Criteria Constituting a Pure Gift. {244.}

Criteria Constituting a Pure Gift. {244.}
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“A gift is pure when it is given from the heart
to the right person, at the right time,
and at the right place,
and when we expect nothing in return.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Persevere in Practice of Yoga. {237.}

Persevere in Practice of Yoga. {237.}
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“This yoga should be practiced
with firm determination and perseverance,
without any mental reservation or doubts.”

---- Lord Krishna; The Bhagavad Gita.
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Goodness & Strength Cement Prosperity. {230.}

Goodness & Strength Cement Prosperity. {230.}
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“Wherever is Krishna, the lord of yoga;
and wherever is Arjuna, the archer;
there will be everlasting prosperity,
victory, happiness, and morality.
This is my conviction.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Harmless & Beneficial Karma Yoga. {216.}

Harmless & Beneficial Karma Yoga. {216.}
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“In Karma Yoga no effort is ever lost,
and there is no harm.
Even a little practice of this discipline
protects one from great fear {of birth and death}.”

---- Lord Krishna; The Bhagavad Gita.
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The Freedom of the Sage. {209.}

The Freedom of the Sage. {209.}
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“Governing sense, mind and intellect,
intent on liberation,
free from desire, fear and anger,
the sage is forever free.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Self-mastery, Renunciation, Freedom from Karmas. {202.}

Self-mastery, Renunciation, Freedom from Karmas. {202.}
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“The person whose mind is always free from attachment,
who has subdued the mind and senses,
and who is free from desires,
attains the supreme perfection
of freedom from karma through renunciation.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Laziness Cannot Lead to Perfection. {195.}

Laziness Cannot Lead to Perfection. {195.}
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“No one attains perfection by merely giving up work.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Wisdom Dispels Darkness from Life. {188.}

Wisdom Dispels Darkness from Life. {188.}
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“Out of compassion,
I destroy the darkness of their ignorance.
From within them, I light the lamp of wisdom
and dispel all darkness from their lives.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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The Three Gates to Hell. {181.}

The Three Gates to Hell. {181.}
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“Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Renunciation Spells Freedom & Peace. {174.}

Renunciation Spells Freedom & Peace. {174.}
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“Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice.
Better than knowledge is meditation.
But better still is surrender of attachment to results,
because there follows immediate peace.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Action is Vital for Life. {167.}

Action is Vital for Life. {167.}
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“Action is greater than inaction.
Perform, therefore, thy task in life.
Even the life of the body
could not be maintained
if there were no action.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Practice Makes Perfect in Meditation. {160.}

Practice Makes Perfect in Meditation. {160.}
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“The mind is restless and difficult to restrain,
but it is subdued by practice.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Become Fearless by Comprehending Reality. {153.}

Become Fearless by Comprehending Reality. {153.}
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“Fear Not.
What is not real, never was and never will be.
What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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What Constitutes a Pure Gift? {146.}

What Constitutes a Pure Gift? {146.}
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“A gift is pure
when it is given from the heart
to the right person
at the right time
and at the right place,
and when we expect nothing in return.”
---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Special Favorites among Equal Devotees. {139.}

Special Favorites among Equal Devotees. {139.}
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“I look upon all creatures equally;
none are less dear to me and none more dear.
But those who worship me with love live in me,
and I come to life in them.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Realized Soul: Wholity, Independence, Satisfaction. {125.}

Realized Soul: Wholity, Independence, Satisfaction. {125.}
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“The soul who meditates on the Self
is content to serve the Self
and rests satisfied within the Self;
there remains nothing more
for such a one to accomplish.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Death: Like Changing One’s Clothes. {118.}

Death: Like Changing One’s Clothes. {118.}
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“There has never been a time
when you and I have not existed,
nor will there be a time
when we will cease to exist.
As the same person inhabits the body
through childhood, youth, and old age,
so too at the time of death
one attains another body.
The wise are not deluded
by these changes.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Cowardice & Escapism Aren't Perfection. {111.}

Cowardice & Escapism Aren't Perfection. {111.}
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“Not by refraining from action does man attain freedom from action.
Not by mere renunciation does he attain supreme perfection.”
---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Yoga as Work and Peace. {104.}

Yoga as Work and Peace. {104.}
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“When the sage climbs the heights of Yoga,
he follows the path of work;
but when he reaches the heights of Yoga,
he is in the land of peace.”
---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Being and Beliefs: Causally Related. {97.}

Being and Beliefs: Causally Related. {97.}
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“The human is made by her or his belief.
As one believes, so one becomes.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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