The Lord's own divine power, made of the three modes, that confuses the mind and is crossed only by taking refuge in him.
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You try hard, yet the same fear, temper or pride returns. Gita 7.14 says in plain words whose power this pull is, why crossing it alone is hard, and what taking refuge in the Lord really asks of you.
Level: Simple English 4 min The Illusory Energy and Surrender
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Why does willpower alone not end our confusion? Read Gita 7.14-15 in order: the illusory energy is the Lord's own power, what taking refuge asks of us, and why some people do not turn to Him.
Level: In Depth English 10 min The Illusory Energy and Surrender
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The Lord turns beings as on a machine, nature compels, and yet Arjuna is told to reflect and do as he wishes. Gita 18.57 to 18.66 read closely: how surrender and free choice belong together, the readings of the last verse and the objections answered.
Level: Deeper English 16 min The Final Counsel: Surrender, Think, Choose
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A close reading of Gita 7.14-15. If the illusory energy is the Lord's own power, how can people be blamed? How refuge and effort fit, five hard questions answered, two streams of commentary, and answers from the Gita and the tradition to the questions left over.
Level: Deeper English 14 min The Illusory Energy and Surrender
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Why do we repeat the same mistake even when we know better? In Gita 7.14-15 the Lord tells that the energy that pulls the mind is His own, that the way across is surrender, and why some do not come to that way.
English 8 min The Illusory Energy and Surrender
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Why do we repeat what we already know is wrong? In Gita 7.14-15 the Lord says the pull on the mind is his own power, that refuge is the way across, and why some people do not take that way.