However, if you’re not prepared and feel nervous then you might make a blunder. If you feel that you will nail a presentation in a meeting, then chances are that you will. If you let sad thoughts take over your mind, you tend to become a sad person. If you think you’re a happy person, you become happy. Unreasonable craving for sex will turn you into a pervert, anger will drive people away from you and greed will never let you be satisfied. Kama, krodh and lobh have done us no good. Lust, anger and greed are the three gates to self-destructive hell. Read more: L ok Sabha Is Seeking To Make Bhagavad Gita Mandatory As Moral Education Subject In Schools 6. Not even our phones! Attachment to material things is something we need to pay attention to, because we don’t possess things - things start possessing us. We came stark naked into this world, and we will go without taking anything to our graves. We get so attached to material things that we often forget that we won’t be taking them with us to the grave. You came empty handed, and you will leave empty handed. We must strive to eradicate them from our minds completely. Fear and worry are two enemies, that are deterrents to our well-being. Thus, the fear of death is absurd, as our souls don’t die. A fearless soul has nothing to worry about, because it knows it cannot be caged, and nor can it be stopped. Fear kills ambition, dreams and even the slight chances of progress. We can achieve nothing if fear is instilled within us. 4. The soul is neither born, and nor does it die Accepting change makes you coherent enough to face any tough situations in your life. Therefore being proud of your wealth is a sign of immaturity, because it can vanish into thin air in a minute. This reinforces the fact that impermanence is the law of the universe. The earth keeps revolving, it does not stay stable the day ends and the night follows after humid summers follow relieving monsoons. How true! Nothing is permanent in our lives. You can be a millionaire, or a pauper in an instant. Therefore, keep working and don’t expect anything in return. Only because, if expectations are not met, pain is inevitable. For instance, we all work extra hours during our appraisal time, thinking that our bosses will rate us highly on our performance evaluation. We are so goal-driven, that we do everything only on thinking about the results. Today, we are working only for money, a better house, a car, and for a secure future. ‘Karm karo, phal ki chinta mat karo’ is the wisest message the Bhagwad Gita gives us. You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work. You only have control over the present, so live it to the fullest. You need not worry about the future, nor should you pay attention to the past. There is a reason you’re going through a bad phase and there is a reason you might be basking in glory - it’s a cycle and you need to quietly accept it. The job interview that didn’t go well, or the relationship that didn’t work was bound to happen and it happened. Whatever you’re sulking about, forget it. Whatever will happen, will also happen for the good. Whatever is happening, is happening for the good. Whatever happened, happened for the good. You might even want to take a few learnings from here and stick some Bhagavad Gita quotes on your desk or put them on a bookmark. Read more: 10 Stress Management Tips You Can Learn From The Bhagavad Gita Best Bhagavad Gita Learnings Shared by Lord Krishna
Take a look at some of these Bhagavad Gita quotes you can use to bring your life back on the right track. It was considered a spiritual dictionary by Mahatma Gandhi and was a book of inspiration for many leaders of the Independence movement.
When a confused Arjuna turned to his charioteer, Lord Krishna, for advice at the Kurukshetra, Lord Krishna stated some rational philosophical concepts that are relevant even today.īhagavad Gita is an epic scripture that has the answers to all our problems.