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The fact that #TeachersDay = Radhakrishnan's b'day did'nt mean much in school
However, later, the gentle manner in which he guided you through the Gita with his commentary & notes gave him the stature of a genuine teacher for me
A summary of his lessons from Ch I & II:
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However, later, the gentle manner in which he guided you through the Gita with his commentary & notes gave him the stature of a genuine teacher for me
A summary of his lessons from Ch I & II:
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"Life is like a game of bridge...
We did not invent the game or design the cards. We did not frame the rules and we cannot control the deal. To that extent, determinism rules.
But we can play the game well or play it badly."
Introductory Essay, p 49
2/9
We did not invent the game or design the cards. We did not frame the rules and we cannot control the deal. To that extent, determinism rules.
But we can play the game well or play it badly."
Introductory Essay, p 49
2/9
"Krishna advises Arjuna to fight without passion or ill-will, without anger or attachment. We must fight against what is wrong but if we allow ourselves to hate, that ensures our spiritual defeat"
Introductory Essay, p 68
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Introductory Essay, p 68
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"These attitudes of pleasure and pain are determined by the forces of habit. There is no obligation to be pleased with success and pained with failure. We can meet them with a perfect equanimity. It is the ego-consciousness which enjoys and suffers"
Commentary on II.14
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Commentary on II.14
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"Crito: In what way shall we bury you, Socrates?
Socrates answers, "In any way you like, but first, you must catch ME, the real me. Be of good cheer, my dear Crito, and say that you are burying my body only, and do with THAT whatever is usual and what you think best"
II.26
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Socrates answers, "In any way you like, but first, you must catch ME, the real me. Be of good cheer, my dear Crito, and say that you are burying my body only, and do with THAT whatever is usual and what you think best"
II.26
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"Without yielding to the restless desire for change, without being at the mercy of emotional ups and downs, let us do the work assigned to us in the situation in which we are placed"
Commentary on II.38
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Commentary on II.38
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"'Just as one who gets water from the river does not attach importance to a well, so the wise do not attach any importance to ritual action'. For those of illumined consciousness, ritual observances are of little value."
Commentary on II.46
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Commentary on II.46
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"Success or failure does not depend on the individual but on other factors as well. Giordano Bruno says: I have fought that is much, victory is in the hands of fate."
Commentary on II.47
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Commentary on II.47
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"We must act, but with equanimity, which is more important than any action. The question is not what shall we do, but how shall we do? In what spirit shall we act?"
Commentary on II.53
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Happy #TeachersDay
Gratitude for all those who teach us even after they're gone
Commentary on II.53
9/9
Happy #TeachersDay
Gratitude for all those who teach us even after they're gone
