A piece of wisdom from
August 5, 2022 · Friday
The quote
“Drive all blames into one.”
— Atisha · Tonglen
The concept
The Bhagavad Gita
A practical wisdom guide, Krishna's answer to Arjuna's paralysis, made livable for now.
The Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse conversation between Prince Arjuna, paralysed by a moral crisis on the battlefield, and his charioteer Krishna, who turns out to be the divine itself. Over 18 chapters Krishna answers every form of human par…
A practice for today
Try this once today: the lesson of The Bhagavad Gita. A practical wisdom guide, Krishna's answer to Arjuna's paralysis, made livable for now.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 6.5
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्। आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः॥
“Lift yourself by yourself; do not let yourself sink. For the self alone is the friend of the self, and the self alone is the enemy of the self.”
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