*****
THE BHAGAVAD GITA
SHBHM 27 APR 2023
(Work In Progress..) *****
RANDOM QUOTES ON REPEATED MAIN THEMES OF THE LORD'S TEACHINGS
*****
SHBHM
F
R
E
N
D
(Note that there is no "I" in "FREND.")
*****
SOUL
FOCUS ONLY ON GODDEATH
"..be firmly fixed in purity.." (2.45)
"..be possessed of the Self ." (2.45)
“One who has yoked his intelligence (with the Divine) (or is established in his intelligence).." (2.50)
“The wise who have united their intelligence (with the Divine).." (2.51)
“When thy intelligence shall cross the turbid whirl of delusion.." (2.52)
“When thy intelligence, which is bewildered by the Vedic texts, shalt stand unshaken and stable in spirit (samadhi).." (2.53)
"..he should remain firm in yoga intent on Me .." (2.61)
"..the intelligence of such a man of pure spirit is soon established (in the peace of the self).” (2.65)
"..(and the mind by Self).." (3.7)
“But the man who delights in the Self alone, who is content with the Self, who is satisfied with the self.." (3.17)
"..with thy consciousness fixed in the Self.." (3.30)
“The senses, they say, are great, greater than the senses is the mind, greater than the mind is the intelligence but greater than the intelligence is he (the Self).” (3.42)
"..steadying the (lower) self by the Self.." (3.43)
"..absorbed in Me, taking refuge in Me.." (4.10)
".. ever content , without any kind of dependence.." (4.20)
"..having heart and self under control.." (4.21)
"..who ever possess his soul .." (4.41)
“He who finds his happiness within , his joy within and likewise his light only within.." (5.24)
"..who sees with equality everything in the image of his own self .." (6.32)
"..with his inner self abiding in Me.." (6.47)
"..the mind confined within the heart.." (8.12)
"..who is ever content, self controlled, unshakable in determination, with mind and understanding given up to Me.." (12.14)
“He who has no expectation , is pure, skilful in action, unconcerned and untroubled, who has given up all initiative (in action).." (12.16)
"..who is seated like one unconcerned, unperturbed by the modes, who stands apart, without wavering, knowing that it is only the modes that act;” (14.23) *****
HEART
RENUNCIATION
“The wise understand by ‘renunciation’ the giving up of works prompted by desire .." (18.2)
"..not caring for acquisition and preservation .." (2.45)
“When a man puts away all the desires of his mind.." (2.55)
"..he, from whom passion, fear and rage have passed away.." (2.56)
“He unto whom all the desires enter as water into the sea.." (2.70)
"..being free from desire and egoism.." (3.30)
“Better is one’s own law though imperfectly carried out than the law of another carried out perfectly." (3.35)
“Delivered from passion, fear and anger.." (4.10)
“He whose undertakings are all free from the will of desire.." (4.19)
“Having no desires.." (4.21)
"..giving up all possessions .." (4.21)
“He who is satisfied with whatever comes by chance .." (4.22)
"..who is free from jealousy .." (4.22)
"..who is free from enemity to all creatures.." (11.55)
"..who is friendly and compassionate, free from egoism, and self-sense .." (12.13)
“Non-attachment, absence of clinging to son, wife, home and the like.." (13.9)
“He who is free from self-sense, whose understanding is not sullied.." (18.17)
"..who has no speech of egotism.." (18.26)
"..casting aside self-sense, force, arrogance, desire, anger, possession, egoless and tranquil in mind.." (18.53)
&
RELINQUISHMENT
"..the abandonment of the fruits of all works , the learned declare, is relinquishment.” (18.2)
“To action alone hast thou a right and never at all to its fruits.." (2.47)
"..Pitiful are those who seek for the fruits (of their action).” (2.49)
"..renouncing the fruits which their action yields.." (2.51)
"..do thy work as a sacrifice .." (3.9)
"..Therefore the Brahma, which comprehends all, ever centers round the sacrifice.” (3.15)
"..help to turn the wheel thus set in motion.." (3.16)
"..he has no interest whatever to gain by the actions that he has done and none to be gained by the actions that he has not done.." (3.18)
"..The enlightened man, doing all works in a spirit of yoga, should set others to act (as well).” (3.26)
“Having abandoned attachment to the fruit of works.." (4.20)
"..he does nothing though he is ever engaged in work.” (4.20)
".. performing action by the body alone .." (4.21)
“Thus many forms of sacrifice are spread out in the face of Brahman (i.e. set forth as the means of reaching the Absolute).." (4.32)
"..resigning his actions to God.." (5.10)
“He who does work for Me.." (11.55) *****
BODY
EQUANIMITY
"..be free from the dualities (the pairs of opposites).." (2.45)
".. abandoning attachment , with an even mind in success and failure .." (2.48)
“He, whose mind is untroubled in the midst of sorrows and is free from eager desires amid pleasures.." (2.56)
“He, who is without affection on any side.." (2.57)
"..who does not rejoice or loathe as he obtains good or evil.." (2.57)
"..and free from attachment and aversion.." (2.64)
".. without attachment (or aversion) .." (3.7)
"..becoming free from all attachment.” (3.9)
“Therefore, without attachment, perform always the work that has to be done.." (3.19)
"..with the desire to maintain world-order .” (3.25)
“For (every) sense attachment and aversion are fixed (in regard) to the objects of (that) sense.." (3.34)
"..who has passed beyond the dualities (of pleasure and pain).." (4.22)
"..who remains same in success and failure.." (4.22)
“Works do not bind him who has renounced all works by yoga.." (4.41)
"..whose doubts (dualities) are cut asunder.." (5.24)
"..whether in pleasure or in pain.." (6.32)
"..to whom a clod, a stone and a piece of gold are the same.." (6.8)
".. equal-minded among friends, companions and foes, among those who are neutral and impartial, among those who are hateful and related, among saints and sinners.." (6.9)
“He who is (behaves) alike to foe and friend , also to good and evil repute and who is alike in cold and heat, pleasure and pain.." (12.18)
"..constant equal-mindedness to all desirable and undesirable happenings;” (13.9)
"..who looks upon a clod, a stone, apiece of gold as of equal worth, who remains the same amongst the pleasant and the unpleasant things.." (14.24)
"..has no aversion to disagreeable action and no attachment to agreeable action.” (18.10) *****
HEAD
NATURE
“He who draws away senses from objects of sense on every side as a tortoise draws in his limbs (into the shell).." (2.58)
“Having brought all (the senses) under control.." (2.61)
"..whose senses are controlled, his intelligence is firmly set.” (2.61)
“When a man dwells in his mind on the objects of sense, attachment to them is produced." (2.62)
“But a man of disciplined mind who moves among the objects of sense, with the senses under control.." (2.64)
“When the mind runs after the roving senses, it carries away the understanding, even as the wind carries away a ship on the waters.” (2.67)
"..he whose senses are all withdrawn from their objects his intelligence is firmly set.” (2.68)
“But he who controls the senses by mind.." (3.7)
“While all kinds of works are done by the modes of nature (gunas).." (3.27)
“But he, who knows the true character of the two distinctions (of the soul) from the modes of nature and their works.." (3.28)
"..control thy senses from beginning and slay this sinful destroyer of wisdom and discrimination.” (3.41)
"..who has subdued his senses gains wisdom.." (4.39)
“When the seer perceives no agent other than the modes, and knows also that which is beyond the modes.." (14.19)
“When the embodied soul rises above these three modes that spring from the body.." (14.20) *****
MIND
DEVOTION
"..seek refuge in intelligence .." (2.49)
“As is the use of a pond at a place flooded with water everywhere so is that of all the Vedas for the Brahmin who understands.” (2.46)
"..his intelligence is firmly set (in wisdom ).” (2.57)
“Resigning all thy works to Me.." (3.30)
“Thus knowing him who is beyond intelligence.." (3.43)
"..whose works are burned up in the fire of wisdom.." (4.19)
“..for all works without any exception culminate in wisdom.” (4.33)
"..even so does the fire of wisdom turn to ashes all work.” (4.37)
“There is nothing on earth equal in purity to wisdom." (4.38)
“He who has faith , who is absorbed in it (i.e. wisdom i.e. FAITH).." (4.39)
"..who has destroyed all doubts by wisdom.." (4.41)
"Therefore having cut asunder with the sword of wisdom this doubt in thy heart that is born of ignorance.." (4.42)
“He whose self is harmonized by yoga seeth the Self abiding in all beings and all beings in the Self .." (6.29)
“He who sees Me everywhere and sees all in Me.." (6.30)
".. established in oneness , worships Me abiding in all beings, lives in Me.." (6.31)
".. worship Me steadfast in their vows.” (7.28)
“Those who take refuge in Me .." (6.29)
“Those who know Me as the one that governs the material and the divine aspects, and all sacrifices.." (6.30)
"..he who full of faith worships Me.." (6.47)
"..knowing (Me as) the imperishable source of all beings, worship Me with an undistracted mind.” (9.13)
“Always glorifying Me.." (9.14)
“I am.." (7.6), (9.16), (10.8)
“But those who worship Me, meditating on Me alone.." (9.22)
“ Whatever thou doest .." (9.27)
"..those who worship Me in devotion .." (9.29)
“Even if a man of the most vile conduct worships Me.." (9.30)
“ On Me fix thy mind ; to Me be devoted; worship Me; revere Me.." (9.34)
"..he who looks upon Me as the goal, he who worships Me.." (11.55)
"..those who with faith, holding Me as their supreme aim.." (12.20)
“Unswerving devotion to Me with whole hearted discipline.." (13.10)
“He who serves me with unfailing devotion of love.." (14.26) *****
"NOTHINGNESS"
GODDEATH
= ETERNAL SUPRACONSCIOUSNESS
= THE "NOTHINGNESS" UNDERLYING, IMPLICIT, INHERENT WITHIN EVERYTHING
= THE ENERGY UNDERLYING, IMPLICIT, INHERENT WITHIN MATTER
= THE SPIRIT UNDERLYING, IMPLICIT, INHERENT WITHIN THE SCIENCE
= THE ABSTRACT UNDERLYING, IMPLICIT, INHERENT WITHIN THE CONCRETE
= THE REALITY UNDERLYING, IMPLICIT, INHERENT WITHIN EXISTENCE
Nothingness Before Birth → "Everythingness" During Life → Nothingness After Death
∞ → 0 To 100 Years → ∞
NOTE #1:
All Repeated Themes in The Bhagavad Gita attempt to Unite THE SOUL with THE INFINITY OF NOTHINGNESS.
NOTE #2:
All Themes Of All Other Religions & Spiritualities attempt to do THE SAME.
"..ATTAIN SHUNYATA.."
"..BECOME THE NON SELF.."
"..CONNECT WITH THE HIGHER SELF.."
"..BE ONE WITH THE TAO.."
"..GO WITH THE FLOW (WU WEI).."
"..KNOW THYSELF.."
"..GO WITHIN.."
"..OFFER THE OTHER CHEEK.."
"..LOVE THY ENEMIES.."
"..SURRENDER TO THE WILL OF ALLAH.."
(Work In Progress..)
*****