That which is night for all beings — in that, the one of self-restraint is awake. That in which all beings are awake — that is night for the seeing sage.
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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.
- Author
- Krishna
- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Bhagavad Gita
- Chapter
- Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2
- Verse / page
- BG.2.69
- Topics
- Self-RealisationWisdomAwareness
Same theme, different voices
Arjuna said: What is the description of one of steady wisdom who is established in deep absorption, O Keshava? How does the person of stable insight speak? How does such a one sit? How does such a one move?
The tranquility and peace that comes from self-knowledge is the true nature of the self. When one realizes this, they become free from the cycle of birth and death. The mind that is aware of its true nature is not bound by the cycle of karma.
The first step to self-knowledge is to know that you are composed of a physical body and a spiritual heart or soul