Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action. Bhagavad Gita on action
Action is the product of the Qualities inherent in Nature. Bhagavad Gita on action
Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is. Bhagavad Gita on beliefs
It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins. Bhagavad Gita on duty
That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident. Bhagavad Gita on existence
The foods that prolong life and increase purity, vigour, health, cheerfulness, and happiness are those that are delicious, soothing, substantial and agreeable...Foods that are bitter, sour, salt, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning produce unhappiness, repentance and disease. Bhagavad Gita on health
Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness. Bhagavad Gita on ignorance
An intelligent person does not take part in the sources of misery, which are due to contact with material senses. Such pleasures have a beginning and an end, and so the wise man does not delight in them. Bhagavad Gita on pleasure
One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies and who understands that neither the soul nor the Supersoul is ever destroyed, actually sees. Bhagavad Gita on soul
He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye. Bhagavad Gita on unity