Karma does not bind one who has renounced work
in Bhagavad Gita QuotesTo the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same.
in Bhagavad Gita QuotesThere is neither this world nor the world beyond nor happiness for the one who doubts.
in Bhagavad Gita QuotesWhatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart - a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water - I accept with joy.
in Bhagavad Gita QuotesThe wise should not unsettle the mind of the ignorant who is attached to the fruits of work.
in Bhagavad Gita QuotesDiscrimination, knowledge, non-delusion, forgiveness, truthfulness, control over the mind and senses, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear, fearlessness. .
in Bhagavad Gita QuotesBecause, death is certain for the one who is born, and birth is certain for the one who dies. Therefore, you should not lament over the inevitable.
in Bhagavad Gita QuotesWhatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering.
in Bhagavad Gita QuotesFor certain is death for the born And certain is birth for the dead. Therefore over the Thou shouldst not grieve.
in Bhagavad Gita QuotesThou hast power only to act not over the result thereof. Act thou therefore without prospect of the result and without succcumbing to inaction [The translation follows thusKarmani ave adhikars te--you have the power to act onlyma phalesu kadachana--you do not have the power to influence the resultma karmaphal hetur bhoo--therefore you must act without the anticipation of the resultma sangostu akramani--without succumbing to inaction]
in Bhagavad Gita QuotesKnowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action. the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.
in Bhagavad Gita QuotesIt is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.
in Bhagavad Gita QuotesIn Karma-yoga no effort is ever lost, and there is no harm. Even a little practice of this discipline protects one from great fear (of birth and death).
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