The Bhagavad Gita · 2 of 2 · tr. Kashinath Trimbak Telang
Chapter XVI, Section 1b
a man works out his own welfare, and then proceeds to the highest goal.
He who abandoning scripture ordinances, acts under the impulse of desire, does not attain perfection , nor happiness, nor the highest goal.
Therefore in discriminating between w hat should be done and what should not be done, your authority (must.
be) scripture.
And knowing what is declared by the ordinances of scripture, you should perform action in this world.
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“He who devotes himself to learning (seeks) from day to day to increase (his knowledge); he who devotes himself to the Tao (seeks) from day to day to diminish (his doing). He diminishes it and again diminishes it, till he arrives at doing no…”
Both passages discuss the path to the highest goal or enlightenment, but they present opposing views. The Bhagavad Gita emphasizes adherence to scripture and prescribed actions, while the Tao Te Ching advocates for non-action and diminishing one's doing to achieve a state of harmony.