Being comprehensive selections from the Bhagavadgita
by Swami Krishnananda
The God of All Religions Is Ultimately the One God
Even those devotees who, endowed with faith, worship other gods,
worship Me alone, O Arjuna, by the wrong method (without knowing
the Truth). (IX.23)
God Treats All Equally
The same am I to all beings: to Me there is none hateful or dear;
but those who worship Me with devotion are in Me and I am also in them. (IX.29)
Understanding, Appreciation, Clarity of Thought, Forgiveness, Truthfulness, Self-control, the Instinctive Impulses in Man, Compassion, Equilibrium of Attitude, Contentment, Charitable Feeling, and Such Qualities Are Aspects of God's Being
Intellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness, pain,
existence or birth, non-existence or death, fear and also fearlessness,
Non-injury, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame, ill-fame-(these) different kinds
of qualities of beings arise from Me alone. (X.4,5)
As God Is All, Mutual Respect and Service Are the Divine Law
I am the Source of all; from Me everything evolves; understanding thus, the wise, endowed with feeling, worship Me. (X.8)
With their mind and their life wholly absorbed in Me, enlightening each other and ever speaking of Me, they are satisfied and do rejoice. (X.9)
God Is the Soul of Everyone, the Beginning and End of All Things
I am the Self, O Gudakesa (Arjuna), seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle and also the end of all beings. (X.20)
All Excellence in This World Is a Ray of God's Glory
Whatever being is glorious, prosperous or powerful, that know thou to be a manifestation of a part of My Splendour. (X.41)
Man Is Only an Instrument in the Hands of God, Since God Does Everything
I am the full-grown world-destroying Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without thee, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile armies shall live. (XI.32)
Therefore, stand up and obtain fame. Conquer the enemy and enjoy the unrivalled kingdom. Verily, by Me have they been already slain; be thou a mere instrument, O Arjuna. (XI.33)
Ritualism and the Letter of Religion Without the Soul and Spirit of Devotion Is Futile
Neither by the Vedas nor by austerity, nor by gifts, nor by sacrifice can I be seen in this (Cosmic) Form as thou hast seen Me. (XI.53)
But by single-minded devotion can I, of this Form, be known and seen in reality and also entered into, O Arjuna. (XI.54)
The Highest Religion That Makes for Salvation in God
He who does all actions for Me, who looks upon Me as the Supreme, who is devoted to Me, who is free from attachment, who bears enmity towards no creature - he comes to Me, O Arjuna. (XI.55)
Unflinching Faith Is the Mark of True Religion
Those who, fixing their mind on Me, worship Me, ever steadfast and endowed with supreme faith, are the best in Yoga, is My opinion. (XII.2)
The Great Virtues and Forms of Goodness of Conduct Based on the Unity of Godhead
He who hates no creature, who is friendly and compassionate to all, who is free from attachment and egoism, balanced in pleasure and pain, and forgiving,
Ever content, steady in meditation, self-controlled, possessed of firm conviction, with the mind and intellect dedicated to Me, he, My devotee, is dear to Me.
He by whom the world is not agitated and who cannot be agitated by the world, and who is freed from joy, anger, fear and anxiety - he is dear to Me.
He who is free from wants, pure, expert, unconcerned, and free from pain, renouncing all undertakings or commencements - he who is (thus) devoted to Me, is dear to Me.
He who neither rejoices nor hates, nor grieves, nor desires, renouncing good and evil, and who is full of devotion, is dear to Me.
He who is the same to foe and friend, and also in honour and dishonour, who is the same in cold and heat and in pleasure and pain, who is free from attachment,
He to whom censure and praise are equal, who is silent, content with anything, homeless, of a steady mind, and full of devotion - such a one is dear to Me. (XII.13-19)
Matter and Spirit
This body, O Arjuna, is called the field; he who knows it is called the knower of the field by those who know them. (XIII.1)
Do thou also know Me as the knower of the field in all fields, O Arjuna. Knowledge of both the field and the knower of the field is considered by Me to be the real knowledge. (XIII.2)
The Structure of the Universe
The great elements, egoism, intellect, and also the unmanifested Nature, the ten senses and the one (mind), and the five objects of the senses,
Desire, hatred, pleasure, pain, the aggregate (the body), intelligence, stability of being - thus the field has been briefly described with its modifications. (XIII.5-6)
The Grandeur of God, the Almighty Absolute
The great elements, egoism, intellect, and also the unmanifested Nature, the ten senses and the one (mind), and the five objects of the senses,
Desire, hatred, pleasure, pain, the aggregate (the body), intelligence, stability of being - thus the field has been briefly described with its modifications. (XIII.5-6)
The Grandeur of God, the Almighty Absolute
I will declare That which has to be known, knowing which one attains to immortality, the beginningless Supreme Brahman, called neither being nor non-being.
With hands and feet everywhere, with eyes, heads and mouths everywhere, with ears everywhere, It exists in the worlds enveloping all.
Shining by the functions of all the senses, yet without the senses; unattached, yet supporting all; devoid of qualities, yet their experiencer,
Without and within (all) beings, the unmoving and also the moving; because of Its subtlety, unknowable; and near and far away is That.
Undivided, yet It exists as if divided in divided beings; It is to be known as the supporter of beings; It devours and It generates.
That, the Light of all lights, is said to be beyond darkness; knowledge, the knowable and the goal of knowledge, seated in the hearts of all. (XIII.12-17)
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