Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 17

Bhagavad Gita 17.3

सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः॥

sattvānurūpā sarvasya śhraddhā bhavati bhārata śhraddhā-mayo ‘yaṁ puruṣho yo yach-chhraddhaḥ sa eva saḥ

Translation

The faith of each is shaped to his own nature, O Bhârata. The man consists of his faith; that which his faith is, he is even that.

What it means

Faith conforms to each person's nature; a person consists of their faith; as their faith is, so they are. Identity is defined by what you trust. Character is frozen faith.

Try this today

The identity equation: you are what you trust. Faith is not an opinion but a composition.

Something to reflect on

If my faith defines me, what does mine say I am?

Read it in Yathora
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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.