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For myself

  1. Follow Dharma and Do your Karma.
  2. Be an observer of all things that change. Soon you will realise that you are the constant in all of them.
  3. Be a Sthitha Prajna

My mom

  1. ahara, vihara, vichara
  2. karmanye vadhikaraste
  3. 12th adhyaya - bhakti yoga
    1. 20 sloka
      1. bhakti yoga - 12
      2. karma yoga - 3
      3. jnana yoga -

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  1. 700 sloka, 18 chapters
  2. average - 35 sloka

TODOs

  1. Make the process of taking Gita notes more structured.
  2. Create a page for each Adhyaya and mark important points from that.
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Gita Chapters

helped by chatgpt The Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It consists of 18 chapters or 'Adhyayas'. Below are the chapters with their Sanskrit names, English translations, and a brief summary.

  1. Arjuna Vishada Yoga (The Yoga of the Despondency of Arjuna): Arjuna is filled with moral dilemma and despair on the eve of battle, conflicted whether to fight or surrender.

  2. Sankhya Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge): Lord Krishna imparts spiritual wisdom and the path of realization.

  3. Karma Yoga (The Yoga of Action): Krishna explains the importance of duty and righteous action.

  4. Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action): Krishna discusses knowledge, action, and renunciation.

  5. Karma Sanyasa Yoga (The Yoga of Renunciation): The difference between Sankhya (knowledge) and Yoga (the spiritual path) is discussed.

  6. Dhyana Yoga (The Yoga of Meditation): Krishna teaches the value of meditation and its methods.

  7. Gyaan Vigyana Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge and Wisdom): Krishna explains the supreme knowledge and the secret of the universe.

  8. Akshara Brahma Yoga (The Yoga of the Indestructible Supreme): Talks about the eternal, imperishable soul.

  9. Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga (The Yoga through the King of Sciences and the King of Secrets): Krishna explains the royal knowledge and royal secret.

  10. Vibhooti Yoga (The Yoga of Divine Glories): Krishna speaks about his divine manifestations in the world.

  11. Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga (The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form): Krishna reveals his universal cosmic form.

  12. Bhakti Yoga (The Yoga of Devotion): The path of devotion is explained.

  13. Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga (The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field): Krishna explains the difference between the physical body and the soul within.

  14. Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga (The Yoga of the Division of the Three Gunas): The three modes of material nature - Sattva, Rajas, Tamas are discussed.

  15. Purushottama Yoga (The Yoga of the Supreme Divine Personality): Krishna talks about the eternal and perishable aspects of creation and the supreme purpose of life.

  16. Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga (The Yoga of the Division between the Divine and the Non-Divine): The qualities of the divine and the demonic are discussed.

  17. Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga (The Yoga of the Threefold Faith): Krishna describes the three divisions of faith corresponding to the modes of nature.

  18. Moksha Sanyaas Yoga (The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation): This chapter is a summary of the previous chapters and describes the path of liberation.

Please note that these are very brief summaries of each chapter, and each chapter contains deep philosophical and spiritual teachings that cannot be fully encapsulated in a single sentence.

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