Bhagavad Geeta 12.5
Sanskrit
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्। अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
kleśho ’dhikataras teṣhām avyaktāsakta-chetasām avyaktā hi gatir duḥkhaṁ dehavadbhir avāpyate
Meaning
Focus on concrete, measurable goals rather than abstract ideals. Clear objectives are easier to pursue and achieve than vague aspirations.
Translation
For those whose minds are attached to the Unmanifested, the struggle is greater; for the Goal, which is the Unmanifest, is attained with difficulty by the embodied ones.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: