One who sits outwardly restraining the organs of action while inwardly dwelling on sense-objects — that deluded person is called a hypocrite.
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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 3
- Verse / page
- BG.3.6
- Topics
- HypocrisySelf-ControlAction
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Don't ask the monk for the pure gold of truth, he conceals no wealth beneath his deceitful appearance.
Devotees are free from deceit and cunning. They do not hate anyone and do not wish harm to anyone.
However, rejoicing solely for this reason is vanity and deception, as Solomon says: 'Graciousness is deceitful and beauty is vain; the woman who fears God will be praised.'
Nanak says, the pretender is a hypocrite.