Timeless Quotes from the Bhagavad Gita

You have the right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions.

Better is one's own duty, though imperfectly performed, than the duty of another well executed.

Perform your duty diligently, without attachment to success or failure.

One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction is wise among men.

Dharma protects those who live by it.

Let your primary concern be the discharge of your duty, not the outcome.

Action rooted in duty purifies the soul.

To abandon duty out of fear is to incur sin.

Even a warrior’s duty is to protect the righteous order of life.

When dharma declines, O Arjuna, I manifest Myself.

The essence of yoga is skill in action performed as duty.

Do your duty as a service to the whole, not for personal gain.

The soul is neither born nor does it ever die; having been, it will never cease to be.

The self is eternal, indestructible, and beyond the reach of weapons or fire.

Realize the self within through meditation and self-discipline.

He who sees the Self in all beings and all beings in the Self is truly wise.

The self is not affected by the joys and sorrows of the body.

When the mind is steady and free from desires, one attains self-realization.

The self is unchanging, even as the body changes from childhood to old age.

Know the self as distinct from the body, mind, and senses.

Self-knowledge is the highest knowledge.

The self is the friend of the self and also its enemy.

By controlling the mind, one realizes the self dwelling within.

The self is infinite, omnipresent, and imperishable.

Attach not to the fruits of action; let your actions be pure and selfless.

A person who performs actions without attachment is untouched by sin.

Renounce all attachment to results and find peace in action itself.

Like a lotus leaf untouched by water, the wise act without attachment.

Freedom comes when desire and aversion fade from the heart.

He who is detached and balanced in success and failure knows true peace.

Attachment leads to sorrow; detachment brings freedom.

Act without ownership, as if merely a witness to your deeds.

The world traps those bound by attachment; the free walk beyond it.

Detachment is not indifference, but love without possessiveness.

Let go of likes and dislikes, and attain equanimity.

True renunciation is performing duty with a spirit of non-attachment.

Peace comes to the man whose passions are stilled, who is free from desire and ego.

The calm soul, free from craving, finds peace in the self.

When the mind is still, the self reveals its true nature.

Inner peace is found not in external things, but in the quiet mind.

One who controls the mind attains lasting peace.

The peace of God comes to the pure of heart.

No one who works steadily toward self-control falls away from the path of peace.

He who is content with what he gets, free from envy, has conquered the world.

True peace lies beyond pleasure and pain.

The tranquil mind, subdued and free from longing, reaches the highest peace.

Cultivate peace through meditation, self-restraint, and faith.

Peace is the reward of surrender to the divine will.

Knowledge is the purifier of the self.

Wisdom burns up all karmic bonds like fire turns wood to ash.

The wise see the same in a learned scholar and a humble servant.

True knowledge is seeing unity in diversity.

Ignorance chains the soul; knowledge liberates it.

The enlightened are free from dualities like pleasure and pain.

Knowledge leads to union with the Supreme.

The wise do not grieve for the living or the dead.

True wisdom arises from direct experience, not just theory.

The ocean of existence is crossed by the raft of knowledge.

A single moment of true wisdom destroys endless ignorance.

The wise remain unmoved by adversity and prosperity alike.

Whatever form one worships with faith, I make that faith firm.

Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, worship Me, and bow to Me.

Those who worship Me with devotion dwell in Me, and I in them.

Surrender all duties to Me; I will free you from all sins.

Faith is the foundation of spiritual practice.

Through devotion, one gains the knowledge of the self and attains peace.

Devotion transforms the heart and purifies the soul.

I am the source of all; everything flows from Me.

With faith and love, even the lowest can reach the highest goal.

The devotee who remembers Me at the hour of death comes to Me.

My devotees never perish.

Devotion is the surest path to liberation.

Action is better than inaction; even the maintenance of the body requires action.

Every action leaves an imprint on the soul.

Perform all actions with the mind focused on the divine.

Work without attachment is the highest form of sacrifice.

Karma binds only when done with selfish desire.

The wise act, but are not bound by their actions.

Desireless action purifies the heart.

Even the wise are confused about what is action and what is inaction.

Right action performed as duty leads to liberation.

Let your motive be the restoration of balance, not personal victory.

Action done for the sake of duty frees the soul.

The world is bound by actions, except when they are performed as offerings.

Fearlessness arises from knowing the eternal self.

He who dwells in the self knows no fear.

The soul cannot be slain; thus, there is no reason to grieve.

When you know you are beyond birth and death, fear vanishes.

Fear comes from attachment; freedom from attachment brings courage.

The fearless are those who have surrendered to the divine.

No evil can touch one who takes refuge in the Supreme.

Courage is born of faith in the eternal truth.

He who is steady in adversity is truly fearless.

The wise man, free from desire and ego, knows no fear.

Fear dissolves in the light of knowledge.

Take refuge in the divine, and cross beyond fear.

The mind is restless and difficult to control, but it can be mastered through practice.

He who controls the mind conquers the universe.

The disciplined mind is the source of peace and joy.

As a lamp in a windless place does not flicker, so the mind of the yogi remains steady.

Without mastery over the mind, there can be no peace.

The mind can be both friend and enemy to the self.

Subdue the mind through the power of the self.

A controlled mind brings clarity, focus, and inner strength.

Meditation is the means to steady the mind.

The mind must be trained like a wild horse.

When the mind is purified, the self shines forth.

Victory over the mind is the greatest victory.