Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16, Verse 9
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः ॥16.9॥etāṃ dṛṣṭimavaṣṭabhya naṣṭātmāno'lpabuddhayaḥprabhavantyugrakarmāṇaḥ kṣayāya jagato'hitāḥ
Meaning
Holding on to this view, these lost souls of small understanding commit cruel deeds. They rise as enemies of the world, working toward its ruin.
हिंदी में अर्थ
इसी सोच को पकड़कर, अपनी आत्मा को भूल चुके और छोटी समझ वाले ये लोग क्रूर काम करते हैं। वे संसार के शत्रु बनकर उसके विनाश के लिए उठ खड़े होते हैं।
Practise it today
Before one important choice today, ask who else it will affect, and adjust one detail so that it harms no one.
Reflect tonight
Did you weigh other people's wellbeing in a choice today? What changed because of it?
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