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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 16 · Verse 21

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः। कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्॥

tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśanam ātmanaḥ, kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet

Three habits of mind are singled out as the ones most likely to unravel a person from within. Worth noticing early, before they take hold.

Lust, anger, and greed are the three gates that lead a person to ruin. Walk away from them.