02
Oct
Krishna Declares the Person Who Transcends the Gunas
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G S Sachin
Context: Krishna’s teaching in the Bhagavad Gītā
In the Bhagavad Gītā’s chapter on the three qualities — often called the Guna‑traya‑vi...
02
Oct
Krishna Describes the Effects of Tamas
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What is tamas?
In classical Indian thought, the three gunas — sattva, rajas and tamas — are fundamental qualities that shape mind, beha...
01
Oct
Krishna Explains the Bondage of Rajas
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Context: the three guṇas in the Gītā
In the Bhagavad Gītā, Krishna speaks repeatedly about the three guṇas — basic qualities of nature ...
01
Oct
Krishna Describes the Qualities of Sattva
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Krishna’s teaching on sattva — a quick orientation
In the Bhagavad Gītā, Krishna describes three fundamental qualities or tendencies ca...
01
Oct
Krishna Explains the Three Gunas
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Opening — why the gunas matter
When Krishna speaks of the three gunas — basic qualities that colour nature and mind — he gives a simpl...
01
Oct
Krishna Explains Why the Soul Is Eternal Witness
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Setting: Krishna’s courtroom teaching
In the Bhagavad Gītā, Krishna speaks directly to Arjuna in the middle of the battlefield, and on...
01
Oct
Krishna Explains the Nature of Prakriti and Purusha
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What are *prakriti* and *purusha*?
Prakriti — often translated as “nature” or “matter” — denotes the dynamic, material principle: chang...
30
Sep
Krishna Says He Is the Knower in All Bodies
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Krishna as the "knower" — what the phrase means
When people say “Krishna says he is the knower in all bodies,” they are summarising a t...
30
Sep
Krishna Explains Knowledge and the Knowable
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Context and core question
The Bhagavad Gītā is often read as a dialogue about duty, devotion and liberation. One sustained strand in K...
30
Sep
Krishna Explains the Distinction Between Body and Soul
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Where Krishna teaches the distinction
The clearest statements of Krishna’s teaching on the difference between body and soul appear in ...