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# 11030 (B) Gita Chapters EO
# 11030 (B) Gita Chapters EO
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Bhagavad Gita
Chapter 3
3.12 The one, who receives gifts and gives no gifts in return, is verily a thief!
3:38 …As a flame can be veiled by smoke, as a mirror can be covered by dust, as an
passions!
3:40.The indriyas, including the mind and buddhi, are the field of its action.
3.43 Destroy, O mighty-armed, this enemy in the form of the hard-to-conquer desire of
“earthly” boons.
Chapter 4
4.10 Purified in the Fire of Wisdom attain Great Love for Me.
4.19 His deeds are purified by the fire of the developed consciousness.
4.36 Even then you could cross the sea of suffering on the boat of this wisdom!
4:37 …As fire turns firewood into ashes, so does the fire of wisdom burns all false
actions to ashes!
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4:42. Therefore, cutting the doubts born of ignorance with the sword of Atman’s wisdom
Of the metaphors and similes in the third and fourth chapters of the Bhagavad Gita, stands
out, “The one, who receives gifts and gives no gifts in return, is verily a thief” (14). During daily
interactions and in life in general, giving and receiving are essential norms. Humans need to
receive care, nourishments, physiological and other needs from fellow humans. Moreover, they,
plants, and animals require different live-sustaining elements from each other. One who is
always receiving is a thief according to the wisdom of the Gita, because they only deplete yet
never replenish sources from which they take. Their partner soon resents a husband or wife who
only receives complements, material, and emotional support without reciprocating. This applies
to all interpersonal relationships, even between and among some animals. The idea that taking
without giving is hard to communicate to people with a dependency syndrome, and so they need
to be likened to thieves so that they gain awareness of their unfairness. The insight reveals that
even children who benefit from parental care must soon be there for their parents in matters and
manners.
The Bhagavad Gita is a philosophical book from India, similar to the Tao Te Ching from
China, and the Bible from Europe. The epic poem is part of a larger body of work known as the
and an incarnated deity providing it. The central concept of the Gita is detachment. “Renouncing
the attachment to the reward for your actions, be-come even-minded in success and failure, O
Dhananjaya! Such equanimity is characteristic of Yoga” (Antonov 12). Detaching means that as
much one enjoys the things they own, feel, or are linked to, they must be indifferent about these.
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One of the instances that have ever forced me into detachment is breaking up from the
mother of my child, and high-school sweetheart. With this heartbreak came life without the
smiles of my son and his brother. Although recovering from separating from my girlfriend was
relatively smooth, it was almost impossible to get used to life without the children. Emotionally
and cognitively attached, I used to think about them all the time, which caused me distress and
interfered with my work. Finally, when it had taken its toll on me, I received yoga-related
therapy from a relative. A Yogi for a decade, he explained detachment to me and guided me in
meditating on ‘letting go.’ Soon enough, I was happy to see just any child like I would see my
own. I have learned that love is not possessive and that missing my children can be done
Works Cited
Antonov, Vladimir. Bhagavad Gita with Commentaries. Translated by and Mikhail Nikolenko,
2011.