Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 18, Verse 15

Krishna said
शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः।न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः ॥18.15॥

śarīravāṅmanobhiryatkarma prārabhate naraḥnyāyyaṃ vā viparītaṃ vā pañcaite tasya hetavaḥ

Meaning

Whatever a person does with body, speech or mind, whether right or wrong, these five are its causes.

हिंदी में अर्थ

मनुष्य शरीर, वाणी या मन से जो भी काम करता है, चाहे सही हो या गलत, उसके ये पाँच कारण होते हैं।

Practise it today

Today, pick one action each of body, speech and mind (a gesture, a sentence, a thought) and do it with clear intention.

Reflect tonight

Which was hardest to keep clean today: your actions, your words or your thoughts?

SpeechMindAction

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