Wealth & Money

50 verses for this situation

Understanding This Situation

Wealth is not condemned, but greed is. The Gita teaches us to view wealth as a resource to be managed (Trusteeship) rather than owned. Using wealth for the right causes brings happiness.

Key Verses

Gita 10.23

Discern the divine in the highest expressions of power, purity, and prominence, recognizing that the ultimate source of all excellence resides in the Supreme.

Gita 10.34

The divine is manifest in all aspects of existence – from ultimate destruction to profound prosperity, and within the very virtues that elevate human character. Embrace this totality and cultivate inner excellences as pathways to understanding ultimate reality and living a purposeful life.

Gita 10.41

All forms of excellence, power, and prosperity are divine manifestations; recognize them to cultivate awe, respect, and a profound sense of unity.

Gita 11.22

The ultimate reality is so profoundly magnificent and awe-inspiring that it commands universal reverence, uniting all beings in a shared experience of wonder and humbling even the most powerful.

Gita 11.29

All life and its pursuits are transient, part of an inevitable cosmic cycle of creation and dissolution. Blindly rushing towards ephemeral desires without wisdom leads to inevitable suffering; cultivate awareness to transcend attachment and embrace life's impermanence with peace.

Gita 13.11

Achieve profound clarity and purpose by cultivating unwavering focus, embracing strategic solitude, and discerningly choosing your external influences.

Gita 14.12

Unchecked ambition, constant activity, and a restless pursuit of desires, though seemingly productive, are hallmarks of Rajas that ultimately lead to dissatisfaction and inner turmoil. True peace and effective action stem from understanding and transcending these passionate drives.

Gita 14.16

The quality of your actions determines the quality of your life's outcomes: purity and knowledge from good deeds, pain from desire-driven efforts, and ignorance from inertia. Choose wisely.

Gita 14.7

Rajas, driven by insatiable desire and attachment to action and its fruits, binds the individual to a cycle of restless striving, clouding judgment and preventing true contentment and inner peace.

Gita 14.8

Beware the subtle grip of Tamas – born of ignorance, it binds through heedlessness, indolence, and excessive sleep, dimming our judgment and hindering all progress.

Gita 15.2

Our present experience is an intricate, Guna-driven web of desires and actions, and recognizing its underlying roots is the first step towards true liberation.

Gita 15.6

True and lasting liberation is found not in the fleeting lights of the external world, but in realizing the self-luminous, eternal divine essence within.

Gita 16.10

Beware of insatiable desires, pride, and delusion; they corrupt intentions, lead to destructive actions, and prevent true fulfillment and connection.

Gita 16.11

An unexamined life chasing endless material desires and sensory pleasures inevitably leads to perpetual anxiety, profound dissatisfaction, and a complete ignorance of true, lasting happiness.

Gita 16.12

Unchecked desires, greed, and anger compel individuals to unethical actions, promising fleeting sensual pleasure but delivering only perpetual dissatisfaction, spiritual bondage, and misery.

Gita 16.13

The relentless pursuit of material gain and egoistic desires leads to a life of perpetual dissatisfaction, arrogance, and spiritual entanglement, never true happiness.

Gita 16.15

Beware the delusion of ego and material pride; true worth and lasting joy are found in humility, not in comparing oneself to others based on external achievements or lineage.

Gita 16.16

Cultivate clarity, discernment, and self-control to avoid the pitfalls of unchecked desires and deluded pursuits, ensuring a path of lasting well-being and true fulfillment.

Gita 16.17

Guard against the delusion of self-importance and the intoxication of wealth; genuine virtue and lasting respect stem from humility, sincerity, and authentic action, not ostentatious displays or ego-driven rituals.

Gita 16.22

Conquer inner vices (lust, anger, greed) to align with your true self, act virtuously, and attain ultimate fulfillment and the Supreme Goal.

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