BHAGAVAD GITA ON DIVINE OR SPIRITUAL QUALITIES
HH Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in his English translation and commentary in 'Bhagavad-gita As It Is' (1972), has talked about the qualities of a divine or spiritual person by Lord Krishna in five verses in Chapter 16 of the scripture, e,g. 16.1-3 and 16.23-24 as follows
The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purification of one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquility, aversion to faultfinding, compassion and freedom from covetousness; gentleness, modesty and steady determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from envy and the passion for honor-these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature. (BG: 16.1-3)
But he who discards scriptural injunctions and acts according to his own whims attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme destination. One should understand what is duty and what is not duty by the regulations of the scriptures. Knowing such rules and regulations, one should act so that he may gradually be elevated. (BG: 16.23-24)
ACROSTIC ON SPIRITUAL
The acrostic describes the values and skills acquired for their own worth not for external gains
S: Self-awareness, self-reflection, self-development, self-actualization
P: Pursuit for purpose and meaning of life through soul-realization and union with supreme soul with minimal externalization and dependence
I: Individualized and personalized inner life beyond religious confine and body-senses- mind confine
R: Resilience as coping skill and pro-active solution finding when stuck with dilemmas and adversity
I: Innate and inner higher values seeking such as freedom from ego or humility, detachment or equanimity, empathy or humanism and larger connect beyond self
T: Thinking that is positive, humanistic and constructive for its own sake or worth.
A: Assumption or faith that the existential Truth is non-physical or spiritual to be quiet sensed or realized
L: Learning and life integration for continuous renewal since self-knowledge and supreme self-knowledge are limitless and timeless
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