Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 18

Bhagavad Gita 18.67

इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन।न चाशुश्रूषवे वाच्यं न च मां योऽभ्यसूयति॥

idaṁ te nātapaskyāya nābhaktāya kadāchana na chāśhuśhruṣhave vāchyaṁ na cha māṁ yo ‘bhyasūtayi

Translation

Never is this to be spoken by thee to anyone who is without asceticism, nor without devotion, nor to one who desireth not to listen, nor yet to him who speaketh evil of Me.

What it means

This is never to be told to one without austerity or devotion, to one unwilling to listen, or to one who speaks ill of Me. The teaching is guarded, not sold. Depth deserves readiness in the hearer.

Try this today

The confidentiality clause: the teaching requires prepared soil - guard it from the unreceptive.

Something to reflect on

Whom do I share my deepest things with - and who has not earned them?

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