Acts of sacrifice, giving, and austerity must not be abandoned — they ought indeed to be performed; sacrifice, giving, and austerity are the purifiers of the wise.
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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 18
- Verse / page
- BG.18.5
- Topics
- SacrificePuritySpiritual Practice
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Forgiveness is a virtue, forgiveness is a sacrifice, forgiveness is the Vedas, forgiveness is the Shruti.
The root cause of a person's suffering is their pride. Even if someone makes a sacrifice, they can still get caught up in their own pride. What is the point of such a sacrifice? It is pride, or ego, that should be sacrificed. That is where true happiness and bliss are found.
The mind is absorbed in meditation. The Lord's power is beyond thought. I am not worthy to be sacrificed to You even once. Whatever pleases You is good. You are always in bliss, O Formless One.
There are those who are so deeply in love with their possessions that they consider them to be their god, and they are willing to sacrifice their lives for them when they see their possessions being harmed in some way.
The second test of sincerity is that a person should be willing to sacrifice their own will for God's will, and should embrace what brings them closer to God and avoid what takes them away from God.