Tag: Gita

Niṣkāmakarma — The Ethics of Non-Action in the Bhagavad Gita

Niṣkāmakarma first and foremost is a theory of action. It claims that one must act in that it is impossible not to act. This is due to the fact that even being alive is seen as a kind of action. For example, breathing, eating, and sleeping are all actions that are required to sustain life...

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 15 — Explanation for One Shloka at a Time

This explanation is based on an extremely popular scripture in the Marāṭhi language — called ‘Jñyāneśwari’ (ज्ञानेश्वरी) which was written to explain the holy Bhagavad Gita, by a very famous Saint from the Maharashtra state in I...