Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16, Verse 1

Krishna said
अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥16.1॥

abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhiḥ jñānayogavyavasthitiḥdānaṃ damaśca yajñaśca svādhyāyastapa ārjavam

Meaning

Krishna begins describing the divine qualities to Arjuna: fearlessness, a clean and sincere heart, steady commitment to knowledge and spiritual practice, generosity, self-control, worship through offering, study of sacred texts, disciplined effort, and straightforwardness.

हिंदी में अर्थ

श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुन को दैवी गुण बताना शुरू करते हैं: निडरता, मन की शुद्धता, ज्ञान और साधना में स्थिर रहना, दान, अपने ऊपर नियंत्रण, यज्ञ (ईश्वर को अर्पण), धर्मग्रंथों का अध्ययन, तप (अनुशासित प्रयास) और सीधापन।

Practise it today

Pick one task you have been avoiding out of fear and take the first small, honest step on it before noon.

Reflect tonight

What did you face today that you had been avoiding? What was the fear really made of?

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