Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2

Sankhya Yoga

The self, duty and steadiness in action.

Chapter 2 summary

In Sankhya Yoga, the teaching turns to the questions raised by the setting of the Gita. The chapter invites reflective reading: notice the relationship between intention, conduct and a steadier understanding of the self. Its ideas become clearer when read within the sequence of all eighteen chapters.

Main themes

• The enduring self
• Duty and equanimity
• Discernment before action

Study note

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