The Yoga of the Discriminative Wisdom

 

The Yoga of the Discriminative Wisdom 




The Yoga of the discriminative wisdom deals with the ability to distinguish between what is real and unreal, and what is eternal and transient. It also introduces the Yoga of Action where one performs their duties with focus, without concern for the rewards and the Yoga of Wisdom where one seeks to understand the self, the soul, and the universe. 


“If Emancipation means dissociation from all objects of pleasurable enjoyment for what reason would men cherish a desire for action? What do we gain by knowledge and what lose by ignorance?” These words of King Janaka to the Sankhyan teacher Panchashikha may serve as an introduction to the present chapter as they well describe the mood of Arjuna as the discourse opens. 


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