W. Douglas P. Hill

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

"If the aim of life is to escape from life, the watchword of life must be Control. For if the wandering senses are allowed to dwell unchecked on objects of sense, attachment to those objects will arise…"

"The author of the Gītā is interested in man and his destiny; for man is the centre of creation. Brahman, it is true, dwells equally in every living creature; but to man is given a gift denied even to …"

"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."

"The senseless think that I am the unmanifest that has come to manifestation; they do not know my higher being, immutable, supreme."

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

"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?"

"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."