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Field

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on field. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Chapter 13 • Verse 6 →The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field
Icchha dveshah sukham duhkham sanghatash chetana dhritih, etat kshetram samasena sa-vikaram udahritam

Desire, hatred, happiness, distress, the aggregate of the senses, intelligence, and will — these together constitute the field and its modifications. All psychological and emotional phenomena belong to the field, not the true self.

  • •Emotions and desires are part of the material field
  • •Consciousness animating the field is different from the field itself
  • •The self is not identified with mental and emotional states
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Chapter 13 • Verse 19 →The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field
Iti kshetram tatha jnanam jneyam choktam samasatah, mad-bhakta etad vijnaya mad-bhavayopapadyate

Thus the field, knowledge, and the knowable have been briefly described. My devotee, understanding this, attains to My nature. Comprehending the distinction between field and knower leads directly to liberation through devotion.

  • •Understanding the field, knowledge, and knowable leads to liberation
  • •Devotion is the means to attain the Divine nature
  • •Knowledge and bhakti together constitute the complete path
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