MMW 12 Chapter Notes - Chapter The Bhagavad Gita: Sattva, Adharma, Bhagavad Gita
31 Jan 2017
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Mmw 12 textbook notes the bhagavad-gita: introduction, the first teaching, the. Battlefield where war is about to begin: also represents state of mind. Dharma is in karma, which is in the universal order: a warrior"s duty is in the relationship between the cosmic and human actions, which is in the universal order. Freedom is in disciplined action: not renunciation of the world. Asks for the story and the narrator begins telling it. Arjuna does not want them to fight. Arjuna is sad, and krishna tells him to fight. Death is not the end: cycle of rebirth. Being a coward is worse than fighting the battle. There is only winning in this situation: winning the battle is winning, dying is going on to heaven. Be active and engaging in the world. Give up desire: peace through lack of desire. Everyone is forced to act at all times in some way: without action one cannot live.
