RLST 2610 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bhakti Yoga, Vedas, Jnana Yoga
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One can not refrain from actions, therefore all action must be in service to dharma. 5 themes social world vs. moksha (cid:12254) (cid:12254) Karma and dharma (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) evidence and faith (tension) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) theory and action (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) visible vs invisible world (cid:12254) Krishna says that such a man lives in the world, but simply has no concern for results (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) two paths to achieve yoga (cid:12254) (cid:12254) Arjuna asks krisha what is confusing me? why cant i see what youre talking about. Arjuna asks krishna if path of sel ess action or renunciation is more e cient (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) Krishna distinguishes degrees of di cult for those who use those methods but then gives a third path: (cid:12254) (cid:12254) if you"re just trying to get to the end, the simplest fastest easiest path is pure devotion: