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Duty, Honour and Fear: Quick Summary
The Lord speaks to Arjuna in his own language: duty, name and what people will say (2.31-37).
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Does the Gita Teach War and Violence? What the Verses Say
The Gita opens with the warrior refusing to fight (1.28-47). Everything that follows is an answer to that refusal.
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Afraid of What People Will Say? What the Gita Says About Duty and Disgrace
The Lord speaks to Arjuna in the language of duty and name, because those are what Arjuna cares about (2.31-37).
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