Bhagavad Gita Wisdom Quotes
The truly wise mourn neither for those who are living, nor for those who have passed away. Equalizing (by even mindedness) happiness and sorrow, profit & Loss, triumph & failure- so you encounter the battle, thus you will not acquire sin.
When a man completely relinquishes all desires of mind and is entirely contended in the self, by the self, he is then considered to be one settled in wisdom.
He who is everywhere non attached, neither joyously excited by encountering good nor disturbed by evil, has an established wisdom.
He is full with contentment, who absorbs all desires within, as the brimful ocean remains unmoved(unchanged) by waters entering into it-not he who lusts after desires.
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.
The man of devotion who is engrossed in the infinite, who has controlled the senses achieves wisdom. Having obtained wisdom, he immediately attains supreme peace.
Self-realized sages behold with equal eye a learned and humble Brahmin, A cow, an elephant, a dog and one who eats dog.
That Yogi who is gladly absorbed in truth and self realization is said to be indissolubly united to spirit. Unchangeable, conqueror of senses, he looks with an equal eye an earth, stone and gold.
Without craving for honour, free from delusion and malignant attachment, all longings banished, disengaged from the pair of opposites- pleasure and pain- ever established in the self, the undeceived attain the immutable state.
Lust, anger, and greed-these constitute the threefold gate of hell, leading to the destruction of the soul's welfare. These three, therefore, man should abandon.
Meditative communion with one's own true self, and uttering words that cause no agitation and that are truthful, pleasant, and beneficial, are called the austerity of the speech.
