"Weapons do not cut it, fire does not burn it, water does not…" — Krishna

Weapons do not cut it, fire does not burn it, water does not wet it, and wind does not dry it.

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः | न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः ||२-२३||

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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 2.23
Verse / page: BG.2.23
Topics: Soul Immortality

Same theme, different voices

Yes, spiritual discipline is necessary.

Saints know that wealth, body, and soul are gifts from God and belong to Him.

And his soul cried out to them, 'Sons of my ancestral mother, you who ride the tides, how often have you sailed in my dreams?'

Therefore He said, “I will also draw with My cords and My net.”