Atman (the Self) never takes birth and never dies at any time nor does it come into being again when the body is created. Atman (the Self) is birthless, eternal, imperishable and timeless and is not destroyed when the body is terminated. 2.20


As a man shedding worn-out garments, takes new ones, likewise the embodied soul, casting off worn out bodies enters into other new bodies. 2.22

Your right is in doing the work alone and never in the fruits of those works. You should not be the cause of the fruit of actions and you should not be attached to inaction too. 2.47

Endowed with equanimity one sheds in this life both good and evil. Therefore, strive for the practice for this Yoga of equanimity. Skill in action lies in practice of this Yoga. 2.50

He who is unattached to everything and experiences Good and the Evil without rejoicing or recoiling (i.e. with equanimity), his mind becomes steady . 2.58


He who has not controlled his mind and senses can have no determinate intellect nor contemplation. Without contemplation, he can have no peace, and without peace how can he enjoy happiness ? 2.66

As the waters of different rivers enter the Ocean, which though full from all sides, remains undisturbed, likewise, he in whom all enjoyments merge themselves without causing disturbance; attains peace and not he who hankers after such enjoyments. 2.70


OM