Encyclopedia
Concepts
Philosophical and religious concepts cited to scripture, also available as the dedicated Concepts module.
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Atman
The eternal Self, beyond body, mind, and death.
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Bhakti
Devotional love of the Divine; a central path in the Gita.
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Brahman
The Absolute, ultimate reality taught in the Gita and Upanishads.
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Dharma
Right order, duty, and righteousness, central to the Gita.
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Jnana
Liberating knowledge of the Self and the Absolute.
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Karma
Action and its consequences; taught as Karma-yoga in the Gita.
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Maya
Divine creative power and the veil that binds the soul.
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Prakriti
Primordial nature, the field of the three gunas.
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Purusha
Conscious spirit, the knower paired with prakriti.
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Yoga
Discipline of union, action, knowledge, and devotion in the Gita.