Gita Blogs

Gita Blogs

Reflections, articles and reading on yoga philosophy, practice and the classical texts. New writing added regularly.

Chapter 1 — Arjuna Vishada Yoga Gita
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Chapter 1 — Arjuna Vishada Yoga

The yoga of Arjuna's sorrow — the moment of doubt that begins the great dialogue.

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Chapter 2 — Sankhya Yoga (Part 1) Gita
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Chapter 2 — Sankhya Yoga (Part 1)

The yoga of analysis and discrimination — Krishna's response begins to unfold.

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Chapter 2 — Sankhya Yoga (Part 2) Gita
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Chapter 2 — Sankhya Yoga (Part 2)

The eternal nature of the soul, and the path of right action without attachment.

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Chapter 3 — Karma Yoga Gita
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Chapter 3 — Karma Yoga

Selfless action — work performed without attachment to the fruit of the work.

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Chapter 4 — Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga Gita
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Chapter 4 — Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga

Knowledge and action united — the wisdom of right renunciation.

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Chapter 5 — Sannyasa Yoga Gita
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Chapter 5 — Sannyasa Yoga

The path of renouncing fruits of action while remaining engaged in the world.

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Chapter 6 — Dhyana Yoga Gita
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Chapter 6 — Dhyana Yoga

The yoga of meditation — the discipline of stilling the mind.

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Chapter 7 — Jnana Vijnana Yoga Gita
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Chapter 7 — Jnana Vijnana Yoga

Knowledge and realisation — understanding the supreme principle.

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Chapter 8 — Akshara Parabrahma Yoga Gita
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Chapter 8 — Akshara Parabrahma Yoga

The imperishable absolute — what truly endures beyond time.

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Chapter 9 — Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga Gita
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Chapter 9 — Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga

The royal knowledge and the royal secret — the highest of all teachings.

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Chapter 10 — Vibhuti Yoga Gita
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Chapter 10 — Vibhuti Yoga

The divine glories of the supreme — manifest in everything that is.

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Chapter 11 — Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga Gita
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Chapter 11 — Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga

Vision of the universal form — the awe-inspiring revelation to Arjuna.

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Chapter 12 — Bhakti Yoga Gita
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Chapter 12 — Bhakti Yoga

The yoga of devotion — surrender as the surest path to the divine.

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Chapter 13 — Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga Gita
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Chapter 13 — Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga

The field and the knower of the field — distinguishing body from consciousness.

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Chapter 14 — Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga Gita
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Chapter 14 — Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga

The three gunas — sattva, rajas, tamas — and the play of nature.

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Chapter 16 — Daivasura Sampath Yoga Gita
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Chapter 16 — Daivasura Sampath Yoga

The divine and demonic natures — recognising both within ourselves.

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Chapter 17 — Shraddha Traya Yoga Gita
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Chapter 17 — Shraddha Traya Yoga

The three kinds of faith and how each shapes our lives.

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Chapter 18 — Moksha Sannyasa Yoga (Part 1) Gita
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Chapter 18 — Moksha Sannyasa Yoga (Part 1)

Liberation through renunciation — the concluding teaching of the Gita.

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Gita Jayanti — Reflections Reflection
Reflection

Gita Jayanti — Reflections

On the day of the Gita's birth — what these teachings continue to mean today.

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