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05.06.2022

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4. Fighting laziness

Action is better than Inaction

नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः |
शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः || ३ ८ ||
niyatham kuru karma thvam
karma jyaayo hya karmaNaha
shariira yaathraapi cha the
na prasiddhye dakarmaNaha (SBG 3:08)

Do the duties prescribed for you because action is better than inaction. Even the maintenance of the body cannot be done without doing work. (SBG 3:08)

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100 SBG Shlokas – One a day – 54 of 100

04.06.2022

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4. Fighting laziness

Mental Equipoise and Equanimity

सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ |
ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि || २ ३८ ||
sukhaduh-khe same krtvaa
laabhaa-laabhau jayaa-jayau
thatho yuddhaaya yujyasva
naivam paapam-avaapsyasi (SBG 2:38)
Fight the battle, treating alike pleasure and pain, gain and loss, as well as victory and defeat. By doing so, you will not sin. (SBG 2.38)

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100 SBG Shlokas – One a day – 53 of 100

03.06.2022

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3. Fighting demotivation

Sharanagati – Complete Surrender to Krishna

सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज |
अहं त्वां सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः || १८ ६६ ||
sarva-dharmaan-parityajya
maamekam sharaNam vraja
aham tvaam sarvapaapebhyo
moksha-yishyaami maa shuchaha
(SBG 18:66)
Giving up all your ideas of righteousness or religion, take complete refuge in Me. I will liberate you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear. (SBG 18:66)

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100 SBG Shlokas – One a day – 52 of 100

02.06.2022

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3. Fighting demotivation

What is True Pleasure?

यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम् |
तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम् || १८ ३७ |
yatta-dagre visham-iva
pariNaame-’mruto-pamam
tat-sukham saattvikam proktam-
aatma-buddhi-prasaadajam
(SBG 18:37)
The pleasure that first seems like poison but, in the end, is like nectar, is said to be Sattvic. It is born of one’s intellect, which is situated in Self-realisation. (SBG 18:37)

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100 SBG Shlokas – One a day – 51 of 100

01.06.2022

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3. Fighting demotivation

Perfect Mind Control

धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः |
योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी || १८ ३३ ||
dhrityaa yayaa dhaarayate
manah-praaNendriya-kriyaaha
yogen-aavyabhi-chaariN-yaa
dhrutih saa paartha saattvikee
(SBG 18:33)
The steadfast determination, which is achieved through Yoga to keep the mind, its activities, the life force, and the senses under control, is pure and Sattvic. (SBG 18:33)

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100 SBG Shlokas – One a day – 50 of 100

25.05.2022

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3. Fighting demotivation

WORK IS WORSHIP

सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत् |
सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः || १८ ४८ ||
sahajam karma kaunteya
sadosham-api na tyajet
sarvaarambhaa hi dosheNa
dhoomen-aagniri-vaa-vrtaaha
(SBG 18:48)
O Arjuna, every undertaking is veiled by faults, just as fire is by smoke. Therefore, a person should not abandon duties born of their nature, even if they perceived flaws in them. (SBG 18:48)

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100 SBG Shlokas – One a day – 49 of 100

24.05.2022

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3. Fighting demotivation

COME WHAT MAY – ALWAYS STAY CALM

तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व
जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम् |
मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव
निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन् || ११ ३३ ||
tasmaat-tvam-uttisht-ha yasho labhasva
jitvaa shatroon bhungkshva raajyam samruddham
mayai-vaite nihataaha poorvam-eva
nimitta-maatram bhava savya-saachin (SBG 11:33)
Therefore, get up and attain glory. Conquer your enemies and enjoy a prosperous kingdom. All these warriors have already been destroyed by Me. You are merely an instrument, O Arjuna the ambidextrous one.

अतः उठो और यश प्राप्त करो। अपने शत्रुओं पर विजय प्राप्त करो और एक समृद्ध राज्य का भोग करो । इन सभी योद्धा मेरे द्वारा पहले ही मारे जा चुके हैं, हे सव्यसाची (उभयहस्त) ! तुम इस युद्ध में केवल एक निमित्तमात्र हो। (SBG 12:15

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100 SBG Shlokas – One a day – 48 of 100

23.05.2022

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3. Fighting demotivation

You are merely an instrument

तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व
जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम् |
मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव
निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन् || ११ ३३ ||
tasmaat-tvam-uttisht-ha yasho labhasva
jitvaa shatroon bhungkshva raajyam samruddham
mayai-vaite nihataaha poorvam-eva
nimitta-maatram bhava savya-saachin (SBG 11:33)
Therefore, get up and attain glory. Conquer your enemies and enjoy a prosperous kingdom. All these warriors have already been destroyed by Me. You are merely an instrument, O Arjuna the ambidextrous one. (SBG 11:33)

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100 SBG Shlokas – One a day – 47 of 100

22.05.2022

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3. Fighting demotivation

PAST NEGATIVE KARMA – ‘CTRL + ALT + DEL’

अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक् |
साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः || ९ ३० ||
api chet-suduraa-chaaro
bhajate maama-nanyabhaak
saadhureva sa mantavyah
samyag-vyavasito hi saha (SBG 9:30)
Even the worst sinner who has unrelenting devotion to Me should be regarded as a truly righteous person because he has taken the right resolution. (SBG 9:30)

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21.05.2022

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3. Fighting demotivation

Immunity from Karma?

शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः |
संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि || ९ २८ ||
shubhaa-shubha-phalair-evam
mokshyase karma-bandhanaihi
sannyaasa-yoga-yuktaat-maa
vimukto maam-upaishyasi (SBG 9:28)
By doing so, you will be freed from the bonds of action that result in good and in bad. By being free and with your mind guided by the principle of the Yoga of renunciation, you will attain Me. (SBG 9:28)

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