The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

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Some offer wealth; others offer sense restraint
and suffering. Some take vows and offer knowledge
and study of the scriptures; and some make the
offering of meditation. 29 Some offer the forces of
vitality, regulating their inhalation and exhalation,
and thus gain control over these forces. 30 Others
offer the forces of vitality through restraint of
their senses. All these understand the meaning of
service and will be cleansed of their impurities.
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True sustenance is in service, and through it
a man or woman reaches the eternal Brahman.
But those who do not seek to serve are without
a home in this world. Arjuna, how can they
be at home in any world to come?
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These offerings are born of work, and each guides
mankind along a path to Brahman. Understanding
this, you will attain liberation. 33 The offering of
wisdom is better than any material offering, Arjuna;
for the goal of all work is spiritual wisdom.
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Approach those who have realized the purpose of
life and question them with reverence and devotion;
they will instruct you in this wisdom. 35 Once you
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