Ep. 124 - सरल भगवद् गीता अध्याय 13 (प्रकृति, पुरुष तथा चेतना) श्लोक 30,33,35 || Bhagavad Gita Simplified Chapter 13 (Nature, the Enjoyer and Consciousness) - Verses 30,33,35 || 11/08/2022

(Verse 30) In material consciousness, the ego makes us identify with the body, and thus we attribute the actions of the body to the soul, and think, “I am doing this…I am doing that.” But the enlightened soul perceives that while eating, drinking, talking, walking, etc. it is only the body that acts. Yet, it cannot shrug the responsibility for the actions performed by the body. Just as the President is responsible for the decision of the country to go to war, although he does not fight in it himself, similarly, the soul is responsible for the actions of a living entity, even though they are performed by the body, mind, and intellect. That is why a spiritual aspirant must keep both sides in mind.  (Verse 33) Shri Krishna asserts that the self is of the nature of “chit”. It is knowledge, awareness, and consciousness personified.  (Verse 35) In the last verse of the chapter, Krishna summarizes the contents of the chapter. Those who know the difference between two knowers of the field, the jiva, and Paramatma, along with the field (the material body). Among the knowers of the field, the jiva, enjoying the qualities of the field, is bound up but is also liberated by knowledge. - Send in a Voice Message - https://anchor.fm/spirituallearningpodcast/message