Context
Bhagavad Geetha contains these many verses
About 700
This is the word to indicate Atma, who is the in dweller of the body
Dehi
This , a nature of atma, is something that never changes, has no non-existence , and hence can never be negated
Sat
These are called 4 types of goals, "Purusharthas" of human beings
Artha, Kaama, Dharma and Mokshya
It is common understanding that everything exists in time. But time it self exists in this
Consciousness/Chit
These are the people who have verses in Bhagavad Geetha
Dhrtarashtra, Arjuna, Krishna, and Sanjaya
This , is what causes bondage for every action
Karma Phala or results of the action
This , which has a cause, that depends on something else for its existence
Asat
These three things are essential for any action
Karta(doer), Karma( action), and Karma Phala ( result of the action)
This verse “Ashochyanava Shochastvam…” meaning this, is the beginning of Geetha teaching
There is no legitimacy for sorrow. Physical pain is something to be endured and cured , but sorrow is something we build on
Bhagavad Geetha is in this parva of Mahabharata
Bheeshma Parva
This word means “That pervades everything”
Vishnu
This is Atma with body-mind-sense complex
Jeevatma
This group of 3 terms is commonly used to describe the nature/reality of Atma
Sat-Chit-Ananda
This is one of the most common misunderstandings about Atma
Atmas are many OR every one has a separate Atma
'Bhagavad Geetha' means these two things :
Song Of Bhagavan/God and Song about God/Bhagava
While Yoga means gaining something that one does not have, something desirable, this word means sustaining/protecting what one already has
Kshema
These are the 3 degree of realities
Sat, Asat, Tuchham
This group of 3 words is the prescribed methodology to become a Jnyani
Shravanam, Mananam, and Nidhidhysanam
This is the most fundamental problem of all human beings
I am Subject to Sorrow or I am a limited being. The lack of understating/Ignorance about who “I am” is the root cause of this problem
These are the two subject matters of Geetha
Karma Yoga and Aatma Jnyana
Doing Karma, for the sole purpose of self-purification( i.e. Anthakarana Shuddi) is called as this :
Karma-Yoga
The root cause of ignorance about oneself is this
Confusion between Sat and Asat, and Atma and Anatma
These 3 together are called “Prasthana Trayas”
Upanishads, Bhagavad Geetha, and Brahma Sutras
One of the great revelation is this : “ It is not that things exist, but…
Existence appears in different forms and names