16. Dealing with Pain, Roles & Identity, Swadharma, Causal Body – BG CH2.14

Roles and identity: We assume different roles (father, worker, teacher etc.) but can lose ourselves in those roles. Wisdom is recognizing there is an “I” separate from these roles.Swadharma: Defined as one's personal duty or “what is to be done” based on one's values and relationships.Nature of the Self (Atma): The Self is not an object to be experienced in the future, but the ever-present awareness in which all experiences occur.Moksha (liberation): Not gaining something new, but removing the ignorance that obscures our true nature as awareness.Ishwara's grace: God's grace is earned through your own effort you put in to help yourself.Continuity of the Jiva: The causal body continues across lifetimes, carrying impressions and tendencies.Assimilation of knowledge: Even after gaining self-knowledge, one needs to continue immersing in the teaching to remove lingering notions of being limited.See notes for this session at: https://www.yesvedanta.com/bg2/