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You promise to stop and then do it again, knowing better. Arjuna asked the same question, and the Gita names the push behind it, how it covers what you know, and the order in which to meet it.
Level: Simple English 6 min The Enemy Called Desire
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Eight verses on why a person acts against his own will: Arjuna's question, the enemy named, how it covers knowledge, where it sits, and the order in which it is met. Each verse in plain words.
Level: In Depth English 11 min The Enemy Called Desire
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If action binds and knowledge is higher, why not stop acting? Gita 3.1 to 3.8 explained in order: no one can stop, the pretender, the better way, and why action beats inaction.
Level: In Depth English 12 min Can We Simply Stop Acting?
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Arjuna asks why he must act if knowledge is higher. The Lord's reply (3.4 to 3.8) shows that freedom lies in the claim and not in the motion. A close reading, the traditions and the objections.
Level: Deeper English 16 min Can We Simply Stop Acting?
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Does the Gita name an outside force or a state of the person as what drives us against our will? Three streams of commentary, seven objections and the questions Gita 3.36–43 raises, answered from the Gita and the tradition.
Level: Deeper English 14 min The Enemy Called Desire
Quick summary
Chapter 3 of the Gita at a glance: Arjuna asks why act if knowledge is greater, and the Lord answers: do not give up work, change the way you hold it. The whole chapter in seven steps.
English 10 min Chapter 3: The Yoga of Selfless Action, an Overview
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Why does a person do wrong even when he knows what is right, as if someone were dragging him? In Gita 3.36 to 3.43 the Lord answers this and shows in what order this enemy is to be met.
English 8 min The Enemy Called Desire