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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Summary

The name of chapter two of the Bhagavad Gita is Sankhya Yoga. The word "Sankhya" means "Number or Numerical" So the chapter talks about the numerical approach towards reality. At the beginning of the chapter, Arjun had encountered few doubts about the situation and psychological state which he was facing at the war field and then he did surrender to Krsna and asked him to enlighten him on this issue and help him to get rid of it.  Krsna first laughed and started his speech with a sarcastic approach where he (Krsna) told Arjun that his behavior was mismatched with the dialog he was sharing. After this, Krsna started to explain two sets of methods. Those are... Sānkhya Yog (Yog of Numericals) Buddhi Yog (Yog of Intelligence) In the Sankhya Yog, there are two aspects. One is Atman and Two is Anatman . In this Yog, there is something that is eternal in nature and this eternal entity is also beyond the impact of Time; thus it neither created nor destroyed. Apart from At...

Summary of Shreemad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1

The summary of Chapter 1 of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the simplest yet it has the foundational importance. To understand the flow of the Bhagavad Gita conversation, it is essential to understand chapter 1 of it. Tulsi Tree There are 47 Slokas in this chapter, among them Arjun's speech started from sloka number 21. So these Slokas can be divided into two sections. In the first section which is from sloka number 2 to sloka number 20, Sanjay spoke about the environment of the War field of Kurukshetra after he received an inquiry from Pro-tem King Dhritarashtra in the First sloka of the first chapter of Shreemad Bhagavad Gita. In the 20th sloka, Sanjay told that Arjun asked Krsna to move the chariot in the middle of both the armies. Krsna listened to Arjun's wise and drove the chariot and placed it in the middle of the Kurukshetra War field under a Banyan Tree(Ficus benghalensis). This is the picture of that tree that is still alive. After that, Krsna gave a perspecti...