50 Quotes from “I am Gita” by Deep Trivedi to Help You Find Inner Peace and Success

1. “Lack of psychological knowledge and understanding is the sole reason for all the sorrows and failures that pervade human life.” (Page 5)
2. “The root cause of all your troubles is that you are trying to change the world without changing your own mindset.” (Page 7)
3. “True wisdom is not in knowing many things, but in understanding the one thing that governs everything: Psychology.” (Page 9)
4. “A human being has no option but to accept that which is unavoidable, that which cannot be changed.” (Page 19)
5. “Human life is nothing but a psychology, and only those with a deep grasp of psychology have led a happy and successful life.” (Page 21)
6. “No change can occur on the outside without a change occurring within.” (Page 23)
7. “An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion… unless acted upon by an external force.” (Page 27)
8. “One who is truly wise does not lament either the living or the dead.” (Page 33)
9. “There never was a time when I did not exist or you or all these kings. Nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.” (Page 35)
10. “Just as a person’s body passes through the stages of childhood, youth and old age, it also passes through life and death.” (Page 35)
11. “You are not the body, you are the soul. This body is perishable.” (Page 36)
12. “A soul neither slays, nor does it get slayed. The soul is unborn and eternal. It just is.” (Page 36)
13. “The soul dwelling within every physical body has always been indestructible.” (Page 38)
14. “Following your own nature and psychological calling is the only true religion; everything else is a burden.” (Page 41)
15. “That which ought to happen must happen; and that which should not, must not happen at any cost.” (Page 42)
16. “Maintain your equanimity and prepare yourself to fight considering victory and defeat, gain and loss, and sorrow and happiness as one.” (Page 43)
17. “If there is anything sinful, it is self-interest.” (Page 44)
18. “If you perform any karma, considering it a duty to attain joy and contentment, then it is righteous, else, it is unrighteous.” (Page 44)
19. “The inner consciousness is every human being’s very own scripture; in fact, it is his sole scripture.” (Page 45)
20. “The soul in every human being is well and truly replete with knowledge of every kind.” (Page 45)
21. “You have a right over your karma but never to the fruits thereof.” (Page 47)
22. “Anchor yourself in samatva, in equanimity.” (Page 48)
23. “A person’s state of equanimity within is the only measure of how free he is of his desires.” (Page 50)
24. “Only by facing it and enduring it, can he overcome it, not by running away from it.” (Page 51)
25. “Knowledge lies in the present alone. For, the present is the only true form of God.” (Page 53)
26. “To believe, ‘I am the doer’ is ignorance; and to realise that ‘my mindset is driving me to do it’ is wisdom.” (Page 61)
27. “Abiding by one’s psychology and call of duty, one can even relinquish life with a beatific smile.” (Page 65)
28. “I am the universal soul dwelling in each human being. I am verily the past, future and present of every human being.” (Page 105)
29. “Time is the only deciding factor in determining ‘what to do and what not to do’.” (Page 108)
30. “I am the ‘equanimous ocean-like mindset’ which does not spill over either by the waves of success or the blows of failure.” (Page 112)
31. “A human being is his own friend as well as his own enemy.” (Page 115)
32. “Only the person who forsakes all his predeterminations is called ‘yogarud’ or anchored in yoga.” (Page 117)
33. “Everything that exists in the present is the Supreme Soul.” (Page 121)
34. “Truth never demands you to act today and reap the fruits tomorrow.” (Page 125)
35. “My presence and absence cannot be concurrent.” (Page 128)
36. “The one who heeds the voice of his soul within, abounds with an overflowing reservoir of energy.” (Page 130)
37. “Nature never grants anything to an undeserving person.” (Page 132)
38. “To act selflessly… is the sole characteristic of a yogi.” (Page 135)
39. “Renouncing the ego, attachment or lust is not possible by law.” (Page 138)
40. “I am not asking you to renounce your desires or attachment. I am only asking you to look at them in a different light.” (Page 140)
41. “To lead life desiring everybody’s well-being is verily the only true divine desire.” (Page 143)
42. “A person should renounce not the world, but his own selfishness.” (Page 145)
43. “The Jivatma—the soul dwelling in a person—is a part of me.” (Page 151)
44. “The goal of the journey of human life is to renounce the feeling of self-interest.” (Page 155)
45. “Absence of fear is a mark of a person endowed with divine nature.” (Page 160)
“Being the ‘doer’ of karma is verily the sole sin in this world.” (Page 165)
47. “Forsaking the fruits of action is the mantra which promptly banishes all kinds of vikara.” (Page 168)
48. “Expectation of fruits is the one and only enemy of the human being.” (Page 170)
49. “Only the one who has renounced the expectation of fruits can become happy, successful and great.” (Page 172)
50. “Constantly being Nature’s instrument is the only thing that makes a person great and noble.” (Page 175)