Bhagavad Gita in 18 tweets

My reading of the rather complex Sanskrit Bhagavad Gita composed 2000 years ago which contains essence of Vedic tho ght

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Devdutt Pattanaik@devduttmyth

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 23h 18 #18gita Do dharma: dont grab/dominate as animals do outgro! ur "ears as humans #an by observing others struggle !ith "ears $ #ontrol #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 23h

1% #18gita &hen u do your tasks by a''re#iating there are many "or#es at !ork( not all under your #ontrol( u are a gyan yogi #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 23h

1) #18gita &hen u do ur tasks by 'la#ing "aith in *od !ho !ill take #are o" u no matter !hat( u are a bhakti yogi #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 23h

1+ #18gita &hen u do your tasks "o#ussing on the in'ut and a##e'ting the out'ut !hatever it may be( u are a karma yogi #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 23h

1, #18gita - have the ability to see the !orld "rom others 'oints o" vie! .sattva guna/0 1his is !isdom( born o" em'athy0 #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 23h

13 #18gita 2 "e! #hoose to see the !orld only "rom their o!n 'oint o" vie! .ra3as guna/0 1his is #ontrol( born o" "ear0 #xpand

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!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 23h

12 #18gita 4any 're"er to let others sha'e their 'oint o" vie! .tamas guna/0 1his is ignoran#e( born o" inertia0 #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 23h

11 #18gita &hat gives u 'leasure may #ause others 'ain !hen they retaliate( u de#lare them villains and # ursel" as vi#tim #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 23h

15 #18gita -r mind inter'rets this !orld as good/right i" it "avours u and bad/!rong i" it does not "avour u nature "avours none #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 23h

6 #18gita 2ll out#omes are governed by karma: it is rea#tion to various in'uts( not all urs( many beyond ur #ontrol #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 2,h

8 #18gita - avoid a#tion be#ause u #annot #ontrol out#ome you rationali7e !ithdra!al !ith nobility to mask ur hel'lessness #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 2,h

% #18gita - seek out#omes to mat#h ur e8'e#tations so u seek #ontrol !hen #ontrol sli's a!ay( u r angry( u'set( unha''y( "rightened0 #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 2,h

) #18gita -r reality is limited0 9o r others realities0 :reak ur limitation and make room "or theirs( even i" they #ant or dont0 #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 2,h

+ #18gita *od is eternal( undying( !ithin u ur sel";absor'tion 'revents u "rom reali7ing it #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 2,h

, #18gita <( =rishna( a''re#iate all sub3e#tive realities( !ithout 3udgement( !ith a""e#tion( hen#e am *od #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 2,h

3 #18gita &isdom is ability to a''re#iate ur 'er#e'tions and other 'eo'les 'er#e'tions !ith em'athy #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 2,h

2 #18gita 1he !orld o" those around u is also a 'er#e'tion #reated by 're3udi#es( "ears and ignoran#e #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 2,h

1 #18gita -r !orld is a 'er#e'tion based by ur 're3udi#es( sha'ed by ur "ears( "uelled by ur ignoran#e #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite

!evd tt "attanaik @devd ttmyth 2,h

5 #18gita 2 'ra#ti#al understanding o" 18 #ha'ters o" :hagavad *ita "ollo!s in 18 t!eets #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite