Bhagavad Gita teaches the importance of faith in God and life lessons. Here, we can learn more about Bhagavad Gita's various disciplines, values, and beliefs. May these inspirational Bhagavad Gita quotes about life give you insights that will enlighten you about the truths of life and help you become a better version of yourself.
1. “Selfish action imprisons the world. Act selflessly, without any thought of personal profit.” – Bhagavad Gita
2. “The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice.” – Bhagavad Gita
3. “There has never been a time when you and I have not existed, nor will there be a time when we will cease to exist. As the same person inhabits the body through childhood, youth, and old age, so too at the time of death he attains another body. The wise are not deluded by these changes.” – Bhagavad Gita
4. “Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping, work and recreation, will come to the end of sorrow through meditation.” – Bhagavad Gita
5. “Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart.” – Bhagavad Gita
6. “Be free from fear. Be fearless and have faith in the divine. Not by refraining from action does man attain freedom from action. Not by mere renunciation does he attain supreme perfection.” – Bhagavad Gita
7. “As person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within.” – Bhagavad Gita
8. “Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of wisdom and dispel all darkness from their lives.” – Bhagavad Gita
9. “No work stains a man who is pure, who is in harmony, who is master of his life, whose soul is one with the soul of all.” – Bhagavad Gita
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10. “The knowledge sacrifice is superior to any material sacrifice.” – Bhagavad Gita
11. “You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, nor be attached to inaction.” – Bhagavad Gita
12. “But, you are not able to see me with your physical eye therefore, I give you the divine eye to see my majestic power and glory.” – Bhagavad Gita
13. “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 own mind.” – Bhagavad Gita
14. “Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your sufferings.” – Bhagavad Gita
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15. “It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.” – Bhagavad Gita
16. “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
17. “Left to itself, the mind goes on repeating the same old habitual patterns of personality. By training the mind, however, anyone can learn to step in and change old ways of thinking; that is the central principle of yoga.” – Bhagavad Gita
18. “Elevate yourself through the power of your mind, and not degrade yourself, for the mind can be the friend and also the enemy of the self.” – Bhagavad Gita
19. “As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose.” – Bhagavad Gita
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20. “Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts.” – Bhagavad Gita
21. “It is true that the mind is restless and difficult to control. But it can be conquered, through regular practice and detachment. Those who lack self-control will find it difficult to progress in meditation; but those who are self-controlled, striving earnestly through the right means, will attain the goal.” – Bhagavad Gita
22. “Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors, which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.” – Bhagavad Gita
23. “For certain is death for the born. And certain is birth for the dead; Therefore over the inevitable. Thou shouldst not grieve.” – Bhagavad Gita
24. “Those who are interested in self-realization, in terms of mind and sense control, offer the functions of all the senses, as well as the vital force, as oblations into the fire of the controlled mind.” – Bhagavad Gita
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25. “The actions of a great man are an inspiration for others. Whatever he does becomes a standard for others to follow.” – Bhagavad Gita
26. “As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes.” – Bhagavad Gita
27. “Those who live in accordance with the divine laws without complaining, firmly established in faith, are released from karma. Those who violate these laws, criticizing and complaining, are utterly deluded, and are the cause of their own suffering.” – Bhagavad Gita
28. “Whatever the state of being that a man may focus upon at the end, when he leaves his body, to that state of being he will go.” – Bhagavad Gita
29. “Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme goal of life. Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind.” – Bhagavad Gita
30. “If you perform the sacrifice of doing your duty, you do not have to do anything else. Devoted to duty, man attains perfection.” – Bhagavad Gita
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31. “Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword of self-knowledge. Observe your discipline, arise.” – Bhagavad Gita
32. “The soul who meditates on the self is content to serve the self and rests satisfied within the self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish.” – Bhagavad Gita
33. “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.” – Bhagavad Gita
34. “One should strive and employ oneself to uplift oneself. One should never dishonor oneself. The self is one’s friend as well as one’s enemy.” – Bhagavad Gita
35. “Blessed is the human birth; even the dwellers in heaven desire this birth; for true knowledge and pure love may be attained only by a human being.” – Bhagavad Gita
36. “When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger.” – Bhagavad Gita
37. “Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps, and whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.” – Bhagavad Gita
38. “There is more happiness in doing one’s own path without excellence than in doing another’s path well.” – Bhagavad Gita
39. “What the outstanding person does, others will try to do. The standards such people create will be followed by the whole world.” – Bhagavad Gita
40. “The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal peace.” – Bhagavad Gita
41. “In this world, three gates lead to hell — the gates of passion, anger, and greed. Released from these three qualities, one can succeed in attaining salvation and reaching the highest goal.” – Bhagavad Gita
42. “One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the supreme self.” – Bhagavad Gita
43. “When a person is devoted to something with complete faith, I unify his faith in that. Then, when his faith his completely unified, he gains the object of his devotion.” – Bhagavad Gita
44. “When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place.” – Bhagavad Gita
45. “Let the motive be in the deed and not in the event. Be not one whose motive for action is the hope of reward.” – Bhagavad Gita
46. “Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.” – Bhagavad Gita
47. “No purifier equals knowledge, and in time the man of perfect discipline discovers this in his own spirit.” – Bhagavad Gita
48. “It is both near and far, both within and without every creature; it moves and is unmoving. In its subtlety it is beyond comprehension. It is invisible, yet appears divided in separate creatures. Know it to be the creator, the preserver, and the destroyer. Dwelling in every heart, it is beyond darkness. It is called the light of the lights, the object and goal of knowledge, and knowledge itself.” – Bhagavad Gita
49. “For him who has no concentration, there is no tranquility.” – Bhagavad Gita
50. “Strive to still your thoughts. Make your mind one-pointed in meditation.” – Bhagavad Gita
51. “Feelings of heat and cold, pleasure and pain, are caused by the contact of the senses with their objects. They come and they go, never lasting long. You must accept them.” – Bhagavad Gita
52. “No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come.” – Bhagavad Gita
53. “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. We are made of our thoughts; we are molded by our thoughts.” – Bhagavad Gita
54. “One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus is untouched by water.” – Bhagavad Gita
55. “Perform all work carefully, guided by compassion.” – Bhagavad Gita
56. “Reshape yourself through the power of your will; never let yourself be degraded by self-will.” – Bhagavad Gita
57. “The immature think that knowledge and action are different, but the wise see them as the same.” – Bhagavad Gita
58. “We behold what we are, and we are what we behold.” – Bhagavad Gita
59. “For those who have conquered the mind, it is their friend. For those who have failed to do so, the mind works like an enemy.” – Bhagavad Gita
60. “Your authority extends only to the performance of action; obtaining or not obtaining the fruit is never within your control; therefore, do not be one who performs action with a motive that a specific fruit should be obtained; nor insist on not-performing action.” – Bhagavad Gita
61. “Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward.” – Bhagavad Gita
62. “The wise unify their consciousness and abandon attachment to the fruits of action.” – Bhagavad Gita
63. “For the senses wander, and when one lets the mind follow them, it carries wisdom away like a windblown ship on the waters.” – Bhagavad Gita
64. “Our mistake is in taking this for ultimate reality, like the dreamer thinking that nothing is real except his dream.” – Bhagavad Gita
65. “When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own, he has attained the highest state of spiritual union.” – Bhagavad Gita
66. “Actions based upon sacrifice, charity, and penance should never be abandoned; they must certainly be performed. Indeed, acts of sacrifice, charity, and penance are purifying even for those who are wise.” – Bhagavad Gita
67. “The intellect is considered in the mode of passion when it is confused between righteousness and unrighteousness, and cannot distinguish between right and wrong conduct.” – Bhagavad Gita
68. “That which seems like poison at first, but tastes like nectar in the end, is said to be happiness in the mode of goodness. It is generated by the pure intellect that is situated in self-knowledge.” – Bhagavad Gita
69. “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
70. “Work for work’s sake, not for yourself. Act but do not be attached to your actions. Be in the world, but not of it.” – Bhagavad Gita
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2. “The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice.” – Bhagavad Gita
3. “There has never been a time when you and I have not existed, nor will there be a time when we will cease to exist. As the same person inhabits the body through childhood, youth, and old age, so too at the time of death he attains another body. The wise are not deluded by these changes.” – Bhagavad Gita
4. “Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping, work and recreation, will come to the end of sorrow through meditation.” – Bhagavad Gita
5. “Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart.” – Bhagavad Gita
6. “Be free from fear. Be fearless and have faith in the divine. Not by refraining from action does man attain freedom from action. Not by mere renunciation does he attain supreme perfection.” – Bhagavad Gita
7. “As person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within.” – Bhagavad Gita
8. “Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of wisdom and dispel all darkness from their lives.” – Bhagavad Gita
9. “No work stains a man who is pure, who is in harmony, who is master of his life, whose soul is one with the soul of all.” – Bhagavad Gita
11. “You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, nor be attached to inaction.” – Bhagavad Gita
12. “But, you are not able to see me with your physical eye therefore, I give you the divine eye to see my majestic power and glory.” – Bhagavad Gita
13. “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 own mind.” – Bhagavad Gita
14. “Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your sufferings.” – Bhagavad Gita
16. “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
17. “Left to itself, the mind goes on repeating the same old habitual patterns of personality. By training the mind, however, anyone can learn to step in and change old ways of thinking; that is the central principle of yoga.” – Bhagavad Gita
18. “Elevate yourself through the power of your mind, and not degrade yourself, for the mind can be the friend and also the enemy of the self.” – Bhagavad Gita
19. “As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose.” – Bhagavad Gita
21. “It is true that the mind is restless and difficult to control. But it can be conquered, through regular practice and detachment. Those who lack self-control will find it difficult to progress in meditation; but those who are self-controlled, striving earnestly through the right means, will attain the goal.” – Bhagavad Gita
22. “Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors, which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.” – Bhagavad Gita
23. “For certain is death for the born. And certain is birth for the dead; Therefore over the inevitable. Thou shouldst not grieve.” – Bhagavad Gita
24. “Those who are interested in self-realization, in terms of mind and sense control, offer the functions of all the senses, as well as the vital force, as oblations into the fire of the controlled mind.” – Bhagavad Gita
26. “As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes.” – Bhagavad Gita
27. “Those who live in accordance with the divine laws without complaining, firmly established in faith, are released from karma. Those who violate these laws, criticizing and complaining, are utterly deluded, and are the cause of their own suffering.” – Bhagavad Gita
28. “Whatever the state of being that a man may focus upon at the end, when he leaves his body, to that state of being he will go.” – Bhagavad Gita
29. “Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme goal of life. Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind.” – Bhagavad Gita
30. “If you perform the sacrifice of doing your duty, you do not have to do anything else. Devoted to duty, man attains perfection.” – Bhagavad Gita
More Quotes by Bhagavad Gita
31. “Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword of self-knowledge. Observe your discipline, arise.” – Bhagavad Gita
32. “The soul who meditates on the self is content to serve the self and rests satisfied within the self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish.” – Bhagavad Gita
33. “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.” – Bhagavad Gita
34. “One should strive and employ oneself to uplift oneself. One should never dishonor oneself. The self is one’s friend as well as one’s enemy.” – Bhagavad Gita
35. “Blessed is the human birth; even the dwellers in heaven desire this birth; for true knowledge and pure love may be attained only by a human being.” – Bhagavad Gita
36. “When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger.” – Bhagavad Gita
37. “Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps, and whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.” – Bhagavad Gita
38. “There is more happiness in doing one’s own path without excellence than in doing another’s path well.” – Bhagavad Gita
39. “What the outstanding person does, others will try to do. The standards such people create will be followed by the whole world.” – Bhagavad Gita
40. “The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal peace.” – Bhagavad Gita
41. “In this world, three gates lead to hell — the gates of passion, anger, and greed. Released from these three qualities, one can succeed in attaining salvation and reaching the highest goal.” – Bhagavad Gita
42. “One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the supreme self.” – Bhagavad Gita
43. “When a person is devoted to something with complete faith, I unify his faith in that. Then, when his faith his completely unified, he gains the object of his devotion.” – Bhagavad Gita
44. “When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place.” – Bhagavad Gita
45. “Let the motive be in the deed and not in the event. Be not one whose motive for action is the hope of reward.” – Bhagavad Gita
46. “Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.” – Bhagavad Gita
47. “No purifier equals knowledge, and in time the man of perfect discipline discovers this in his own spirit.” – Bhagavad Gita
48. “It is both near and far, both within and without every creature; it moves and is unmoving. In its subtlety it is beyond comprehension. It is invisible, yet appears divided in separate creatures. Know it to be the creator, the preserver, and the destroyer. Dwelling in every heart, it is beyond darkness. It is called the light of the lights, the object and goal of knowledge, and knowledge itself.” – Bhagavad Gita
49. “For him who has no concentration, there is no tranquility.” – Bhagavad Gita
50. “Strive to still your thoughts. Make your mind one-pointed in meditation.” – Bhagavad Gita
51. “Feelings of heat and cold, pleasure and pain, are caused by the contact of the senses with their objects. They come and they go, never lasting long. You must accept them.” – Bhagavad Gita
52. “No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come.” – Bhagavad Gita
53. “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. We are made of our thoughts; we are molded by our thoughts.” – Bhagavad Gita
54. “One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus is untouched by water.” – Bhagavad Gita
55. “Perform all work carefully, guided by compassion.” – Bhagavad Gita
56. “Reshape yourself through the power of your will; never let yourself be degraded by self-will.” – Bhagavad Gita
57. “The immature think that knowledge and action are different, but the wise see them as the same.” – Bhagavad Gita
58. “We behold what we are, and we are what we behold.” – Bhagavad Gita
59. “For those who have conquered the mind, it is their friend. For those who have failed to do so, the mind works like an enemy.” – Bhagavad Gita
60. “Your authority extends only to the performance of action; obtaining or not obtaining the fruit is never within your control; therefore, do not be one who performs action with a motive that a specific fruit should be obtained; nor insist on not-performing action.” – Bhagavad Gita
61. “Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward.” – Bhagavad Gita
62. “The wise unify their consciousness and abandon attachment to the fruits of action.” – Bhagavad Gita
63. “For the senses wander, and when one lets the mind follow them, it carries wisdom away like a windblown ship on the waters.” – Bhagavad Gita
64. “Our mistake is in taking this for ultimate reality, like the dreamer thinking that nothing is real except his dream.” – Bhagavad Gita
65. “When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own, he has attained the highest state of spiritual union.” – Bhagavad Gita
66. “Actions based upon sacrifice, charity, and penance should never be abandoned; they must certainly be performed. Indeed, acts of sacrifice, charity, and penance are purifying even for those who are wise.” – Bhagavad Gita
67. “The intellect is considered in the mode of passion when it is confused between righteousness and unrighteousness, and cannot distinguish between right and wrong conduct.” – Bhagavad Gita
68. “That which seems like poison at first, but tastes like nectar in the end, is said to be happiness in the mode of goodness. It is generated by the pure intellect that is situated in self-knowledge.” – Bhagavad Gita
69. “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
70. “Work for work’s sake, not for yourself. Act but do not be attached to your actions. Be in the world, but not of it.” – Bhagavad Gita
Share these Best Quotes from Bhagavad Gita with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.