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Does the Gita Turn Away from Hearing? A Close Reading of Gita 2.39–46 and 2.52–53

The passage teaches one thing from two ends. The mind needs one resolve, and the resolve takes root only when the mind rests in the Self (2.41, 2.53).

Deeper English 16 min Buddhi Yoga: The Resolute Intellect

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Seeing Inaction in Action: A Close Reading of Gita 4.16 to 4.24

Non-action is rejected as an exit in the third chapter and praised as the mark of the wise in the fourth, because the word carries two senses, not acting and acting without being bound (4.18).

Deeper English 11 min Karma and Akarma: Acting Without Being Bound

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Why Does the Gita Say “Do Not Grieve” in So Many Ways? A Close Reading of 2.11–30

The twenty verses give different reasons for not grieving, for different listeners, and they agree in outcome. One is the lasting self (2.16–25), one is the unavoidable cycle (2.26–28), and one is the self in every being (2.29–30).

Deeper English 14 min The Imperishable Self

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