A living scripture for daily life
The Bhagavad Gītā
From Inner Conflict to Inner Freedom
On the field of Kurukshetra, Arjuna stands between fear and duty. Krishna reveals how to act without attachment, know the Self, open the heart, and surrender to the Divine.
A timeless inner teaching
The battlefield is within us.
The Gītā begins at the moment when clarity disappears. Through Krishna’s dialogue with Arjuna, we learn to meet confusion with discrimination, action with detachment, and life itself as a path of Yoga.
A timeless teaching. A practical path. A conversation that becomes our own.
One teaching, many doorways
Three Paths through the Gītā
The teaching unfolds through Karma Yoga in Chapters 1–6, Bhakti Yoga in Chapters 6–12, and Jñāna Yoga in Chapters 13–18. Turn the wheel to explore each movement.
Tap a path or turn the Dharma Chakra
Karma Yoga
Act wholeheartedly. Offer the fruits. Remain inwardly free.
Enter Chapter 2 Explore this path in the bookBhakti Yoga
Turn the heart toward the Divine through love, trust, and surrender.
Enter Chapter 6 Explore this path in the bookJñāna Yoga
Discern the changing from the eternal and remember the Self.
Enter Chapter 13 Explore this path in the bookThe dialogue unfolds
Each course is a page of the living book.
Turn the pages and follow Arjuna’s journey from confusion to clarity, one teaching at a time.
The dialogue begins
Chapter 2
The Wisdom That Awakens
On the battlefield, Krishna meets Arjuna’s grief with the truth: the Self is unborn, undying, and untouched by change.
The path of action
Chapter 3
Action as an Offering
No one can escape action. Freedom comes when duty is performed selflessly, without claiming its fruits.
Ancient wisdom returns
Chapter 4
Wisdom in Action
Krishna reveals the ancient lineage of Yoga and how wisdom burns away ignorance and bondage.
Renunciation redefined
Chapter 5
Freedom Amid Life
True renunciation releases attachment, possessiveness, and doership while action continues.
The journey turns inward
Chapter 6
The Stillness Within
Practice and detachment patiently return the wandering mind to the stillness of the Self.
The source is revealed
Chapter 7
Knowing the Source
All matter and consciousness arise from Krishna, like pearls held upon an invisible thread.
A life of remembrance
Chapter 8
Remembering the Eternal
Remember the Divine in every moment and the mind will find its way to the Imperishable.
The royal secret
Chapters 9 & 10
The Secret and the Glory
Krishna pervades the universe and receives every sincere offering of love.
Divine sight
Chapter 11
The Universal Vision
Arjuna beholds all worlds within Krishna’s boundless cosmic form and surrenders in awe.
The heart opens
Chapter 12
The Path of the Heart
Krishna reveals devotion through compassion, humility, steadiness, trust, and surrender.
Who is the witness?
Chapter 13
The Field and Its Knower
The changing field of experience is distinguished from the conscious Knower who witnesses it.
Nature’s three forces
Chapter 14
Beyond the Three Guṇas
Witnessing sattva, rajas, and tamas without hatred or longing opens the way beyond them.
Return to the root
Chapter 15
The Root of Existence
Cutting the inverted tree of saṃsāra with non-attachment reveals its eternal Source.
The battle moves within
Chapter 16
The Inner Battlefield
Fearlessness, purity, truth, and compassion lead toward freedom; anger and greed bind.
Faith shapes the path
Chapter 17
Faith Shapes the Journey
Faith and the three guṇas color worship, discipline, food, and generosity.
The final answer
Chapter 18
Surrender and Freedom
Arjuna’s delusion disappears as Krishna gathers the teaching into surrender, dharma, and freedom.
Your guide through the Gītā
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Krishna does not remove Arjuna from life. He teaches him how to meet it.
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