Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 13 verse 18
Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga

Light Within · Waiting to Be Noticed

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते । ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम् ॥

jyotiṣām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param ucyate jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyaṁ hṛdi sarvasya viṣṭhitam

Meaning

"It is the light of all lights, said to be beyond darkness. It is knowledge, the knowable, and the goal of knowledge, seated in the hearts of all."

Explanation

You don't need to travel anywhere to find this light — it's already seated quietly in your own heart, waiting to be noticed rather than acquired.

Today's Life Lesson

Instead of searching outward today, pause and notice the light that's already quietly present within your own heart.

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