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Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 7: Jnana Vijnana Yoga

30 verses

Verse 1

The Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, hear how you shall, without doubt, know Me fully, with your mind intent on Me, practicing Yoga and taking refuge in…

Verse 2

I will declare to you in full this knowledge combined with realization, after knowing which nothing else remains to be known here.

Verse 3

Among thousands of men, one may perchance strive for perfection; even among those successful strivers, only one may perchance know Me in essence.

Verse 4

Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and egoism—thus is My Nature divided eightfold.

Verse 5

O mighty-armed Arjuna, this is the inferior Prakriti; know it as distinct from My higher Prakriti, the very life-element, by which this world is uphe…