Concerned alone with the upholding of the world, you should act. Whatever the best man does, others do that also. The world follows the standard he sets for himself.
The Bhagavad Gita
The World Follows
Topic: Justice, Vision, & Leadership
“Concerned alone with the upholding of the world, you should act. Whatever the best man does, others do that also. The world follows the standard he sets for himself.”
Hinduism
The Bhagavad Gita
Wilson, Andrew, editor. World Scripture II. Universal Peace Federation, 2011, p. 1047 [Bhagavad-Gita 3.20-21].
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
The Bhagavad Gita’s emphasis on selfless service was a prime source of inspiration for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Gandhi said, “When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-Gita and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day”.
–Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [As quoted in “Famous Reflections on the Bhagavad Gita”. www.bhagavad-gita.us. Retrieved 11 April 2012].