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Can We Simply Stop Acting?: Quick Summary
Arjuna asks why action if knowledge is greater, and asks the Lord for one clear road (3.1-2).
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14. The Yoga of the Three Qualities of Nature
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Duty, Honour and Fear: Quick Summary
The Lord speaks to Arjuna in his own language: duty, name and what people will say (2.31-37).
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I Want to Stop Doing Everything: What the Gita Says About Quitting
No one can do nothing, even for a moment. Breathing, sleeping and thinking are all action (3.5, 3.8).
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Afraid of What People Will Say? What the Gita Says About Duty and Disgrace
The Lord speaks to Arjuna in the language of duty and name, because those are what Arjuna cares about (2.31-37).
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