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Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Family
81 quotes to read, reflect on and share
Quotes drawn from the Bhagavad Gita 81 quotes, each linked to the shloka behind it.
Read Bhagavad Gita quotes on family, reflecting Arjuna's struggle with loved ones on the battlefield and Krishna's guidance on duty, love and attachment.
All 81 quotes
All beings are children of one parent.
Every creature you meet is a sibling in the great family.
The world is a family of many kinds.
A wise upbringing is among life's rarest gifts.
Create the kind of home where seekers grow.
Every family tree grows from a common root.
All teachers, all students, all creatures: one family within one embrace.
The universe has a family heart.
The whole world is one family tree; love the root.
Treat all feet, hands and eyes as belonging to one family.
Father and mother of all: nature and spirit.
Great-grandparent of the world: honour the long line of life.
A family’s values are its quiet inheritance.
The eldest and the youngest each have a part to play.
A conflict with family is a conflict within ourselves.
Households are schools of conduct.
Every sibling brings a different sound to a family.
A family is a living library of lessons.
Rituals of remembrance keep the thread of a family alive.
A family is a river; honour its source.
Brothers and sisters are the first team we belong to.
Look at the whole family tree before you choose a side.
Fathers, sons, uncles, teachers: each role is a doorway to love.
A broken family leaves a gap where guidance used to be.
Continuity is a gift we owe the next generation.
Every family carries a lineage of choices.
A family’s strength is the sum of its quiet resolves.
In a family, no voice is too small to be counted.
Families carry causes together.
In-laws, friends, family: our circles overlap more than we admit.
Which ancestor's wisdom do you carry today?
Love your family without owning them.
Treat all life as kin.
Remember the people you cannot protect from time; love them now.
Cherish what you love now; time will not wait.
Your home and your people are gifts, not possessions.
Remember the common source and treat everyone as kin.
The sacred is parent and protector of every being.
A pure heart can grow in difficult families and difficult times.
Ask forgiveness the way a child asks a parent.
Love forgives as a parent, a friend and a beloved forgive.
Be fully present for your loved ones without clutching them.
Honour the earth as the mother of all beings.
Wealth and family name are gifts, not rankings.
Conflict is hardest where love already lives.
Wisdom passed in love is the best inheritance.
Whatever you seek in a parent, you can find in the sacred.
Find in the sacred both the mother's tenderness and the father's steadiness.
Honour the ancestors who built what you stand on.
Remember those who came before and carried you forward.
Cook and eat as an act of care for yourself and others.
What you pass on may someday be someone's rare luck.
A wise advisor is a treasure to any home or nation.
To respect your teachers is to honour the world's parent.
An elder’s steady voice can lift a whole room.
Happiness built on harming your own people does not last.
Teachers and elders are treasure; honour them while you can.
See the divine, the sages and the serpents as members of one household.
Remembering ancestors is a form of gratitude.
Love close ones deeply, and still keep a place for strangers.
Courage runs through generations.
Our ties do not vanish when our positions differ.
Honour the generations that made you.
Gratitude to elders is a lifelong debt of love.
Teach by living what you hope to pass on.
Honour the departed by living well.
Cook for others as well as for yourself.
Heritage is a responsibility more than a trophy.
An elder’s calm steadies the younger ones.
Our hopes are woven with the people we love.
Kinship is not a footnote in the decisions we make.
A table shared is a table blessed.
Your habits become your family’s habits.
Be especially careful with friends and family when wanting becomes intense.
Offer gratitude to those who gave you ground to stand on.
Values passed down are lighter than values rebuilt.
Break a thread knowingly and you will feel the loose end.
How would you treat other beings if you saw them as kin?
What meals bring you comfort and connection?
What cycle in your family or life are you ready to end?
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