Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14, Verse 8

Krishna said
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत ॥14.8॥

tamastvajñānajaṃ viddhi mohanaṃ sarvadehināmpramādālasyanidrābhistannibadhnāti bhārata

Meaning

Know tamas as born of ignorance, deluding every embodied being. It binds through carelessness, laziness and too much sleep, Arjuna.

हिंदी में अर्थ

तमस को अज्ञान से जन्मा जानो, जो सब प्राणियों को भ्रम में डालता है। यह लापरवाही, आलस्य और नींद के द्वारा बाँधता है।

Practise it today

Choose one small task you have been putting off and do just its first two minutes today, right after your next meal.

Reflect tonight

Did you start the postponed task? What made it easier or harder?

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