Verses
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Bhagavad-Gītā 18.45-47
"By following his qualities of work, every man can become perfect. Now please hear from Me how this can be done." "By worship of the Lord, who is the source of all beings and who is all-pervading, a man can attain perfection through performing his own work." "It is better to engage in one’s own occupation, even though one may perform it imperfectly, than to accept another’s occupation and perform it perfectly. Duties prescribed according to one’s nature are never affected by sinful reactions." https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/45/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/46/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/47/
Bhagavad-Gītā 18.48
"Every endeavor is covered by some fault, just as fire is covered by smoke. Therefore one should not give up the work born of his nature, O son of Kuntī, even if such work is full of fault." https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/48/
Bhagavad-Gītā 18.49-50
"One who is self-controlled and unattached and who disregards all material enjoyments can obtain, by practice of renunciation, the highest perfect stage of freedom from reaction." "O son of Kuntī, learn from Me how one who has achieved this perfection can attain to the supreme perfectional stage, Brahman, the stage of highest knowledge, by acting in the way I shall now summarize." https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/49/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/50/
Bhagavad-Gītā 18.51-53
"Being purified by his intelligence and controlling the mind with determination, giving up the objects of sense gratification, being freed from attachment and hatred, one who lives in a secluded place, who eats little, who controls his body, mind and power of speech, who is always in trance and who is detached, free from false ego, false strength, false pride, lust, anger, and acceptance of material things, free from false proprietorship, and peaceful – such a person is certainly elevated to the position of self-realization." Bhagavad-Gītā 18.51-53
Bhagavad-Gītā 18.54
"One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments or desires to have anything. He is equally disposed toward every living entity. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me." https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/54/
Bhagavad-Gītā 18.55-58
"One can understand Me as I am, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, only by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of Me by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God." "Though engaged in all kinds of activities, My pure devotee, under My protection, reaches the eternal and imperishable abode by My grace." "In all activities just depend upon Me and work always under My protection. In such devotional service, be fully conscious of Me." "If you become conscious of Me, you will pass over all the obstacles of conditioned life by My grace. If, however, you do not work in such consciousness but act through false ego, not hearing Me, you will be lost." https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/55/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/56/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/57/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/58/
Bhagavad-Gītā 18.61
"The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone’s heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a machine, made of the material energy." https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/61/
Bhagavad-Gītā 18.64-66
"Because you are My very dear friend, I am speaking to you My supreme instruction, the most confidential knowledge of all. Hear this from Me, for it is for your benefit." "Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend." "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear." https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/64/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/65/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/66/
Bhagavad-Gītā 18.67
"This confidential knowledge may never be explained to those who are not austere, or devoted, or engaged in devotional service, nor to one who is envious of Me." https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/67/
Bhagavad-Gītā 18.68-69
"For one who explains this supreme secret to the devotees, pure devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me." "There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear." https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/68/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/69/
Bhagavad-Gītā 18.70-71
"And I declare that he who studies this sacred conversation of ours worships Me by his intelligence." "And one who listens with faith and without envy becomes free from sinful reactions and attains to the auspicious planets where the pious dwell." https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/70/ & https://vedy.online/en/bg/18/71/