Alas! How terrible it is that we are resolved to commit such a great sin, driven by greed for royal pleasures, bent on slaying our own kin.
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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.
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Threefold is the gate of this hell that destroys the soul — desire, anger, and greed. Therefore one should abandon these three.
The world is such that greed can blind us to what is right and wrong. Saints caution against greed, urging us to uphold fairness and honesty. Do not abandon the truth, or you will have to face the consequences.
This is not self-denial and detachment of the spirit, but rather spiritual greed.
God has no avarice; it is impossible for Him to withhold from anyone a thing for which they strive with sufficient earnestness.