The dialogue between Arjun and Shri Krishna encapsulates the essence of the Bhagavad Gita, teaching valuable lessons about dharma (duty), Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga (the path of devotion), mindfulness, and more.
The Bhagavad Gita is a revered Hindu scripture consisting of 700 verses and forms a part of the epic Mahabharata. Just before the battle of Kurukshetra, Arjun is struck by moral confusion and inner turmoil, torn between his duty to fight against his own relatives, mentors, and friends. In this moment of crisis, Shri Krishna imparts profound wisdom, helping Arjun to overcome his doubts and fears.
The dialogue between Arjun and Shri Krishna encapsulates the essence of the Bhagavad Gita, teaching valuable lessons about dharma (duty), Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga (the path of devotion), mindfulness, and more. When applied to our daily lives and interactions with others, these teachings can significantly alter our perspective on love and transform our relationships.
Here, we present 50 quotes from the Bhagavad Gita that can shift your viewpoint on relationships and lead to positive life changes:
1. “He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine.”
2. "Love is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth at the heart of creation."
3. “When a man gives up all desires that come to the mind, and rests contented in the Self by the Self, he is called a man of steady wisdom.”
4. “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.”
5. “Attachment breeds desire, desire breeds anger, anger breeds delusion, delusion breeds loss of memory, and loss of memory leads to the destruction of discernment.”
6. "The yogis look upon all—well-wishers, friends, foes, the pious, and the sinners—with an impartial intellect. The yogi who is of equal intellect toward friend, companion, and foe, neutral among enemies and relatives, and unbiased between the righteous and sinful, is considered to be distinguished among humans."
7. "Whatever happened, happened for the good. Whatever is happening, is happening for the good. Whatever will happen, will also happen for the good."
8. “Love and compassion are born from a state of selflessness and detachment.”
9. “He who is free from malice towards others and full of kindness, who is free from possessiveness and ego, is close to me.”
10. “They live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desire and sense craving tormenting the heart.”
11. “True love does not expect anything in return, it gives freely and flows endlessly.”
12. “He who sees the self in all beings and all beings in the self, such a man of wisdom does not feel any hatred.”
13. “Even if a man is full of love for others, he should act without attachment to the fruits of his actions."
14. “Do not get attached to the people you love, because they are not permanent. Be attached to the love that flows through them, which is eternal.”
15. “When love is rooted in selflessness, it brings peace and contentment.”
16. “Love is the bond that connects the finite to the infinite.”
17. “In the stillness of a mind free from selfish desires, true love blossoms.”
18. “True love is seeing the divine presence in every being.”
19. “Only when the mind is steady and still can one truly experience the depths of love.”
20. “True love is to accept others as they are, without trying to control or possess them.”
21. “Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is."
22. “Through selfless service, you will always be fruitful and find the fulfillment of your desires."
23. “There are three gates leading to the hell of self-destruction for the soul—lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one should abandon all three.”
24. “If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it."
25. "When you let go of the need for control, you can feel the immense power of divine love flowing through you.”
26. "Change is the law of the universe. You can be a millionaire or a pauper in an instant."
27. "One who performs their duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful actions, as the lotus lead is untouched by water."
28. "For him 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."
29. "He who sees everyone as equal and looks upon everyone with an equal eye, whether in pleasure or in pain, is considered a perfect yogi."
30. "One who is able to withdraw the senses from their objects, as the tortoise withdraws its limbs, is firmly fixed in perfect consciousness."
31. "You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to thr fruits of your actions."
32. "When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own, he has attained the highest spiritual union."
33. "When you fall in love then your heart should fill with happiness, that does not come unless you surrender yourself completely."
34. "A person can rise through the efforts of his own mind; he can also degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well."
35. "In the heart of a person who is humble, patience, forgiveness, and devotion will naturally grow."
36. "Among all kinds of killers, time is the ultimate because time kills everything."
37. "Soul is neither born, and nor does it die."
38. "That person realizes peace who, relinquishing all desires, exists without craving and is unidentified with the mortal ego and its sense of “mine-ness”.
39. "The impermanent appearance of happiness and distress and their disappearance in due course are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from a sense of perception, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed."
40. "There is neither this world nor the world beyond nor happiness for the one who doubts."
41. "All happiness in the material world has a beginning and an end, but happiness in Krishna is unlimited, and there is no end."
42. "The supreme reality stands revealed in the consciousness of those who have conquered themselves. They live in peace, alike in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, praise and blame."
43. "Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind."
44. “As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming world of the senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man’s intellect.”
45. “One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men.”
46. “Perform your obligatory duty because action is indeed better than inaction.”
47. “That one I love who is incapable of ill will, who is friendly and compassionate, living beyond the reach of ‘I’ and ‘mine,’ and of pleasure and pain.”
48. "A true yogi observes me in all beings and also sees every being in me. Indeed, the self-realized person sees me, the same Supreme Lord, everywhere.”
49. “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.”
50. “Reshape yourself through the power of your will; never let yourself be degraded by self-will.”
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