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In chapter 12 Arjuna asks whether the worshipper of the form or of the unmanifest is better; the Lord says that the one who fixes his mind on Him and worships with faith is best (12.1-5).
English 10 min Chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion, an Overview
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Arjuna asks why he is being engaged in terrible action if knowledge is greater than action (3.1-2).
English 10 min Chapter 3: The Yoga of Selfless Action, an Overview
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The 18 chapters and 701 verses of the Gita move in the order of Arjuna's questions: from sitting down in despair to decision.
English 13 min The Eighteen Chapters at a Glance
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The Gita is one conversation between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on a battlefield, in 18 chapters.
English 8 min What Is the Gita?
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Arjuna asks why act at all if knowledge is higher (3.1-2); the chapter turns the question into how to act.
In Depth English 10 min Chapter 3: The Yoga of Selfless Action, an Overview
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Arjuna's question is whether knowledge is higher than action (3.1-2); the chapter answers by changing the question from whether to act to how.
Deeper English 13 min Chapter 3: The Yoga of Selfless Action, an Overview
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No one can stop acting even for a moment (3.5), so the question is how to act.
Simple English 5 min Chapter 3: The Yoga of Selfless Action, an Overview
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Each of the eighteen chapters has one clear job, and Arjuna's questions are what move the talk from one chapter to the next.
In Depth English 14 min The Eighteen Chapters at a Glance
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The eighteen chapters are one conversation between Arjuna and Lord Krishna, and they answer five questions in order.
Simple English 6 min The Eighteen Chapters at a Glance
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Chapter 12 opens with Arjuna asking whether the devotee of the Lord with form or the seeker of the unmanifest knows yoga best; the Lord names the one who fixes the mind on him with faith, and says the unmanifest path also reaches him but is harder for embodied beings (12.1-5).
In Depth English 12 min Chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion, an Overview
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Chapter 12 gives a step for every state of mind: fix the mind on the Lord if it will stay, practise if it will not, work for him if that is hard, and give up the grip on the result if nothing else works.
Simple English 6 min Chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion, an Overview
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