Top 15 W. Douglas P. Hill Quotes

Where Kṛiṣṇa is, Lord of Control, where is the bowman, son of Pṛithā, there—so I hold—are fortune, triumph, welfare sure, and statesmanship.

The Lord, O Arjuna, dwells in the heart of every being, and by his delusive power spins round all beings set on the machine.

O son of Kuntī, bound by thine own duty born of thine own nature, that thing which thou desirest not to do by reason of delusion thou shalt do, even against thy will.

Better a man's own duty, though ill-done, than another's duty well-performed; if a man do the duty his own nature bids him, he incurs no stain.

For better is knowledge than constant practice; and than knowledge meditation is more excellent; than meditation, abandonment of the fruit of work; after abandonment, peace ensues.

Doom am I, that causes worlds to perish, matured and here come forth to destroy the worlds; even apart from thee <small>(i.e. even without thine action. Th. (J. C. Thomson, 1855) translates: 'except thee,' and complains that the prophecy was not fulfilled.)</small> not one of the warriors drawn up in ranks opposing shall survive.

Fools scorn me when I dwell in human form: my higher being they know not as Great Lord of beings.

By me, in form unmanifest, is all this universe pervaded; all beings dwell in me, but I dwell not in them.

The senseless think that I am the unmanifest that has come to manifestation;<small>(the meaning of 24 is most uncertain; commentators vary widely in their interpretations...)</small> they do not know my higher being, immutable, supreme.

More excellent than the austere, more excellent even than men of knowledge is the Ascetic deemed; more excellent than workers is the Ascetic; therefore be thou Ascetic, Arjuna.

For the saint who seeks to scale the heights of control work is said to be the means; when that same man has scaled the heights of control, quietude is said to be the means.

But for those in whom that ignorance of Self is by knowledge destroyed, their knowledge like the sun illumines That Supreme.

The order of the four castes was created by me, with due distribution of Strands and works; I did that work indeed; yet know me as no worker and immutable.

To Vivasvat I expounded this immutable doctrine of control; to Manu did Vivasvat declare it; Manu told it to Ikṣvāku.

If, O Janārdana, discernment be held by thee more excellent than work, then why, O Keśava, dost thou set me to do a work of violence?