Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 23h

Bhagavad Gita in 18 tweets

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

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Devdutt Pattanaik@devduttmyth Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 23h 18 #18gita Do dharma: dont grab/dominate as animals do; outgrow ur fears as humans can by observing others struggle with fears & control

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 23h 17 #18gita When u do your tasks by appreciating there are many forces at work, not all under your control, u are a gyan yogi

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 23h 16 #18gita When u do ur tasks by placing faith in God who will take care of u no matter what, u are a bhakti yogi

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 23h 15 #18gita When u do your tasks focussing on the input and accepting the output whatever it may be, u are a karma yogi

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 23h 14 #18gita U have the ability to see the world from others points of view (sattva guna). This is wisdom, born of empathy.

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 23h 13 #18gita A few choose to see the world only from their own point of view (rajas guna). This is control, born of fear.

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 23h 12 #18gita Many prefer to let others shape their point of view (tamas guna). This is ignorance, born of inertia.

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 23h 11 #18gita What gives u pleasure may cause others pain; when they retaliate, u declare them villains and c urself as victim

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 23h 10 #18gita Ur mind interprets this world as good/right if it favours u and bad/wrong if it does not favour u; nature favours none

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 23h 9 #18gita All outcomes are governed by karma: it is reaction to various inputs, not all urs, many beyond ur control

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 24h 8 #18gita U avoid action because u cannot control outcome; you rationalize withdrawal with nobility to mask ur helplessness

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 24h 7 #18gita U seek outcomes to match ur expectations; so u seek control; when control slips away, u r angry, upset, unhappy, frightened.

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 24h 6 #18gita Ur reality is limited. So r others realities. Break ur limitation and make room for theirs, even if they cant or dont.

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 24h 5 #18gita God is eternal, undying, within u; ur self-absorption prevents u from realizing it

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 24h 4 #18gita I, Krishna, appreciate all subjective realities, without judgement, with affection, hence am God

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 24h 3 #18gita Wisdom is ability to appreciate ur perceptions and other peoples perceptions with empathy

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 24h 2 #18gita The world of those around u is also a perception created by prejudices, fears and ignorance

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 24h 1 #18gita Ur world is a perception based by ur prejudices, shaped by ur fears, fuelled by ur ignorance

Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth 24h 0 #18gita A practical understanding of 18 chapters of Bhagavad Gita follows in 18 tweets

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