25th November 2024
In the Bhagavad Gita, many technical terms are used that are derived from the Upanishads. Some terms, such as 'Moksha' and 'Nirvana', are used interchangeably.
Arjuna was confused by the terms 'Tyaga' and 'Samnyasa' as they both mean renunciation. He doubted whether they are the same or are used contextually to mean two different aspects of renunciation.
The teachings by Lord Krishna were addressed to Arjuna, who was a warrior by birth and profession. Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda often reminded us that we are all like Arjuna. How? Because we are all working in our respective fields of action and we are not mendicants like Upanishad students.
Therefore, Lord Krishna addressed Arjuna: 'The wise know sannyasa to be the giving up of actions done with a desire for reward, and by the word tyaga, they mean the abandonment of the results of all actions.'
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