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William Atkinson / Yogi Ramacharaka's

Bhagavad Gita

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Introduction - The Scene; Theme; and Character - Gloom of Arjuna - Inner Doctrine - The Secret of Work - Spiritual Knowledge - Renunciation - Self Mastery - Spiritual Discernment - Mystery of Omnipresence - Kingly Knowledge - Universal Perfection - Universal Manifestation - Yoga of Devotion - Knower and the Known - Three Gunas or Qualities - Consciousness of the Supreme - Good and Evil Natures - Threefold Faith - Renunciation and Freedom - Contents -

and lack of comprehension. And no one, by mortal mind, really understandeth the mystery, nor knoweth it in its true and essential nature, in spite of all that has been said, taught and thought, concerning it.

'This Real Man that inhabiteth the body, O Arjuna, is invulnerable to harm, hurt, or death --- therefore, why shouldst thou trouble thyself further about the matter? Instead, it is far more worthy of thee, thou Prince of the Warrior Caste, to face thy Duty in the matter, manfully and resolutely. The Duty of a soldier is to fight --- and fight well. And the reward of Duty well done is the opening of the heaven of thy kind, which is possible only to warriors who are so fortunate as to be able to participate in a glorious, just and righteous battle, coming to them unsought.

"And shouldest thou decline the battle, and cast away thy righteous Duty with thy weapons, surely thou wouldst commit a grave crime against thine honor, thy duty and thy people. And, men will see it only as such, and will recite thy crimes in terms of perpetual dishonor; and to such as thou, O Prince, the pangs of death are preferable to the reproach

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