Indian Philosophy
Bhagavad Gita: 6 key ideas
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- IDEA 1 OF 6
Act without attachment to results
You have a right to your work, not to its fruits.
Do your duty fully and let go of anxiety about outcomes.
- IDEA 2 OF 6
Svadharma
It is better to do your own duty imperfectly than another's well.
Find and commit to your own path.
- IDEA 3 OF 6
Equanimity
Stay steady in success and failure, pleasure and pain.
Balance of mind is called yoga.
- IDEA 4 OF 6
The self is eternal
The true self is not born and does not die.
This view removes fear of loss.
- IDEA 5 OF 6
Three paths
Knowledge, devotion and selfless action are all routes to liberation.
- IDEA 6 OF 6
Master the mind
The mind is restless, but with practice and detachment it can be steadied.
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