Gita Motivational Quotes

You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become

You have the right to work, but for the work's sake only. You have no right to the fruits of work. Desire for the fruits of work must never be your motive in working. Never give way to laziness, either. Perform every action with you heart fixed on the Supreme Lord. Renounce attachment to the fruits. Be even-tempered in success and failure: for it is this evenness of temper which is meant by yoga. Work done with anxiety about results is far inferior to work done without such anxiety, in the calm of self-surrender. Seek refuge in the knowledge of Brahma. They who work selfishly for results are miserable.

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.

Seek refuge in the attitude of detachment and you will amass the wealth of spiritual awareness. Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do. 50 When consciousness is unified, however, all vain anxiety is left behind. There is no cause for worry, whether things go well or ill.

God does not showers blessings, he showers opportunities.

Seek refuge in the attitude of detachment and you will amass the wealth of spiritual awareness. Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do.

Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do. 50 When consciousness is unified, however, all vain anxiety is left behind. There is no cause for worry, whether things go well or ill.

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.

Your right is to your work, never to the fruits. Be neither motivated by the fruit of action nor inclined to give up action.

You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become.

Krishna is the higher Self, or God. He sees through the argument at once. In this case [the motive] is weakness.

Those who are established in wisdom (sthita-prajna) live in continuous, unbroken awareness that they are not the perishable body but the Atman. Further, they see the same Self in everyone, for the Atman is universally present in all. Such a one, Krishna says, does not identify with personal desires. These desires are on the surface of personality, and the Self is its very core. The Self-realized man or woman is not motivated by personal desires – in other words, by any desire for kama, personal satisfaction.

THE STRUCTURE OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE IS SUCH THAT LIES ARE DECLARED TRUTH AND TRUTH IS MURDERED WITH GREAT RESPECT.

THE FOUNDATION OF LOVE ALWAYS RESTS ON TRUST, RESPECT AND HONESTY.

THERE IS ALSO AN IRONY THAT AN EDUCATED MAN BECOMES A GOVERNMENT SERVANT AND AN ILLITERATE MAN FORMS THE GOVERNMENT.

HOW WILL THE SOCIETY BE CRIME FREE WHEN MORE THAN HALF OF THE LEADERS ARE CRIMINALS.

Your authority is in action alone, and never in its fruits; motive should never be in the fruits of action, nor should you cling to inaction.

Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do.

Four types of people seek a connection with Me: One, the world-weary — people who worship God for the alleviation of physical or mental agony, or to be released from fears and adversity; two, the seekers of happiness through worldly things — people who pray to God to obtain wealth, family, power, prestige, and so forth; three, the seekers of spiritual advancement — people whose motive for connecting with Divinity is to gain knowledge and experience to aid their self-realization; four, the wise — people who truly know the Atma (Self), who know that God alone exists, and whose only impulse is for the Divine and nothing else.

Arbeta inte med tanke på belöning. Låt uppgiften i sig vara din motivation, inte resultatet. Låt varken girighet eller lathet styra dig och var lika oberörd i din framgång som i misslyckande. Detta är jämnmod. Detta är att handla utan att vara bunden.

Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita, ‘Let you lift yourself by yourself. If you don’t, you will be your worst enemy.’ It is up to you to help yourself as your best friend or hurt yourself as your worst enemy. Be very clear: nobody can hurt you unless you allow. Nobody can help you unless you allow.

Your commitment is to action alone, not to the fruits of action. That must never be: you must not be motivated by the fruits of your actions. Yet you must not become attached to inaction. Perform your duties as a warrior and cast off attachment, Arjuna, indifferent alike whether you gain or gain not. This indifference is called yoga. Action is far lower than the rule of understanding, Arjuna. Seek refuge in wisdom. They are unworthy who are moved only by gain. Lesson Two, verses 47-49

However people sincerely call on me, I come to them and fulfill their hearts’ desires. They use many paths to reach me. It might sound philosophical, but we can make it a little clearer by saying that God, the Supreme One, the Incarnation, is not a person. Then what is God? Simplest to understand is that God is the peace in us. We are born with joy. We are peace and joy personified. We are purity personified. Unfortunately we seem to be ignoring that. We’re ignorant of our own true nature. So we run after things to make us happy and to find peace. Behind all our efforts, our basic motive is to find happiness and thus to find peace. All our actions are for that good. They need not be religious. We’re all working toward that happiness. Even all these wars, fights and competition are ways people look for happiness. Even when people steal things, they think they’re going to be happy by stealing. So the ultimate motive behind all our actions is to find that joy and peace. That’s what Krishna means when he says, “Whatever people do, ultimately their interest is in me.” When he says “me,” it means that peace: “I am that joy. I am eternal. Unfortunately many don’t realize that I, as peace, am already there in them.” Sometimes you put on your earrings and then forget them. Then you spend hours pulling out all the drawers until somebody comes, pinches your ears and says, “Here they are.” It’s the same way spiritually. Peace, or your true Self, is something subjective. You look about for it outside of you as some object, something different from you. That’s why you miss it. If occasionally you seem to be enjoying some happiness or peace, that’s nothing but a reflection of your own peace within.

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 (c. B.C. 400)

This whole beautiful world will end for you the day you die, then why to bother for others, stay selfish stay happy.

Your right is to perform your work, but never to the results. Never be motivated by the results of your actions, nor should you be attached to not performing your prescribed duties.

कर्म करो फल की चिंता मत करो

Truth is that aspect of our being that is right and secure in itself. Truth does not need the support of anything outside of itself. Truth is Self-referral. This means that truth exists in reference to itself. When a timeless leader relentlessly pursues the path of truth, she is able to realize that all that she needs to know already exists in herself. Truthfulness makes a leader spontaneous, like a a flowing river or a blazing fire. Such a leader is not caught in the mind's dogma or prejudices. Indeed, truth is liberating - it liberates both the leader and the follower.

Krishna, an enlightened master from ancient India, beautifully says in the ancient Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita, ‘The person who does not expect gain or loss from anything works happily with no need even for motivation.

Never discount another man's faith just because it is dressed in another language foreign to your own. Language can be used as a serious weapon in shining and sharing Truth, but can also be used to hide or distort it. For example, do not shun Hinduism because you do not understand it by its exterior, without first opening the Gita and patiently examining its interior. Honorable virtues prized by God are found in the majority of the world's religions. Never listen to another man's opinion of any faith without first truly examining it yourself from every angle, and questioning any possible motives behind those giving their opinion. A kind man would never put down another man's mother just for not liking her dress. So what makes you feel justified in tearing down another man's faith simply because he prefers referring to God using a different title? Or prefers worshiping him in a different mansion? Or prefers taking a different path to reach the same destination? Or for electing to wear a traditional uniform to perform his services or reflect his faith? Never reflect hatred in your speech, or act in superiority over another man, because it only shows to others that it is YOU who really does not understand God and his message. Any man who promotes hatred or violence towards another man is NOT Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jewish or any other God-loving faith on earth. God is LOVE and LIGHT, not hatred and ignorance. Any unbiased religious scholar will tell you that LOVE is God's message in all of the world's religions -- except Satanism.

It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly then to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection. - Bhagavad Gita 3.35

A Yogi must avoid the two extremes of luxury and austerity. He must not fast, nor torture his flesh. He who does so, says the Gita, cannot be a Yogi: He who fasts, he who keeps awake, he who sleeps much, he who works too much, he who does no work, none of these can be a Yogi (Gita, VI, 16).

One who performs the duty without expectation of personal fruits gets liberated easily.

RELATIONSHIPS SHOULD ALSO BE VALUED LIKE MONEY BECAUSE BOTH ARE DIFFICULT TO EARN BUT EASY TO LOSE.

EVERY MORNING OF LIFE BRINGS SOME CONDITIONS, AND EVERY EVENING OF LIFE LEAVES WITH SOME EXPERIENCES.

IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE MANY RELATIONSHIPS IN LIFE, BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE LIFE IN THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE THERE.

STRUGGLE IS ANOTHER NAME OF LIFE.

THAT COUNTRY OR SOCIETY CAN NEVER PROGRESS, WHICH IS NOT PROUD OF ITS HISTORY AND CULTURE.

MONEY CAN BE THE CAUSE OF UPLIFTMENT AS WELL AS DOWNFALL.

MONEY CAN BUILD A HOUSE AND CAN ALSO SET A HOUSE ON FIRE.

IT IS NOT A BAD THING TO BOW DOWN IN RELATIONSHIPS, EVEN THE SUN SETS FOR THE MOON.

TO MEET THE LACK OF MONEY, ONE SHOULD NOT LET THEIR CHARACTER FALL.

WHEN THE PUBLIC CELEBRATES, THE POLICE PERFORM THEIR DUTY.

KARMA IS THE MAIN SUBJECT OF LIFE, EVERYONE IS RECOGNIZED BY KARMA.

THE FOOD THROWN IN THE GARBAGE EVERY DAY TELLS THAT PEOPLE FORGET THEIR STATUS AS SOON AS THEIR STOMACH IS FULL.

USE WORDS CAREFULLY, THEY ARE THE BEST EVIDENCE OF UPBRINGING.

SALUTE TO THOSE SOLDIERS WHO FORGET THEMSELVES, LIVE FOR THE COUNTRY EVERYDAY AND TAKE THOUSANDS OF BULLETS ON THEIR CHEST WHILE LAUGHING TO PROTECT US.

BLACK MONEY BRINGS FREE CURSES WITH IT.

MOTHER AND BIRTHPLACE ARE GREATER THAN HEAVEN. MOTHER GIVES BIRTH AND MOTHERLAND NURTURES. IN MANY WAYS, MOTHERLAND IS GIVEN MORE IMPORTANCE THAN MOTHER. BECAUSE THE MOTHERLAND NURTURES BOTH ITS CHILD AND THE MOTHER WHO GAVE BIRTH TO IT.

HUNDREDS OF INTELLIGENT PEOPLE ARE FOUND, USEFUL PEOPLE ARE FEW, WHEN TROUBLE COMES, EVERYONE'S DOORS ARE CLOSED EXCEPT THE POLICE.

MEN RISES HIGH BY HIS OR HER KNOWLEDGE AND FALLS DOWN BY HIS OR HER IGNORANCE. KNOWLEDGE IS THE BEST GIFT OF HUMAN LIFE, WHICH ACCOMPANIES MEN THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE AND MAKES LIFE GOLDEN.

THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HINDUTVA IS A COMMON NATION, A COMMON CASTE AND A COMMON CULTURE IN SHORT, WHILE THE HINDUS ARE THE ONES WHO CONSIDERS BHARAT AND THE LAND ON WHICH THEY LIVE NOT ONLY AS THEIR MOTHERLAND BUT ALSO A LAND OF VIRTUES.

THE LEADER IS BETTER WHO DOES NOT ACT AS A KING BUT ACTS AS A PUBLIC SERVANT.

SOLVING PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS IS THE HALLMARK OF A SUCCESSFUL POLITICIAN.

I HAVE WANDERED ALL MY LIFE IN SEARCH OF HEAVEN, THE SEARCH WOULD HAVE ENDED IMMEDIATELY IF I WOULD HAVE SAT WITH MY PARENTS FOR A MOMENT.

ONE HAS TO GO THROUGH GREAT PENANCE AND GREAT DIFFICULTIES, IT IS NOT THAT EASY TO BECOME A SOLDIER.

A SOLDIER HAS NOTHING TO LOSE, ALL HE HAS IS HIS LIFE TO LOSE.

ATTACK TERRORISM FROM THE ROOT, ONLY THEN IT WILL BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

TERRORISM IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE. TERRORISTS SEEK TO CHANGE US AND OUR BEHAVIOUR BY CREATING FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, AND DIVISION IN SOCIETY. ELIMINATE TERRORISM.

TERRORISM IS A THREAT TO THE PEACE, SECURITY, PROSPERITY AND PEOPLE OF ALL COUNTRIES. ALL COUNTRIES INCLUDING PEOPLE PARTICIPATION TOGETHER CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

WHEN EVERY PERSON WILL BECOME CIVILIZED, THE NAME AND TRACE OF TERRORISM WILL BE ERASED.

DON'T SPREAD HYSTERIA IN THE NAME OF RELIGION, DON'T MAKE SMALL CHILDREN TERRORISTS.

PEACE IS A BOON FOR HUMANITY, WE WILL BECOME BETTER HUMAN BEINGS BY ENDING TERRORISM.

IT IS THE DUTY OF EVERY RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN TO CREATE AWARENESS AMONG PEOPLE ABOUT TERRORISM.

WHEN ALL THE COUNTRIES LEAVE THEIR SELFISHNESS, POLITICAL GAINS AND TOGETHER TRY TO ELIMINATE TERRORISM, ONLY THEN IT IS POSSIBLE THAT TERRORISM CAN BE COMPLETELY ERADICATED.

I DON'T DESIRE ANY NYMPHS TO BECOME A TERRORIST, I AM A DEVOTEE, I MAKE THE HEART OF THE NATION A TEMPLE.

WITH SPIRITUALITY, YOU CAN ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPOSSIBLE THINGS IN THE WORLD. THROUGH SPIRITUALITY, YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR SENSES AND GET THE RIGHT GUIDANCE. SPIRITUALITY IS AN INFALLIBLE MANTRA TO LEAD A SUCCESSFUL LIFE.

WEALTH HAS BECOME SO EFFECTIVE FOR MANY JOURNALISTS AND WRITERS THAT EVEN THE PEN HAS BECOME INDEBTED TO POLITICS.

TO MAKE DEMOCRACY STRONG, HONEST PEOPLE HAVE TO WORK TIRELESSLY.

IF KNOWLEDGE REMAINS IN THE MIND OF A PERSON, THEN IT BECOMES A BURDEN AND WHEN IT COMES INTO PRACTICE, IT BECOMES CONDUCT.

SOME SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE TESTED IN SPECIAL TIMES, CHILDREN IN OLD AGE, FRIENDS IN TROUBLE, WIFE IN POVERTY, RELATIVES IN NEED.

ONE CANNOT CHANGE THEIR FOREFATHERS, ALWAYS REMAIN DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE HERITAGE, CULTURE, TRADITION AND VALUES OF YOUR FOREFATHERS AND ANCESTORS.

TRUTHFULNESS SHOULD BE IN LIFE, AND KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE WITH MORAL VALUES.

TIME IS NOT LOST OR WON, BUT LEARNED.

LIFE IS TO BE LIKE A FLOWER, KEEP SMILING. LIFE IS TO FORGET THE SORROW WITH A SMILE. WHEN WE MEET, EVERYONE IS HAPPY. BUT PRESERVING RELATIONSHIPS WITHOUT MEETING IS THE REAL LIFE.

THERE IS ONLY ONE MANTRA TO BE HAPPY IN LIFE - EXPECT ONLY FROM YOURSELF, NOT FROM ANYONE ELSE.

LIVE LIFE LIKE A TIGER AND IF THERE IS WAR, FIGHT LIKE CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ.

NATURAL SCENERY IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT HUMAN NATURE IS MORE BEAUTIFUL.

ARROGANCE IS THERE IN EVERYONE, BUT ONLY HE BOWS DOWN, WHO CARES ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP.

LOVE LITTLE, LOVE ENOUGH.

POLITICS IS POSSIBLE IN TRUE SENSE ONLY BY CONNECTING WITH PUBLIC SENTIMENTS AND LIVING UP TO PUBLIC ASPIRATIONS.

HONESTY IS ONE OF THE MAIN MORAL VALUES OF A PERSON'S LIFE, ON WHICH THE UNIVERSAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A PERSON DEPENDS. THERE IS NO CAPITAL GREATER THAN HONESTY, IT IS A DIVINE QUALITY AND THE PERSON WHO HAS THE QUALITY OF HONESTY IN HIS CHARACTER, NOT ONLY LIVES HAPPILY.

VARIOUS PROFESSIONS MAY GIVE A LUCRATIVE JOB, ONLY THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICES PROFESSION GIVES A FULL LIFE.

THE PERSON WHO LEAVES THE HOPE OF HAPPINESS AND SORROW AND KEEPS WALKING ON THE PATH OF KARMA, HE DEFINITELY GETS SUCCESS.

NATURE NEVER TAKES PRIDE IN THE THINGS IT HAS GIVEN, BUT IT DEFINITELY TEACHES A LESSON WHEN IT IS USED INDISCRIMINATELY.

AYURVEDA IS NOT LIMITED ONLY TO THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES, BUT IT PROVIDES COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF LIFE VALUES, HEALTH AND LIVING LIFE.

KARMA IS THE DHARMA OR DUTY OF A PERSON, HIS IDENTITY IS HIS DEEDS, WORK, RESPONSIBILITY AND FAITH.

WHAT IS TO BE ACHIEVED IS WRITTEN BY KARMA AND WHAT IS TO BE TAKEN IS WRITTEN BY DHARMA.

KARMA IS A SANSKRIT WORD MEANING - ACTION, TASK, DEED. IT IS ALSO THE NAME OF THE MEASURE OF HOW MUCH GOOD OR BAD A PERSON WILL ACCUMULATE IN HIS NEXT LIFE. THE IDEA OF KARMA AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE NEXT LIFE, CALLED REINCARNATION, HAS BEEN AROUND FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

BRAVERY RESIDES BETWEEN PATIENCE AND COWARDICE.

THE MORE YOU EXPECT LUCK TO WIN, THE MORE IT WILL DISAPPOINT, AND THE MORE EMPHASIS YOU PUT ON KARMA, THE MORE YOU WILL ALWAYS GET.

THERE IS NO SUCH COMPULSION IN THE WORLD, WHICH INCREASES THE DISTANCE BETWEEN FATHER AND SON, EXCEPT MOTHER PLAYING VICTIM CARD.

EVEN A SICK PERSON CAN LIVE LIFE BY DEFEATING THE BIGGEST DISEASE WITH HIS COURAGE.

RETIREMENT FOR ME MEANS DISCOVERING BEAUTY, BECAUSE NEVER BEFORE HAVE I CHERISHED THE BEAUTY OF MY CHILDREN, MY WIFE AND MY FRIENDS, AND ALONG WITH THAT, RETIREMENT ALSO MEANS KNOWING THE BEAUTY OF TIME. SOME PEOPLE WHO REMAIN SINGLE, ARE SEPARATED OR DIVORCED ALSO DISCOVER THIS BEAUTY.

IT IS CALLED LOVE, IT IS CALLED PASSION, SOME PEOPLE CALL IT DEVOTION, BUT WITH WHOM WE ARE IN LOVE, WE CALL THEM OUR LIFE.

A SMALL MOMENT BECOMES A PART OF LIFE, DON'T KNOW WHEN WHO BECOMES A PART OF THE PATH, SOME PEOPLE MEET IN LIFE, WITH WHOM AN UNBREAKABLE RELATIONSHIP IS FORMED.

THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE SALT IN THE TOOTHPASTE, BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE THE SALT OF THE COUNTRY IN THE BLOOD.

A JOURNALIST SHOULD KEEP THE INTEREST OF THE COUNTRY PARAMOUNT. EVERYTHING ELSE COMES LATER.

KARMA DONE WITH A TRUE HEART MAKES ONE INDEBTED TO GOD AND GOD IS COMPELLED TO RETURN IT WITH INTEREST.

NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM KARMA TILL DATE. IT ROTATES THE WHEEL OF ITS TIME AND GIVES EVERYONE THE FRUITS OF THEIR DEEDS.