The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic. Profoundly inspirational Bhagavad Gita quotes will challenge the way you think, change the way you live and transform your whole life.
Famous Bhagavad Gita Quotes
When a man dwells on the pleasure of sense, the attraction for them arises in him, From attraction arises desire, the lust of possession, and this leads to passion, to anger. Bhagavad Gita
I am the beginning, middle, and end of creation
There is nothing lost or wasted in this life. Bhagavad Gita
I am death, which overcomes all, and the source of all beings still to be born
Self control is the Mantra of Success Bhagavad Gita
Just remember that I am, and that I support the entire cosmos with only a fragment of my being
Lust, Anger, and Greed are the three doors to hell. Bhagavad Gita
I am time, the destroyer of all; I have come to consume the world
Love, tolerance, and selflessness should be practiced. Bhagavad Gita
I am heat; I give and withhold the rain. I am immortality and I am death; I am what is and what is not
This one’s for all those times you made an excuse for not accomplishing your goals. Bhagavad Gita
My true being is unborn and changeless. I am the Lord who dwells in every creature. Through the power of my own maya, I manifest myself in a finite form.
Detachment from material things is the way to inner peace Bhagavad Gita
You and I have passed through many births, Arjuna. You have forgotten, but I remember them all
You are only entitled to the action, never to its fruits. Bhagavad Gita
The brightness of the sun, which lights up the world, the brightness of the moon and of fire these are my glory
One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men. Bhagavad Gita
This divine illusion of Mine, caused by the qualities, is hard to pierce; they who come to Me, they cross over this illusion
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 Bhagavad Gita
Whenever dharma declines and the purpose of life is forgotten, I manifest myself on earth. I am born in every age to protect the good, to destroy evil, and to reestablish dharma
Good work is never wasted, always rewarded by God. Bhagavad Gita
That one is dear to me who runs not after the pleasant or away from the painful, grieves not, lusts not, but lets things come and go as they happen
You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. Bhagavad Gita
Pleasure from the senses seems like nectar at first, but it is bitter as poison in the end
Always speak if you are right and don’t blame others. Bhagavad Gita
That which seems like poison at first, but tastes like nectar in the end this is the joy of sattva, born of a mind at peace with itself
Pleasures conceived in the world of the senses have a beginning and an end and give birth to misery. Bhagavad Gita
Actions do not cling to me because I am not attached to their results. Those who understand this and practice it live in freedom
If you don’t fight for what you want, Don’t cry for what you lost. Bhagavad Gita
When one’s mind dwells on the objects of Senses, fondness for them grows on him, from fondness comes desire, from desire anger
World’s well being starts with self sacrifice. Bhagavad
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
Through selfless service, you will always be fruitful and find the fulfillment of your desires Bhagavad Gita
The offering of wisdom is better than any material offering, Arjuna; for the goal of all work is spiritual wisdom
We are kept from our goal not by obstacles but by a clear path to a lesser goal. Bhagavad Gita
Those who possess this wisdom have equal regard for all. They see the same Self in a spiritual aspirant and an outcaste, in an elephant, a cow, and a dog
You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work Bhagavad Gita
The immature think that knowledge and action are different, but the wise see them as the same
The soul is neither born, and nor does it die Bhagavad Gita
For the senses wander, and when one lets the mind follow them, it carries wisdom away like a windblown ship on the waters
Change is the law of the universe. You can be a millionaire or a pauper in an instant. Bhagavad Gita
The peace of God is with them whose mind and soul are in harmony, who are free from desire and wrath, who know their own soul
The brightness of the sun, which lights up the world, the brightness of the moon and of fire, these are my glory. Bhagavad Gita
Anger leads to bewilderment, bewilderment to loss of memory of true Self, and by that intelligence is destroyed, and with the destruction of intelligence he perishes.
It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection. Bhagavad Gita
The meaning of Karma is in the intention. The intention behind action is what matters. 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
You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of the work. You should never engage in action for the sake of reward, nor should you long for inaction. Bhagavad Gita
At the beginning of time I declared two paths for the pure heart: jnana yoga, the contemplative path of spiritual wisdom, and karma yoga, the active path of selfless service
Lust, anger, and greed are the three gates to self destructive hell. Bhagavad Gita
Free from anger and selfish desire, unified in mind, those who follow the path of yoga and realize the Self are established forever in that supreme state
There is neither this world nor the world beyond. nor happiness for the one who doubts
Reshape yourself through the power of your will; never let yourself be degraded by self will. The will is the only friend of the Self, and the will is the only enemy of the Self.
From passion comes the confusion of mind, then the loss of remembrance, the forgetting of duty, From this loss comes the ruin of reason, and the ruin of reason leads man to destruction. Bhagavad Gita
To those who have conquered themselves, the will is a friend. But it is the enemy of those who have not found the Self within them
You came empty handed, and you will leave empty handed. Bhagavad Gita
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.
Be calm, Do love and practiced selflessness Bhagavad Gita
The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument
Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is Bhagavad Gita
The embodied soul is eternal in existence, indestructible, and infinite, only the material body is factually perishable
Pleasures conceived in the world of the senses have a beginning and an end and give birth to misery. Bhagavad Gita
The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead. There was never a time when you and I and all the kings gathered here have not existed and nor will there be a time when we will cease to exist
The spirit is beyond destruction. No one can bring an end to spirit which is everlasting. Bhagavad Gita
As the soul experiences in this body childhood, youth, and old age, so also it acquires another body; the sage in this is not deluded
Whatever happened, happened for the good, Whatever is happening, is happening for the good. Whatever will happen, will also happen for the good. Bhagavad Gita
Never the spirit was born; the spirit shall cease to be never; Never was time it was not; End and Beginning are dreams! Birthless and deathless and changeless remaineth the spirit forever; Death hath not touched it at all, dead though the house of it seems
When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place. Bhagavad Gita
That person realizes peace who, relinquishing all desires, exists without craving and is unidentified with the mortal ego and its sense of mine ness
A person can rise through the efforts of his own mind; or draw himself down, in the same manner. Because each person is his own friend or enemy. Bhagavad Gita
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.
Seek refuge in the attitude of detachment and you will amass the wealth of spiritual awareness. The one who is motivated only by the desire for the fruits of their action, and anxious about the results, is miserable indeed. Bhagavad Gita
A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person, at the right time, at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return.
As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, similarly, the soul accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones. Bhagavad Gita
That one is dear to me, who runs not after the pleasant or away from the painful, grieves not, lusts not, but lets things come and go as they happen
Better than mechanical practice is knowledge. Better than knowledge is meditation. Bhagavad Gita
The happiness which comes from long practice, which leads to the end of suffering, which at first is like poison, but at last like nectar this kind of happiness arises from the serenity of one’s mind.
Calmness, gentleness, silence, self restraint, and purity: these are the disciplines of the mind. Bhagavad Gita
You grieve for those who should not be grieved for, yet you speak wise words. Neither for the dead nor those alive do the wise grieve for.
