Chapter 18: The Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation

Step 1 of 11 Chapter 18 Overview Coming soon

Step 2 of 11 Relinquishment and Renunciation of Action What exactly does the Gita ask us to give up, and what must we keep? Start here: renunciation drops desire-driven acts, relinquishment drops the claim on the fruit, and duty stays. Simple · 6 min In Depth · 13 min Deeper · 16 min

Step 3 of 11 Who Is the Doer? The Gita says nature's modes perform all action and the self is a non-doer, yet it counts the doer among five causes. Gita 3.27-29, 5.8-14 and 18.13-17 on the mistake of 'I do it all' and how it is mended. Simple · 6 min In Depth · 13 min Deeper · 16 min

Step 4 of 11 Three Kinds Of Knowledge Action And Doer Coming soon

Step 5 of 11 Clear Thinking And Resolve Coming soon

Step 6 of 11 Three Kinds Of Happiness Coming soon

Step 7 of 11 One's Own Duty Why do we tire ourselves wearing someone else's way? The Gita says one's own duty, done imperfectly, is better than another's done well. Start here for readings at three depths. Simple · 6 min In Depth · 15 min Deeper · 19 min

Step 8 of 11 Freedom Through Action How action stops binding, what the mind must gather and give up, and how serenity ripens into devotion: the subject of Gita 18.49 to 18.56. Simple · 6 min In Depth · 13 min Deeper · 19 min

Step 9 of 11 The Final Counsel: Surrender, Think, Choose How can I put down the feeling that I must handle everything alone without giving up my duties? Gita 18.57 to 18.66: surrender the actions in the mind, take refuge, reflect fully and then choose freely. Simple · 7 min In Depth · 10 min Deeper · 16 min

Step 10 of 11 Who Should Hear This Teaching Coming soon

Step 11 of 11 Delusion Gone: I Will Act The Gita's last seven verses: the Lord asks whether the delusion is gone, Arjuna says he will act, and Sanjaya closes with his joy and his verdict. Simple · 5 min In Depth · 10 min Deeper · 14 min

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