MIND IS BOTH A FRIEND AND AN ENEMY | Gita in Poetry | Verse 6.5 | FORMULA 44 |

GITA IN POETRY
Inspiration: Bhagavad Gita - The Song of God
(With translation and commentary by Swami Mukundanand)
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 6, Verse 5
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् |
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन: ||
uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet
ātmaiva hyātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ
uddharet-elevate; ātmanā-through the mind; ātmānam-the self; na-not; ātmānam-the self; avasādayet-degrade; ātmā-the mind; eva-certainly; hi-indeed; ātmanaḥ-of the self; bandhuḥ-friend; ātmā-the mind; eva-certainly; ripuḥ-enemy; ātmanaḥ-of the self
Translation
BG 6.5: Elevate yourself through the power of your mind, and not degrade yourself, for the mind can be the friend and also the enemy of the self.