“Perform your obligatory duty because action is indeed better than inaction. Even the maintenance of your body would not be possible by inaction”
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः॥ ८॥
“Reshape yourself through the power of your will; never let yourself be degraded by self-will.”
“He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine.” True love is free from selfish attachments and lust of possession.
“Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword of self-knowledge. Observe your discipline. Arise.”
One’s duty, though devoid of merits, is superior to another’s duty well performed. Doing the duty prescribed for one’s nature, one does not incur sin.
“It is better to live your destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.”
“There is neither this world nor the world beyond nor happiness for the one who doubts.”
“A person can rise through the efforts of his own mind; or cause his downfall in the same manner. Every person is his own friend or enemy.”