Costume Change (2.22)
What is the Atma Compared to in this verse?
It is compared to clothes.
Name one of the four things that cannot hurt the soul.
Fire, Water, Wind, or Weapons (Swords).
True or False: The soul was born on your last birthday.
False! The soul was never born; it has always existed.
What does the soul throw away when it gets old?
Like clothes are changed, it is believed the Atma changes bodies.
Why can’t a sword cut the soul?
Because the soul is "unbreakable" and "unsliceable"—it is spiritual, not physical!
Verse 13 says the soul moves through the body like a kid moves through...?
School grades or life stages (Boyhood, Youth, Old Age).
What does the soul "put on" after leaving an old body?
Like brand new clothes, a brand new body!
What is the soul’s "invisibility" superpower called in Verse 25?
Avyakta (which means it cannot be seen by human eyes)
Verse 14 says feelings are like which "season" cycle?
The seasons (specifically Winter and Summer).
In Verse 14, Krishna says we should stay calm during "heat and cold" because those feelings will eventually go away on their own.
True, this is titiksha
The Atma gets older and weaker every time you have a birthday (Verse 20).
False! (The soul is "unborn and eternal"; it never gets old even when the body does). Think Video Game Analogy
What is the Atma (or Consciousness)?
Think of a video game character. The character on the screen can get hit or lose a life, but the player holding the controller is perfectly safe in their living room. Krishna says the soul is like that player—it "pervades" (is spread through) the entire body, but it can never be destroyed by anything in the game.
What is Atma/Consciousness (or the Soul)?
Clue- take help of Video Game Analogy, Snow man analogy.
In Verse 16, Krishna explains that "The Unreal" (like our bodies or a temporary mood) is always changing and eventually disappears. However, "The Real" (The Atma) has no change and never stops existing. This "Real" part of you is described in Verse 17 as being spread throughout your whole body like this invisible physical force.
What is Titiksha?
Krishna uses the changing of Winter and Summer to explain this Sanskrit word, which means "tolerant endurance." It’s the ability to stay calm even when feelings like heat, cold, happiness, or sadness come and go.
What is Grieve (or worry/cry)?
Krishna tells Arjuna that all living things are invisible before they are born, they become visible in the middle (while they are alive), and they become invisible again after they die. Since they are just moving from one "invisible room" to another, Krishna says there is no reason to do this.