Nature

If there were no people who are as forgiving as the earth, there would be no peace among humans, only constant conflict caused by anger.

However, anger has been given to humans for the destruction of the world.

One who has withdrawn all their senses into the Self, and who has not caused pain to any creature except as permitted by the scriptures, conducts themselves in this way throughout their life. They reach the World of Brahman after death and do not return.

Knowledge is what moves towards unity, and when it reaches the supramental level, it grasps the oneness, essence, and self-law of existence, and views and handles the many things from that light and fullness, somewhat like the Divine does from the highest point from which He embraces the world.

This world is an illusion of colors and sounds, a false display created by the tricks of Maya, the mind, and the senses.

Time is more precious than money, and more valuable than anything in the world. It's the greatest treasure, the essence of life. Use time wisely for spiritual growth, and don't waste a single moment.

You have been born in this world as a human being to worship God, so try to cultivate love for his divine presence.

As Christ said, "Be in the world, but not part of it."

Indeed, no one can remain even for a single moment without doing some action; everyone is driven helplessly to act by the qualities born of nature.

The jnani lets go of his identification with worldly things, distinguishing 'not this, not this'.

O son of Kunti, bound by the work born of your own nature, what you wish not to do through delusion — you shall do that very thing, even against your will.

If, clinging to ego, you think 'I will not fight' — this resolve of yours is false; your own nature will compel you.

There exists no being on earth, nor among the gods in the heavens, that is free from these three qualities born of nature.

Sattva, rajas, and tamas — these three qualities arise from Nature itself. O mighty-armed one, they bind the imperishable soul within the body.

Know that whatever states are sattvic, rajasic, or tamasic — all arise from Me alone. Yet I am not in them; they are in Me.

Earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, intellect, and ego — this is My lower nature, divided eightfold.

The faith of each person, O Bharata, conforms to their nature. The person is made of faith; whatever one's faith, such indeed is that one.

The Blessed Lord said: The faith of embodied beings is threefold, born of their own nature — sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic. Hear about these.

Under My superintendence, nature brings forth the moving and the unmoving. By this cause, O son of Kunti, the world revolves.

Presiding over My own nature, I send forth this entire multitude of beings again and again — helplessly driven by the force of nature.