A piece of wisdom from
March 11, 2020 · Wednesday
The quote
“I visualized the fight ten thousand times before I walked in the ring. The fight itself was the easy part — it was just one more rep.”
— Mike Tyson · Mental Toughness
The concept
The Bhagavad Gita
A practical wisdom guide, Krishna's answer to Arjuna's paralysis, made livable for now.
The Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse conversation between Prince Arjuna, paralysed by a moral crisis on the battlefield, and his charioteer Krishna, who turns out to be the divine itself. Over 18 chapters Krishna answers every form of human par…
A practice for today
When the next difficult feeling arrives, ask yourself: the lesson of The Bhagavad Gita. A practical wisdom guide, Krishna's answer to Arjuna's paralysis, made livable for now.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 16.21
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः। कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्॥
“Three are the gates of this hell, destructive of the self — lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, abandon these three.”
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