The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 18 The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 18 Shloka 18 Arjuna, there are three instigators (stimuli) of action in this world namely, knowledge itself (that which is perceived through the senses and interpreted by a being through his mind and intellect), the object of knowledge (that which […]
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The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 17 The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 17 Shloka 17 He who is free from the bondages of selfishness, and is rid of all ill thoughts, and desires, even if he kills others in this world, he is not actually killing them (because he, in effect, is
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The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 16 The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 16 Shloka 16 Therefore dear Arjuna, He who looks upon himself as the doer of all his actions, disregarding all of the five actual causes of action, has clouded vision, deluded intelligence, and cannot see things as they really are.
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The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 15 The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 15 Shloka 15 Whether a being’s means of actions are his body, mind, or speech, all of his actions whether good or bad. are caused by these five factors. मनुष्य मन, वाणी और शरीर से शास्त्रानुकूल अथवा विपरीत जो कुछ
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The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 14 The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 14 Shloka 14 The Lord described the five causes of action: The body itself, is the first. The second is the owner of the body who actually performs the action. The third is the various senses of the body, which
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The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 13 The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 13 Shloka 13 O Mighty-armed Arjuna, learn and realize from Me the five causes of all the actions in this world as stated in the holy SAMKHYA (one of the philosophical teachings on the subject of KARMA in the VEDANTA)
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The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 12 The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 12 Shloka 12 When a man perform duties (or work) of any kind only for the sake of reward, the work at times either brings pleasure or certain occasions, pain. However dear Arjuna, he who does work for the sake
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The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 11 The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 11 Shloka 11 Understand, Best of Men (Arjuna), that a mortal being cannot easily surrender and abstain entirely from work in this world. But it is possible for a person to surrender himself totally, from desiring rewards from the work
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The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 10 The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 10 Shloka 10 This wiseman, whose doubts no longer exist, who has learned the real truth about renunciation in this world, is a pure and SAATVIC man of peace. Whether a particular task is pleasant or painful to perform, he
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The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 09 The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 09 Shloka 9 But, O son of Kunti, he who partakes in these holy tasks, O Arjuna, only because he knows that it is his duty to accomplish them, and at the same time forsakes all selfish desires and thoughts
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