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Chapter 3: The Yoga of Selfless Action, an Overview: Quick Summary
Arjuna asks why he is being engaged in terrible action if knowledge is greater than action (3.1-2).
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The Eighteen Chapters at a Glance: Quick Summary
The 18 chapters and 701 verses of the Gita move in the order of Arjuna's questions: from sitting down in despair to decision.
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What Is the Gita?: Quick Summary
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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Gita Chapter 3 at a Glance: Seven Questions the Chapter Answers
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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Gita Chapter 3: Where It Seems to Contradict Itself and How the Verses Hold Together
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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The Eighteen Chapters of the Gita in Order: What Each Chapter Does and Why It Comes Next
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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What Is in the Gita's Eighteen Chapters? A Plain Guide to Where to Start
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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