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Enemy

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on enemy. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.

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Chapter 3 • Verse 39 →The Yoga of Action
Avritam jnanam etena jnanino nitya-vairina, kama-rupena kaunteya dushpurena nalena ca

O son of Kunti, knowledge is covered by this eternal enemy in the form of insatiable desire, which is like fire and is never satisfied.

  • •Desire is the eternal enemy of wisdom
  • •Insatiable craving obscures the light of knowledge
  • •Desire, like fire, grows rather than diminishes when fed
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Chapter 6 • Verse 6 →The Yoga of Meditation
Bandhur atmatmanas tasya yenatmaivatmana jitah, anatmanas tu shatrutve vartetatmaiva shatru-vat

For those who have conquered the mind, it is their friend. For those who have failed to do so, the mind works like an enemy.

  • •The mind can be friend or foe
  • •Conquest of mind determines destiny
  • •Internal battle is most important
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