Bhagavad Gita 13.7
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः॥
amānitvam adambhitvam ahinsā kṣhāntir ārjavam āchāryopāsanaṁ śhauchaṁ sthairyam ātma-vinigrahaḥ
Translation
Humility, unpretentiousness, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the teacher, purity, steadfastness, self-control.
What it means
Humility, unpretentiousness, nonviolence, patience, uprightness, service of the teacher, purity, steadfastness, self-control: the list of knowledge begins with character, not information. The way of being precedes the way of seeing.
Try this today
The surprising turn: a list of virtues is introduced as 'knowledge' - character itself defined as knowing.
Something to reflect on
Which item of the character-list - humility, patience, purity - is my actual homework?
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