The Bhagavad Gita

[Dwarak_Das]

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**Chapter XIII:

Kshetrakshetrajnavibhagayogo or “The Book by Religion of Separation of Matter and Spirit”
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Arjuna: Now would I hear, O gracious Kesava!1 Of Life which seems, and Soul beyond, which sees, And what it is we know - or seem to know.

Lord Krishna:

Only that knowledge knows which knows the known By the knower

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The elements, the conscious life, the mind, The unseen vital force, the nine great gates Of the body, or the five domains of sense, Desire, dislike, pleasure and pain, and thought Deep-woven, and persistency of being; These all are wrought on matter by the Soul!
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Know thou that Nature and the Spirit both Have no beginning! Know that qualities And changes of them are by Nature wrought; That Nature puts to work the acting frame, But Spirit doth inform it, and so cause Feeling of pain and pleasure. Spirit, linked To moulded matter, entereth into bond With qualities by Nature framed, and, thus Married to matter, breeds the birth again In good or evil yonis.
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O Prince! That Ultimate, High Spirit, Uncreate, Unqualified, even when it entereth flesh Taketh no stain of acts, worketh in nought! Like to th’ ethereal air, pervading all, Which, for sheer subtlety, avoideth taint, The subtle Soul sits everywhere, unstained: Like to the light of the all-piercing sun [Which is not changed by aught is shines upon,] The Soul’s light shineth pure in every place; And they who, by such eye of wisdom see How matter, and what deals with it, divide; And how the Spirit and the flesh have strife, These wise ones go the way which leads to Life!

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Chapter XIV: Gunatrayavibhagayog or “The Book of Religion by Separation from the Qualities”

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Lord Krishna:

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Sattwan, Rajas, and Tamas, so are named, The qualities of Nature, “Soothfastness,” “Passion,” and “Ignorance.” These three bind down The changeless Spirit in the changeful flesh. Whereof sweet “Soothfastness” - by purity Living unsullied and enlightened - binds The sinless Soul to happiness and truth; And Passion, being kin to appetite, And breeding impulse and propensity, Binds the embodied Soul, O Kunti’s Son! By tie of works. But Ignorance, the child Of Darkness, blinding mortal men, binds down Their souls to stupor, sloth, and drowsiness.
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When, watching life, the living man perceives The only actors are the Qualities, And knows what lives beyond the Qualities, Then is he come nigh unto Me!
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He who with equanimity surveys Lustre of goodness, strife of passion, sloth Of ignorance, not angry if they are, Not angry when they are not: he who sits A sojourner and stranger in their midst Unruffled, standing off, saying - serene When troubles break, “These are the Qualities!” He unto whom - self-centred-grief and joy Sound as one word; to whose deep-seeing eyes The clod, the marble, and the gold are one; Whose equal heart holds the same gentleness For lovely and unlovely things, firm-set, Well-pleased in praise and dispraise; satisfied With honor or dishonor; unto friends And unto foes alike in tolerance, Detached from undertakings, - he is named Surmounter of the Qualities!

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Chapter XV: Purushottamapraptiyogo or “The Book of Religion by attaining the Supreme”

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Lord Krishna:

Men call the Aswattha, - the Banyan-tree, Which hath its boughs beneath, its roots on high, The ever-holy tree. Yea! for its leaves Are green and waving hymns which whisper Truth! Who knoweth well the Aswattha, knows all.

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When, in this world of manifested life, The undying Spirit, setting forth from Me, Taketh on form, it draweth to itself From Being’s storehouse, - which containeth all, Senses and intellect. The Sovereign Soul
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For in this world Being is twofold: the Divided, one; The Undivided, one. All things that live Are “the Divided.” That which sits apart, “The Undivided.”
Higher still is One, The Highest, holding all whose Name is Lord, The Eternal, Sovereign, First! Who fills all worlds, Sustaining them. And - dwelling thus beyond Divided Life and Undivided - I Am called of men and Vedas, God Supreme, The Purushottama.

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Chapter XVI: Daivasarasaupadwibhagayog or “The Book of the Separateness of the Divine and Undivine”

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Lord Krishna:

Fearlessness, singleness of soul, the will Always to strive for wisdom; opened hand And governed appetites; and piety And love of lonely study; humbleness, Uprightness, heed to injure nought which lives, Truthfulness, slowness unto wrath, a mind That lightly letteth go what others prize; And equanimity, and charity Which spieth no man’s faults; and tenderness Towards all that suffer; a contented heart, Fluttered by no desires; a bearing mild, Modest, and grave, with manhood nobly mixed With patience, fortitude, and purity; An unrevengeful spirit, never given To rate itself too high; - such be the signs, O Indian Price! of him whose feet are set On that fair path which leads to heavenly birth!
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The Doors of Hell Are threefold, whereby men to ruin pass, The door of Lust, the door of Wrath, the door Of Avarice. Let a man shun those three! He who shall turn aside from entering All those three gates of Narak, wendeth straight To find his peace, and comes to Swarga’s gate. . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter XVII: Sraddhatrayavibhagayog or “The Book of Religion by the Three-fold Kinds of Faith”

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Lord Krishna:
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Words causing no man woe, words ever true, Gentle and pleasing words, and those ye say In murmured reading of a Sacred Writ, These make the true religiousness of Speech.
Serenity of soul, benignity, Sway of the silent Spirit, constant stress To sanctify the Nature, - these things make Good rite, and true religiousness of Mind.
Such threefold faith, in highest piety Kept, with no hope of gain, by hearts devote, Is perfect work of Sattwan, true belief.
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Religion followed by a witless will To torture self, or come at power to hurt Another, - 'tis of Tamas, dark and ill.

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Chapter XVIII: Mokshasanyasayog or “The Book of Religion by Deliverance and Renunciation”

This is the last chapter of The Bhagvat Gita. After Lord Krishna finishes his clarifications and teachings, Arjuna’s doubts stand resolved and he is ready to do his duty.
Sanjaya, who is relating this dialogue to Dhridrashtr, as written by Sage Ved Vyas concludes at the end.

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Lord Krishna:
Renunciation is of threefold form, And Worship, Penance, Alms, not to be stayed; Nay, to be gladly done; for all those three Are purifying waters for true souls!
Yet must be practised even those high works In yielding up attachment, and all fruit Produced by works. This is My judgment, Prince! This My insuperable and fixed decree!
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Arjun! Abstaining from attachment to the work, Abstaining from rewardment in the work, While yet one doeth it full faithfully, Saying, “'Tis right to do!” that is “true” act And abstinence! Who doeth duties so, Unvexed if his work fail, if it succeed Unflattered, in his own heart justified, Quit of debates and doubts, his is “true” act: For, being in the body, none may stand Wholly aloof from act: yet, who abstains From profit of his acts is abstinent.
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the makings five Which go to every act, in Sankhya taught As necessary. First the force; and then The agent; next, the various instruments; Fourth, the especial effort; fifth, the God. What work soever any mortal doth Of body, mind, or speech, evil or good, By these five doth he that. Which being thus, Whoso, for lack of knowledge, seeth himself As the sole actor, knoweth nought at all And seeth nought.
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Knowledge, the thing known, and the mind which knows, These make the threefold starting-ground of act. The act, the actor, and the instrument, These make the threefold total of the deed. But knowledge, agent, act, are differenced By three dividing qualities. Hear now Which be the qualities dividing them.
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The work of Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, And Sudras, O thou Slayer of thy Foes! Is fixed by reason of the Qualities Planted in each:
A Brahman’s virtues, Prince! Born of his nature, are serenity, Self-mastery, religion, purity, Patience, uprightness, learning, and to know The truth of things which be. A Kshatriya’s pride, Born of his nature, lives in valor, fire, Constancy, skilfulness, spirit in fight, And open-handedness and noble mien, As of a lord of men. A Vaisya’s task, Born with his nature, is to till the ground, Tend cattle, venture trade. A Sudra’s state, Suiting his nature, is to minister.
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Hath this been heard by thee, O Indian Prince! With mind intent? hath all the ignorance Which bred thy trouble - vanished, My Arjun?

Arjuna:
Trouble and ignorance are gone! the Light Hath come unto me, by Thy favor, Lord! Now am I fixed! my doubt is fled away! According to Thy word, so will I do!

Sanjaya:
Thus have I told, with heart a-thrill, this wise and wondrous thing By great Vyasa’s learning writ, how Krishna’s self made known The Yoga, being Yoga’s Lord. So is the high truth shown!

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Lord Krishna:

whoso, full of faith, Heareth wisely what it saith, Heareth meekly, - when he dies, Surely shall his spirit rise To those regions where the Blest, Free of flesh, in joyance rest

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Thanks for this opportunity to share the beauty and wisdom of The Bhagvat Gita. It is my sincere hope that it brings peace wisdom and truth to all.

OM NAMO BHAGAVATHAE VASUDEVAYA!

[NeSCio]

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ppl, it's all cool and fun to paste large sections copied from external sources, but the focus should be on debating/discussing.......everyone can do a google search

so if u paste something, i at least expect some notes from the poster as well about his views on the subject matter

[Dwarak_Das]

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Will do....

[NaAsTy]

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Whats the point of this thread ?

[Dwarak_Das]

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Obviously to spread some words of ancient wisdom

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