Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Life and Death: Shri Krishna explains the secrets of the universe and the purpose of mankind to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. He also talks about life, religion, philosophy, and spirituality. Here is what Lord Krishna Says about life and death. All his lessons are compiled in Bhagavad Gita, a part of the great epic, Mahabharata.
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Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Life and Death
- The states of sattva, rajas, and tamas come from me, but I am not in them.
- The three Gunas make up my divine Maya, difficult to overcome. But they cross over this Maya who takes refuge in me.
- Some come to the spiritual life because of suffering, some in order to understand life; some come through a desire to achieve life’s purpose, and some come who are men and women of wisdom. Unwavering in devotion, always united with me, the man or woman of wisdom surpasses all the others.
- After many births the wise seek refuge in me, seeing me everywhere and in everything. Such great souls are very rare.
- The world, deluded, does not know that I am without birth and changeless. I know everything about the past, the present, and the future, Arjuna; but there is no one who knows me completely.
- Delusion arises from the duality of attraction and aversion, Arjuna; every creature is deluded by these from birth.
- Those who see me ruling the cosmos, who see me in the Adhibhuta, the Adhidaiva, and the Adhiyajna, are conscious of me even at the time of death.
- The Lord is the supreme poet, the first cause, the sovereign ruler, subtler than the tiniest particle, the support of all, inconceivable, bright as the sun, beyond the darkness.
- Remembering me at the time of death, close down the doors of the senses, and place the mind in the heart. Then, while absorbed in meditation, focus all energy upwards to the head. Repeating in this state the divine name, the syllable Om that represents the changeless Brahman, you will go forth from the body and attain the supreme goal.
- I am easily attained by the person who always remembers me and is attached to nothing else. Such a person is a true yogi, Arjuna.
- Every creature in the universe is subject to rebirth, Arjuna, except the one who is united with me.
- The six months of the northern path of the sun, the path of light, of fire, of day, of the bright fortnight, leads knowers of Brahman to the supreme goal. The six months of the southern path of the sun, the path of smoke, of night, of the dark fortnight, leads other souls to the light of the moon and to rebirth.
- Under my watchful eye, the laws of nature take their course. This is the world set in motion; thus the animate and the inanimate are created.
- I am the ritual and the sacrifice; I am true medicine and the Mantram. I am the offering and the fire which consumes it, and the one to whom it is offered.
- I am the father and mother of this universe and its grandfather too; I am its entire support. I am the sum of all knowledge, the purifier, the syllable Om; I am the sacred scriptures, the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas.
- I am the goal of life, the Lord, and the support of all, the inner witness, the abode of all. I am the only refuge, the one true friend; I am the beginning, the staying, and the end of creation; I am the womb and the eternal seed.
- Those who follow the rituals given in the Vedas, who offer sacrifices and take soma, free themselves from evil and attain the vast heaven of the gods, where they enjoy celestial pleasures. When they have enjoyed these fully, their merit is exhausted and they return to this land of death. Thus observing Vedic rituals but caught in an endless chain of desires, they come and go.
- Those who worship me and meditate on me constantly, without any other thought – I will provide for all their needs.
- Those who worship the devas will go to the realm of the devas; those who worship their ancestors will be united with them after death. Those who worship phantoms will become phantoms, but my devotees will come to me. Those who worship the devas will go to the realm of the devas; those who worship their ancestors will be united with them after death. Those who worship phantoms will become phantoms, but my devotees will come to me.
- Fill your mind with me; love me; serve me; worship me always. Seeking me in your heart, you will, at last, be united with me.
- All the scriptures lead to me; I am their author and their wisdom.
- Bhishma, Drona, Jayadratha, Karna, and many others are already slain. Kill those whom I have killed. Do not hesitate. Fight in this battle and you will conquer your enemies.
- Not by knowledge of the Vedas, nor sacrifice, nor charity, nor rituals, nor even by severe asceticism has any other mortal seen what you have seen, O heroic Arjuna.
- Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is a surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace.
- Some realize the Self within them through the practice of meditation, some by the path of wisdom, and others by selfless service. Others may not know these paths; but hearing and following the instructions of an illumined teacher, they too go beyond death.
- The brightness of the sun, which lights up the world, the brightness of the moon and of fire – these are my glory.
- Calmness, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and purity: these are the disciplines of the mind. (BG 17.16)
- To refrain from selfish acts is one kind of renunciation, called sannyasa; to renounce the fruit of action is another, called Tyaga.
- By serving me with steadfast love, a man or woman goes beyond the Gunas. Such a one is fit for union with Brahman.
- When they see the variety of creation rooted in that unity and growing out of it, they attain fulfillment in Brahman.
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- A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person, at the right time, at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return.
- 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.
- The impermanent appearance of happiness and distress and their disappearance in due course are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons.
- Both happiness and grief arise from the sense of perception, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.
- Happiness derived from a combination of the senses and the sense of objects is always a cause of distress and should be avoided by all means.
- Man is made by his beliefs. As he believes so he is.
- There is neither this world nor the world beyond nor happiness for the one who doubts.
- You grieve for those who should not be grieved for, Yet you speak wise words. Neither for the dead nor those alive do the wise grieve for.
- All happiness in the material world has a beginning and an end, but happiness in Krishna is unlimited, and there is no end.
- Pleasures conceived in the world of the senses have a beginning and an end and give birth to misery, Arjuna. The wise do not look for happiness in them. But those who overcome the impulses of lust and anger which arise in the body are made whole and live in joy.
- The wise men find their joy, their rest, and their light completely within themselves. United with the Lord, they attain nirvana in Brahman.
- Those who realize the self are always satisfied. Having found the source of joy and fulfillment, they no longer seek happiness from the external world. Happiness can only be found within the self.
- He who has no attachments can love others, For his love is pure and divine. And it is from those small acts of love you truly can be happy.
- There is neither in this world nor the world beyond that happiness exists for someone who doubts.
- Free from all thoughts of ‘I’ and ‘mine’, man finds absolute peace.
- Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life and you will attain true serenity.
- You came here empty-handed and so will you leave. What is yours today belonged to someone else yesterday. And Tomorrow someone else will call it his.
- The person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation.
- Happiness is of the soul. The soul can never be cut to pieces. Nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water or withered by wind
- Make it easy for yourself. Get Organized, and Live the moment. Your day-to-day activities should not steal your happiness.
- Little by Little. Through patience and repeated effort, The mind will become stilled in self.
- One has to learn tolerance in the face of dualities, Such as happiness or distress, Or cold and warmth, and by tolerating such dualities, one becomes free from anxieties regarding gain and loss.
- There is neither Self-knowledge nor Self-perception to those whose senses are not under control; Without self-perception, there is no peace, and without peace, there can be no happiness.
- Delusion arises from anger; The mind is bewildered by delusion; Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered; One falls down when reasoning is destroyed
- We are like fish out of water; Just as fish cannot be happy unless he is in water; We cannot be happy apart from the spiritual world.
- The real sense of happiness is not cursing your destiny, Not wanting every second to change your scene, to change another mind, But to change your own mind to change the world.
- The Key to happiness is the Reduction of desires.
- When you move amidst the world of sense; free from the attachments and aversions alike, there comes the peace in which the sorrow ends, and you live in the wisdom of the self.
- One who is peaceful amidst good or evil, Whose aim and happiness are within, He is released from material bondage.
- It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly but happily than to live an imitation of somebody’s life with perfection and sorrow.
Lord Krishna to Arjuna
Life and death are mere transitions in the journey of the eternal soul, an inseparable aspect of existence in the material world. Just as one discards old clothes and wears new ones, the soul discards an old body at the time of death and acquires a new one at the time of rebirth. This cycle of birth and death continues driven by one’s desires and karma until one attains Moksha, or liberation, transcending this cycle.
Remember, O Arjuna, the soul itself is eternal, unborn, undying, and timeless. It is neither born nor does it ever die. After having been, it again never ceases to be. Unborn, eternal, changeless, and ancient, it is not killed when the body is killed. Fear not death, for it is merely the shedding of a worn-out body by the eternal soul.
The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead. The ultimate goal is to realize this truth, to understand the impermanence of the physical body and the permanence of the soul, and to perform one’s duties without attachment, thereby achieving the eternal state of the soul.
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