But that steadfastness by which one holds fast to righteousness, pleasure, and wealth out of attachment, with constant craving for their fruits — that steadfastness, O Partha, is rajasic.
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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.18.34
- Topics
- AttachmentDesireSelf-Discipline
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Having thus acquired the rare gift of Devotion the sage prepared a funeral pile and discarding all attachment from his heart ascended it.
The secret to happiness lies in letting go of worldly desires and attachments.
During this purification, the devil flees because he only has power over the soul when it's attached to physical and temporary things.
Farid, do not become attached to wealth and material possessions; remember that death is inevitable, and think about where you will go after you die.
Psychic powers are unwanted, as they lead to attachment to worldly objects and hinder following God's will, inflating one's ego.