Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 17, Verse 12

Krishna said
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम् ॥17.12॥

abhisaṃdhāya tu phalaṃ dambhārthamapi caiva yatijyate bharataśreṣṭha taṃ yajñaṃ viddhi rājasam

Meaning

But sacrifice done with an eye on the reward, or simply for show, know that to be rajasic, Arjuna, best of the Bharatas.

हिंदी में अर्थ

हे भरतश्रेष्ठ, जो यज्ञ फल की इच्छा रखकर या सिर्फ़ दिखावे के लिए किया जाता है, उसे राजसी समझो।

Practise it today

When you help someone today, resist telling anyone else about it.

Reflect tonight

Was it hard to keep your good deed to yourself today? What did that tell you?

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