Category: Chapter 2
This category covers all commentaries on chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita. This chapter is a summary of remaining Gita, covering knowledge on absolute truth, importance of performing self-duty and traits of the wise men
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After Shri Krishna briefly covers Karma-yoga (Ref V2.39 to V2.53), Arjun responds with a strange question about the realized saint, the one in samadhi, the one with steady wisdom, referred as Sthitaprajña (स्थितप्रज्ञ). He wants to know more about such person. However, not knowing what to ask, he ends up asking a childlike innocent questions…
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After educating Arjun on the highest knowledge, Shri Krishna transitions to the topic of Karma-yoga. He attracts Arjun’s attention stating that what is taught so far is a “theoretical knowledge” (from V2.11 to V2.38), now it is time to understand the “practical” aspects of it – i.e. application of this knowledge in day-to-day life. (Ref…
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After setting the background with the highest knowledge, Shri Krishna switches focus to the performance of one’s duty and specifically instructs Arjun on his duty as warrior. While the lord comes down to transactional reality for this subject, we must see the importance of performance of self-duty in spiritual development as well (this will be…