Golden Quotes: Those who channelize their thoughts are free from worries, then how to channelize thoughts?

Those who channelize their thoughts of expectations from others to giving to others are free from worries. Then how can we channelize our thoughts? 

Here are simple examples of channelizing one's thoughts in the right direction and become free from all personal worries.

Never ask what your parents have done for you; instead, ask what you have done for your parents.

Never ask what your country has done for you; instead, what you have done for your country.

Never ask what this world has given you; instead ask what you have given to this world.

Yadyadaacharati shreshtha - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 21

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is. If you are pressed against time to go through around 700 verses of Bahgavad Gita, then this is the right place for you. This collection of verses is brought to you after years of listening to Bhagavad Gita from different sources. There is a separate post for complete list of verses.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 21

English:

Yadyadaacharati shreshthastattadevetaro janah
Sa yat pramaanam kurute lokah tad anuvartate

Sanskrit: 

यदयदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः
स यत् प्रमाणम् कुरुते लोकः तदनुवर्तते

Oriya: 

ଯଦଯଦାଚରତି ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠସ୍ତତ୍ତଦେବେତରୋ ଜନଃ
ସ ଯତ୍ ପରମାଣମ୍ କୁରୁତେ ଲୋକଃ ତଦନୁବର୍ତତେ

Selected word meaning:
यत् yat = whatever, यत् yat = and whichever, आचरति aacharati = conduct onself, श्रेष्ठ: shreshthah = a respectable leader, तत् tat = that, तत् tat = and that alone, एव eva = certainly, इतरः itarah = common, जनः janah = person, सः sah = he, यत् yat = whichever, प्रमाणं pramanam = evidence, कुरुते kurute = does perform, लोकः lokah = all the world, तत् tat = that, अनुवर्तते anuvartate = follow

Translation:
Whatsoever a great personality does, common men also do and whatever he sets up as standard, that the world follows.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Karmanaiva hi samsiddhim - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 20

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is. If you are pressed against time to go through around 700 verses of Bahgavad Gita, then this is the right place for you. This collection of verses is brought to you after years of listening to Bhagavad Gita from different sources. There is a separate post for complete list of verses.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 20

English:

Karmanaiva hi samsiddhim aasthitaa janakaadayah
Lokasangraham evaapi sampashyan kartum arhasi

Sanskrit: 

कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिम् आस्थिता जनकादयः
लोकसंग्रहम् एवापि सम्पश्यन् कर्तुम् अर्हसि

Oriya: 

କର୍ମଣେଇବ ହି ସଂସିଦ୍ଧିମ୍ ଆସ୍ଥିତା ଜନକାଦୟଃ
ଲୋକସଂଗ୍ରହମ୍ ଏବାପି ସମ୍ପଶ୍ୟନ୍ କର୍ତୁମ୍ ଅର୍ହସି

Selected word meaning:
karmanaa - by work, eva - likewise, hi - certainly, samsiddhim - perfection, aasthitaah - situated, janaka adayah - Janaka and other kings, loka sangraham - welfare of world, eva - also, api - for the sake of, sampashyan - by considering, kartum - to perform, arhasi - deserve

Translation:
King Janaka and others attained perfection by performing duties. Similarly, for the welfare of world you should perform your duties.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Tasmaat asaktah satatam - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 19

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is. If you are pressed against time to go through around 700 verses of Bahgavad Gita, then this is the right place for you. This collection of verses is brought to you after years of listening to Bhagavad Gita from different sources. There is a separate post for complete list of verses.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 19

English:

Tasmaat asaktah satatam kaaryam karma samaachara
Asakto hyaacharan karma param aapnoti poorushah

Sanskrit: 

तस्मात् असक्तः सततम् कार्यम् कर्म समाचर
असक्तो हयाचारन् कर्म परमाप्नोति पुरूष:

Oriya: 

ତସ୍ମାତ୍ ଅସକ୍ତଃ ସତତମ୍ କାର୍ଯମ୍ କର୍ମ ସମାଚର
ଅସକ୍ତୋ ହ୍ୟାଚରନ୍ କର୍ମ ପରମାପ୍ନୋତି ପୂରୁଷହ

Selected word meaning:
tasmaat - therefore, asaktah - without attachment, satatam - constantly, kaaryam - prescribed actions (duties), karma - work, samachara - perfectly perform, asaktah - nonattached, hi - certainly, acharan - by performing, karma - work, param - the Supreme, aapnoti - achieves, purusah - a person

Translation:
Therefore, without attachment, always do your prescribed duties since by performing prescribed duties a person attains the Supreme.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Evam pravartitam chakram - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 16

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is. If you are pressed against time to go through around 700 verses of Bahgavad Gita, then this is the right place for you. This collection of verses is brought to you after years of listening to Bhagavad Gita from different sources. There is a separate post for complete list of verses.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 16

English:

Evam pravartitam chakram naanuvartayateeha yah
Aghaayur indriyaaraamo mogham paartha sa jeevati

Sanskrit: 

एवं प्रवर्तितम् चक्रम् नानुवर्तयतीह यः
अधायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघम् पार्थ स जीवाति

Oriya: 

ଏବଂ ପ୍ରବର୍ତିତମ୍ ଚକ୍ରମ୍ ନାନୁବର୍ତୟତୀହ ୟଃ
ଅଧାୟୁରିନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟାରାମୋ ମୋଘମ୍ ପାର୍ଥ ସ ଜୀବତି

Selected word meaning:
evam - thus prescribed, pravartitam - established by the Vedas, chakram - cycle (of life set revolving by the Lord Bramha or Vedic scriptures), na - does not, anuvartayati - adopt, iha - in this life, yah - one who, agha aayuh - living in sin, indriya aaraamah - satisfied in sense gratification, mogham - useless, partha - O son of Prtha (Arjuna), sah - one who does so, jivati - lives

Translation:
O Arjuna, one who in this world does not adopt the cycle of life thus set revolving (by the Lord Bramha or Vedic scriptures), remains engaged in sense gratification, lives a useless and sinful life.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON