Bhagavad Gita 3.6 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Sitting still while your mind dreams of treats is just pretending.”
What it means
“Someone who holds back their body but keeps dwelling on pleasures in their mind is fooling themselves — they're a hypocrite.”
The original Sanskrit
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् । इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते ॥
karmendriyāṇi saṃyamya ya āste manasā smaran indriyārthānvimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate
Translations
Literal translation
One, who after withdrawing the organs of action, sits mentally recollecting the objects of the senses, that one, of deluded mind, is called a hypocrite.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो मूढ बुद्धि पुरुष कर्मेन्द्रियों का निग्रह कर इन्द्रियों के भोगों का मन से स्मरण (चिन्तन) करता रहता है वह मिथ्याचारी (दम्भी) कहा जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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