Bhagavad Gita Quotes – Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life

The soul is neither born, and nor does it die.

You have the right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions.

You came empty handed, and you will leave empty handed.

There is neither this world, nor the world beyond. Neither heaven nor hell. They alone who live in harmony with themselves, live in harmony with the universe.

One can rise through the efforts of one’s own mind; education and intelligence are the only tools.

The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice.

Do your work, but do not attach yourself to the fruits of your actions.

The self-restraint of the yogi consists of keeping his heart and senses under control.

Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward.

A man’s own self is his friend and his foe.

Change is the law of the universe. You can be a millionaire, or a pauper in an instant.

It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.

The soul is neither male nor female.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

The only way you can conquer me is through love and there I am gladly conquered.

One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor.

Whenever dharma declines and the purpose of life is forgotten, I manifest myself on earth.

Bhagavad Gita Quotes – Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life part 2

There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed.

When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place.

I give heat, and I withhold and send forth the rain.

There is neither this world, nor the world beyond. Neither heaven nor hell. They alone who live in harmony with themselves, live in harmony with the universe.

You have the right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions.

The spirit soul bewildered by the influence of false ego thinks himself the doer of activities that are in actuality carried out by the three modes of material nature.

Do everything you have to do, but not with greed, not with ego, not with lust, not with envy but with love, compassion, humility and devotion.

Ego is the biggest enemy of humans.

Work for the sake of work, and do not be attached to the fruits of your actions.

It’s the necessity of time that asks you to do a certain work and you must do your best without worrying about the results.

You have the right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions.

The soul is neither born, and nor does it die.

Perform your obligatory duties only with devotion and surrender.

Do not be attached to success or failure, but focus on doing your best in the present moment.

Set your heart upon your work, but never its reward.

You are only entitled to the actions you perform, not the fruits of those actions.

Those who are wise mourn neither for the living nor the dead.

Surrender your ego and let go of attachment to outcomes.

The mind is restless, turbulent, obstinate and very strong, O Krishna, and to subdue it, I think, is more difficult than controlling the wind.

All desires bind and limit us, leading to sorrow and suffering. Detachment frees us from this cycle.

Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme goal of life.

The self is never born nor does it die.

Ignorance is the cause of all suffering, but knowledge helps us overcome it.

We are what our deep, driving desire is. As our desire is, so is our will. As our will is, so is our deed. As our deed is, so is our destiny.

Realize that the true self is eternal, indestructible, and beyond birth and death.

The soul is eternal, everlasting, and individual.

Remember, one’s true nature is not his body, but the immortal soul within.

Work for the sake of work, without attachment to the results.