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Vocab and Themes
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svadharma
social duty
kshatriya
warrior
brahman
eternal infinite substance of life
Maya
illusion
samsara
cycle of birth and life
Buddhi
knowledge of unity of brahman and atman
moksha
liberation from samara
yoga
dedicated skill in discipline unattached from fruit of action
Bhakti yoga
yoga of devotion, worship, + love of the divine
karma yoga
yoga of unattached action and performance of dharma
dharma
pursuit of meditating yet acting in the world
jnana yoga
yoga focused on the pursuit of knowledge and the sameness of atman and brahman
atman
eternal selves/souls
focuses on the duty of the warrior caste
which is to fight
according to Arjuna at the beginning of the BG
killing his family would throw the rules of the universe into disarray
atman and brahman
are the same thing
reincarnation
is samsara and the only way to get liberated from it is through moksha
krishna
is brahman and is atman
voluntary inaction
is the only type of good action that leads to spiritual growth and liberation
prakrti
force of nature that makes up the world; made of rajas, sattva, and tamas
meditation is a path to
equanimity
Maya prevents people from seeing
brahman
purusha
spirit
samskara
karmic impression
sattva
clarity
rajas
passion
tamas
dark inertia
threefold gate of hell is
desire, anger, and greed