[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 2.45 · spoken by Krishna ]
Rise above the three forces that run everything.
The Vedas deal with the three gunas, O Arjun. Rise above them — free from dualities, ever established in purity, unconcerned with gain and security, resting in the Self.
SANSKRIT
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन । निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् ॥२-४५॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“The scriptures describe the three forces that move all things. But you are not meant to be moved. Rise above them. Drop the endless getting and guarding. Rest, unshaken, in the Self.”
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