The person whom these do not trouble, O best among men — the one who remains steady in both pain and pleasure, who is resolute — that person is fit for immortality.
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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.
- Author
- Krishna
- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Bhagavad Gita
- Chapter
- Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2
- Verse / page
- BG.2.15
- Topics
- EnduranceImmortality
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O son of Kunti, the contacts of the senses with their objects give rise to cold and heat, pleasure and pain. They come and go; they are impermanent. Bear with them, O Bharata.
Kabir says that this earth belongs to the saints, but thieves have occupied it and are exploiting it. The earth cannot bear the burden of such sinners, but it endures because of the saints.
The soul that strives to perfectly follow God's law and bear the Cross of Christ will be a true Ark, containing the true manna, which is God, when it attains perfect possession of the law and the Cross.
Get up, oh cup-bearer, and bring the cup they praise to those who are thirsty. It seemed like love was an easy thing, but my feet have stumbled upon difficult paths.
Oh my Guru, please make me understand that the supreme Being is the only one, and He is the giver of all life, the creator, sustainer, and protector of all types of life, and I should never forget Him.