Theme
On steadying the mind, renewal, and meeting setbacks without losing your footing.
Chapter 4Verse 7
Sanskrit
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्॥
Wherever goodness fades, the strength to restore it rises again.
A promise of renewal: balance that has faded doesn't stay lost. The conditions for its return keep arising, again and again.
Read more…Chapter 6Verse 5
Sanskrit
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्। आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः॥
Lift yourself by your own mind. It can be your closest friend or your fiercest enemy.
You carry both your greatest support and your biggest obstacle in the same place: how you direct your own mind.
Read more…Chapter 6Verse 35
Sanskrit
असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम्। अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते॥
The restless mind can be tamed through patient practice and letting go.
An honest acknowledgment that stillness of mind doesn't come easily for anyone, followed immediately by reassurance that it's still within reach.
Read more…Chapter 18Verse 78
Sanskrit
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः। तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम॥
Where wisdom and determined action meet, success naturally follows.
The Gita's closing verse: a statement that when wisdom and disciplined, committed action come together, good outcomes tend to follow.
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