdom Enemy Mind
The ideas of heat & cold, pleasure & pain, are produced by the contact of the senses with their objects. Such ideas are limited by a beginning & an end, they are transitory, bear them with patiencePhilosophy Wisdom Pain Spirituality
The soul is neither born nor does it ever die, having never existed will it ever cease to be. The soul is birthless, eternal, changeless, immortalPhilosophy Soul Existence Bhagavad gita
Sense pleasures that arise from contact with the sense objects are ephemeral, they are begetters only of misery. No sage seeks happiness from them.Philosophy Bhagavad gita Pleasure
Undoubtedly the mind is fickle and unruly; but by yoga practice and by dispassion, the mind may nevertheless be controlled.Philosophy Wisdom Mind Control
That which is a night (of slumber) to all creatures is (luminous) wakefulness to the man of self-mastery. And what is wakefulness to ordinary men, that is a night to the divinely perceptive sagePhilosophy Perception Bhagavad gita
Free yourself from the triple qualities (Sattva, Rajas, Tamas) and from the pairs of opposites, eternally fixed in the truth, harboring no thoughts of receiving and keeping, be settled in the selfPhilosophy Truth Bhagavad gita
Sri Krishna Desire quotes
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Desire Quotes
He is full with contentment who absorbs all desires within, as the brimful ocean remains unmoved by waters entering into itDesire Philosophy Wisdom Analogy
When a man completely relinquishes all desires of the mind and is entirely contented in the self, by the self, he is then considered to be settled in wisdomDesire Wisdom Mind Yoga
Just as a fire is covered by smoke, a mirror is masked by dust, and an embryo is concealed by the womb; similarly, one's knowledge gets covered by desireDesire Philosophy Knowledge Bhagavad gita
Completely renouncing all desires arising from material thoughts, one should restrain the senses with the mind from all sidesDesire Mind Thought Bhagavad gita
The senses, mind, and intellect are said to be desire's formidable stronghold; Through them, desire clouds one's knowledge and deludes the embodied soul.Desire Soul Mind
Sri Krishna Action quotes
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Action Quotes
Giving up attachment, perform actions as a matter of duty, for by working without being attached to the fruits, one attains the supreme blissAction Bhagavad gita
It is truly impossible for an embodied being to abandon actions completely, but he who relinquishes the fruit of action is called a renunciant.Action Bhagavad gita
Perform those actions that are obligatory, for action is better than inactivity; even simple maintenance of thy body would be impossible through inaction.Action Bhagavad gita
Those who see action in inaction and inaction in action are truly wise amongst humans. Although performing all kinds of actions, they are yogis and masters of all their actions.Action Bhagavad gita
Salvation is found by both renunciation and performance of the action. But of these two, the Yoga of action (Karma Yoga) is better than the renunciation of works.Action Bhagavad gita
Sri Krishna Short quotes
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The man of self-control, roaming among material objects with subjugated senses, and devoid of attraction and repulsion, attains an unshakable inner calmnessSelf control Bhagavad gita
Actionlessness is not attained simply by avoiding actions. By forsaking work no one reaches perfection.Work Action Bhagavad gita
Those who restrain the external organs of action, while continuing to dwell on sense objects in the mind, certainly delude themselves and are to be called hypocrites.Mind Action
He is truly a yogi who, on this earth and up to the very time of death, is able to master every impulse of desire and wrath. He is a happy manDeath Desire Bhagavad gita
He is a supreme yogi who regards with equal-mindedness all men -patrons, friends, enemies, strangers, mediators, hateful beings, relatives, the virtuous and the ungodlyKindness Enemy Bhagavad gita
Just as a lamp in a windless place does not flicker, so the disciplined mind of a yogi remains steady in meditationAnalogy Mind Meditation Yoga
Brooding on sense objects causes attachment to them. Attachment creates craving; craving leads to angerAnger Desire Bhagavad gita
There is no one who can remain without action even for a moment. Indeed, all beings are compelled to act by their qualities(Gunas) born of material nature(Prakriti)Nature Action Bhagavad gita
It is far better to perform one's natural prescribed duty, though tinged with faults than to perform another's prescribed duty, though perfectly.Bhagavad gita
Free from expectations and the sense of ownership, with mind and intellect fully controlled, they incur no sin, even though performing actions by one's body.Expectation Mind Control Body
He who is of purified intellect, who controls the mind and senses, feels his self as the Self-existing in all beings.Self realization Bhagavad gita
The yogis who have conquered the mind rise above the dualities of cold and heat, joy and sorrow, honor and dishonor. Such yogis remain tranquil and ever fully established in the Supreme SelfMind Joy Bhagavad gita
Those who are moderate in eating and recreation, balanced in work, and regulated in sleep, and remain awake will attain 'yoga'- the destroyer of suffering.Work Yoga Bhagavad gita
Whenever and wherever the restless and unsteady mind wanders, one should bring it back and continually focus it on the selfMind Meditation Yoga Bhagavad gita
That yogi stays forever in Me, who, anchored in divine unity whatever his mode of existence, realizes Me as pervading all beings.Existence Bhagavad gita
A performer of good actions never meets destruction. Whether in this world or in the beyond, he falls not into evil plightEvil Action Bhagavad gita
An eager student of even theoretical yoga is farther advanced than is a follower of the outward scriptural ritesYoga Bhagavad gita
Whatever embodiment (a God-incarnate, a saint, or a deity) a devotee strives faithfully to worship, it is I who make his devotion unflinchingFaith God Devotion Bhagavad gita
A person who does not disturb the world and who cannot be disturbed by the world, who is free from exultation, jealousy, apprehension, and worry— he too is dear to meSpirituality World
Those who are indifferent to worldly gain, externally and internally pure, skillful, without cares, untroubled, and free from selfishness in all undertakings, such devotees of mine are very dear to me
Those who neither rejoice in pleasures nor despair in sorrows, neither lament for any loss nor hanker for any gain, who renounce both good & evil deeds, such persons are dear to meLoss Bhagavad gita Pleasure
When a man beholds all separate beings as existent in the One that has expanded Itself into the many, he then merges with BrahmanGod Bhagavad gita Non-duality
I am seated in the hearts of all living beings, and from Me come memory, knowledge, as well as forgetfulness.God Heart Knowledge Memory
Lust, anger, and greed—these constitute the threefold gate of hell leading to the destruction of the soul's welfare. The man should abandon these threeAnger Bhagavad gita
Those whose intellect is unattached everywhere, who have mastered the mind, and are free from desires by the practice of renunciation, attain the highest perfection of freedom from actionFreedom Mind Action Intelligence
Just as a person forsakes worn-out clothes and wears new clothes, the soul leaves the worn-out body at the time of death and enters a new bodyDeath Soul Body Bhagavad gita
There is nothing more fortunate for a warrior than a righteous battleBhagavad gita
Work must be done as a sacrifice to the Supreme Lord; otherwise, work causes bondage in this material world.Work Bhagavad gita
All activities are carried out by the three modes of material nature. But in ignorance, the soul, deluded by false identification with the body, thinks itself to be the doer.Nature Philosophy Soul Ignorance
Even wise people act according to their natures, for all living beings are propelled by their natural tendencies. What will one gain by repression?Nature Wisdom Bhagavad gita People
It is preferable to die in the discharge of one's duty than to follow the path of another, which is fraught with danger.Bhagavad gita
In whatever way people surrender unto me, I reciprocate with them accordingly. Everyone follows my path, knowingly or unknowinglySpirituality Bhagavad gita
Relinquishing attachment to the fruits of work, always contented, independent of material rewards, the wise do not perform any binding action even in the midst of activitiesFreedom Wisdom Action Bhagavad gita
Just as a lotus leaf is unsullied by water, the yogi who performs actions, forswearing attachment and surrendering his actions to the Infinite, remains unbound by the sinAnalogy Bhagavad gita
He who perceives Me everywhere and beholds everything in me never loses sight of me, nor do I ever lose sight of himGod Bhagavad gita
Among thousands of men, perhaps one strives for spiritual attainment; and, among the blessed true seekers that assiduously try to reach Me, perhaps one perceives Me as I am.Spirituality Self realization Bhagavad gita
I am impartial toward all beings. To Me none is hateful, none is dear. But those who give Me their heart's love are in Me, as I am in themHeart Love Bhagavad gita
Those devotees are very dear to Me who are free from malice toward all living beings, who are friendly, and compassionate.Kindness Humanity Bhagavad gita
He who is tranquil before friend and foe alike, and in encountering adoration and insult, and during the experiences of warmth and chill and of pleasure and suffering... that person is dear to MeFriends Enemy Suffering Bhagavad gita
The senses are superior to the gross body, and superior to the senses is the mind. Beyond the mind is the intellect, and even beyond the intellect is the soul.Soul Mind Body Bhagavad gita
Content with whatever gain comes of its own accord, and free from envy, the wise are beyond the dualities of life. Being equipoised in success and failure, they are not bound by their actionsFailure Success Bhagavad gita
The soul is uncuttable, it cannot be burnt, dampened, or dried. The soul is immutable, all-pervading, eternalSoul Bhagavad gita
Whenever there is a decline in righteousness and an increase in unrighteousness, at that time I manifest myself on earth.Bhagavad gita