Topics: responsibility

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Do Not Carry Every Outcome Alone: 'Merely an Instrument' in Plain Words

Afraid that whatever goes wrong will be your doing? In the Gita the Lord tells Arjuna to be merely an instrument. A plain meaning, an example, what it is not, and one small practice for today.

Level: Simple English 6 min Merely an Instrument

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Why 'I Am Not the Doer' Does Not Excuse Us from Responsibility: Gita 3.27, 5.8-9 and 18.14-16

The Gita says the modes of nature do all action and that the knower thinks he does nothing. Does that free us from blame for our mistakes? A reading of the verses, the difference between an honest use of the idea and an alibi, and a short worked example.

Level: In Depth English 5 min Who Is the Doer?