Devdutt Pattanaik -Gita in 18tweets

Bhagavad Gita in 18 tweets My reading of the rather complex Sanskrit Bhagavad Bhagava d 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 # 1  18g 8git ita a Do dharma: don’t grab/dominate as animals do outgro! ur "ears as humans an by observing others struggle !ith "ears $ ontrol #xpand $epl $e ply y $etw $e twee eett %avo %a vori rite te • • • •

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!evdtt "attanaik  @devdttmyth 23h

1% # 1  18g 8git ita a &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 $epl $e ply y $etw $e twee eett %avo %a vori rite te • • • •

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!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 • • • •

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!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 • • • •

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!evdtt "attanaik  @devdttmyth 23h

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

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!evdtt "attanaik  @devdttmyth 23h

13 # 18gita  "e! hoose to see the !orld only "rom their o!n 'oint o" vie! .raas guna0 his 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" v ie! .tamas guna0 his is ignorane( born o" inertia0 #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite • • • •

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!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 • • • •

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!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 • • •

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!evdtt "attanaik  @devdttmyth 23h

6 # 18gita ll 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 • • • •

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!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 • • • •

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!evdtt "attanaik  @devdttmyth 2,h

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

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!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 an’t or don’t0 #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite • • • •

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!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 • • • •

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!evdtt "attanaik  @devdttmyth 2,h

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

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!evdtt "attanaik  @devdttmyth 2,h

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

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!evdtt "attanaik  @devdttmyth 2,h

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

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!evdtt "attanaik  @devdttmyth 2,h

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

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!evdtt "attanaik  @devdttmyth 2,h

5 # 18gita  'ratial understanding o" 18 ha'ters o" ha gavad *ita "ollo!s in 18 t!eets #xpand $eply $etweet %avorite • • • •