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“Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme goal of life. 20 Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind. It was by such work that Janaka attained perfection; others too have followed this path. 21 What the outstanding person does, others will try to do. The standards such people create will be followed by the whole world. 22 There is nothing in the three worlds for me to gain, Arjuna, nor is there anything I do not have; I continue to act, but I am not driven by any need of my own. 23 If I ever refrained from continuous work, everyone would immediately follow my example. 24 If I stopped working I would be the cause of cosmic chaos, and finally of the destruction of this world and these people. 25 The ignorant work for their own profit, Arjuna; the wise work for the welfare of the world, without thought for themselves. 26 By abstaining from work you will confuse the ignorant, who are engrossed in their actions. Perform all work carefully, guided by compassion.”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

“The law of karma states unequivocally that though we cannot see the connections, we can be sure that everything that happens to us, good and bad, originated once in something we did or thought. We ourselves are responsible for what happens to us, whether or not we can understand how. It follows that we can change what happens to us by changing ourselves; we can take our destiny into our own hands.”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

“Knowledge is better than practice;
meditation is better
than knowledge; and best of all
is surrender, which soon brings peace.”
― Stephen Mitchell, The Bhagavad Gita

“Those who remember me at the time of death will come to me. Do not doubt this. 6 Whatever occupies the mind at the time of death determines the destination of the dying; always they will tend toward that state of being. 7 Therefore, remember me at all times and fight on. With your heart and mind intent on me, you will surely come to me. 8”
― Ved Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

“The sattvic perform sacrifices with their entire mind fixed on the purpose of the sacrifice. Without thought of reward, they follow the teachings of the scriptures. 12 The rajasic perform sacrifices for the sake of show and the good it will bring them. 13 The tamasic perform sacrifices ignoring both the letter and the spirit. They omit the proper prayers, the proper offerings, the proper food, and the proper faith.”
― Ved Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

“When you keep thinking about sense objects, attachment comes. Attachment breeds desire, the lust of possession that burns to anger. Anger clouds the judgment; you can no longer learn from past mistakes. Lost is the power to choose between what is wise and what is unwise, and your life is utter waste. (2:62 –63 ) Yet”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts; it is made of our thoughts.”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Son of Pṛthā, a transcendentalist engaged in auspicious activities does not meet with destruction either in this world or in the spiritual world; one who does good, My friend, is never overcome by evil.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“The rajasic person is full of energy; the tamasic person is sluggish, indifferent, insensitive; the sattvic person, calm, resourceful, compassionate, and selfless. Yet all three are always present at some level of awareness, and their proportions change: their interplay is the dynamics of personality. The same individual will have times when he is bursting with energy and times when inertia descends and paralyzes his will, times when he is thoughtful and other times when he is moving so fast that he never notices those around him. The person is the same; he is simply experiencing the play of the gunas. As long as he identifies with his body and mind, he is at the mercy of this play.”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

“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. (6: 32)”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

“Be fearless and pure; never waver in your determination or your dedication to the spiritual life. Give freely. Be self-controlled, sincere, truthful, loving, and full of the desire to serve. Realize the truth of the scriptures; learn to be detached and to take joy in renunciation. 2 Do not get angry or harm any living creature, but be compassionate and gentle; show good will to all. 3 Cultivate vigor, patience, will, purity; avoid malice and pride.”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

“When the mind constantly runs
after the wandering senses,
it drives away wisdom, like the wind
blowing a ship off course.”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

“Actions do not cling to me because I am not attached to their results. Those who understand this and practice it live in freedom.”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

“There is no possibility of one’s becoming a yogī, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“The devotees are always in My heart, and I am always in the hearts of the devotees. The devotee does not know anything beyond Me, and I also cannot forget the devotee. There is a very intimate relationship between Me and the pure devotees. Pure devotees in full knowledge are never out of spiritual touch, and therefore they are very much dear to Me.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is