Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 7, Verse 4
भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च।अहङ्कार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा ॥7.4॥bhūmirāpo'nalo vāyuḥ khaṃ mano buddhireva caahaṅkāra itīyaṃ me bhinnā prakṛtiraṣṭadhā
Meaning
Krishna names the eight parts of his material nature (prakriti): earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, intellect and the sense of 'I' (ego).
हिंदी में अर्थ
कृष्ण अपनी भौतिक प्रकृति के आठ भाग बताते हैं: पृथ्वी, जल, अग्नि, वायु, आकाश, मन, बुद्धि और 'मैं' का भाव यानी अहंकार।
Practise it today
When you feel upset today, pause and ask which part is reacting: the body, the restless mind, the judging intellect, or the hurt sense of 'I'. Just name it.
Reflect tonight
When you named the reacting part today, did the reaction lose some of its grip?
MindEgoNature of the world
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