Bhagavad Gita, Part B
Story Source: The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Ramanand Prasad.
Chapter 10: Manifestation of the Absolute
- Krishna powers the universe
Chapter 11: Vision of the Cosmic Form
- Krishna's Universal form
- the entire universe in Krishna's body
- Krishna: "you are only an instrument, O Arjuna", suggesting determinism
Chapter 12: Path of Devotion
- renunciation of the fruit of work>meditation>knowledge>ritual (12.12)
- good qualities: content, subdued mind, firm resolve (12.14) sounds like Yudhishthira
Chapter 13: Creation and the Creator
- lists of qualities
- "Attachment to the Gunas (due to ignorance caused by previous Karma)" (13.21)
Chapter 14: Three Gunas of Nature
- Sattva to happiness, rajas to action, tamas to ignorance (14.09)
- imbalance creates negative behavior
- dying during Sattva dominance leads to heaven (14.14)
- Raja death reborn as action utilitarian type (14.15)
- Tamas death reborn into ignorant lower creature (14.15)
- Source of desires and behavioral flaws
- How does Arjuna have time to go into this much detail when the other side is literally lined up for battle??
Chapter 15: Supreme Spirit
- karmic bondage (15.02) caused by roots of ego and desires
- soul body distinction, Atma is imperishable (15.16)
- "O sinless Arjuna" (15.20) odd phrase
Chapter 16: Divine and Demonic Qualities
- Divine qualities lead to nirvana
- "lust, anger, and greed are the three gates of hell" (16.21)
Chapter 17: Threefold Faith
- More details on behavior
Chapter 18: Nirvana Through Renunciation
- Argument over works being included
- no attachments whatsoever
- This is more relevant to Arjuna's current dilemma I guess since he is sad to battle familiar faces
- 5 causes for the accomplishment of all actions (18.13)
- very confused who is speaking in the last stanza
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