TWELVE SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES FROM THE BHAGAVAD-GITA(Contributed by Peterananda)NOTE: People are born different. Anybody who prescribes one method for all is certainly deluded because there is no panacea. A single method or system cannot meet the spiritual needs of all. Hinduism offers a very wide choice of spiritual practices to suit persons in any stage of spiritual development. 1) TO HELP EACH OTHER IS THE FIRST COMMANDMENT OF THE CREATOR Verses 3.07-12
2) PRACTICE MODERATION IN ALL ACTIVITIES AND MEDITATE Verses 6.16-17
3) METAPHYSICAL KNOWLEDGE IS THE ULTIMATE KNOWLEDGE Verses 5.16-5.17
4) FIND YOUR OWN METHOD OF WORSHIP TO GOD Verses 13.24-25
5) LEARN TO FORGIVE OTHERS Verses 10.04-05, 10.34, 16.01-03
6) RECOGONISE THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN ALL LIVING BEINGS Verses 8.04, 10.20, 13.22
7) LUST IS THE ORIGIN OF ALL SIN Verses 3.36-41
8) MIND IS THE BEST FRIEND AS WELL AS THE WORST ENEMY Verses 6.05-09
9) ATTACHMENTS AND AVERSIONS ARE MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCKS Verses 2.61-62, 2.64, 3.34
10) GOD IS THE MACROCOSM AND MAN IS THE MICROCOSM Verses 13.01
11) FALSE EGO PREVENTS US FROM ATTAINING ONENESS WITH GOD Verses 2.71-72
12) GIVE UP ASKING GOD TO FULFILL SELFISH MATERIAL DESIRES Verses 2.42- 44
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