Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 14

Bhagavad Gita 14.21

कैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते॥

arjuna uvācha kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho kim āchāraḥ kathaṁ chaitāns trīn guṇān ativartate

Translation

Arjuna said: What are the marks of him who hath crossed over the three qualities, O Lord? How acteth he, and how doth he go beyond these three qualities?

What it means

Arjuna asks: what are the marks of one who has crossed the three gunas, how does such a one act, and how does one go beyond them? The practical student wants diagnostics. A state that cannot be recognized cannot be pursued.

Try this today

The practical trio of questions: what does it look like, how does it behave, how do I get there?

Something to reflect on

What diagnostics do I use to know whether I am actually changing?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.