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Friend

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

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Chapter 9 • Verse 18 →The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret

Gatir bharta prabhuh sakshi nivasah sharanam suhrit, prabhavah pralayah sthanam nidhanam bijam avyayam

I am the goal, sustainer, master, witness, abode, shelter, and friend. I am the creation and destruction, the basis of everything, the resting place, and the eternal seed.

•God is everything to the devotee
•Divine in all roles and relationships
•Complete dependence on the divine

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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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