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who dies while meditating on God and uttering the word OM (Amen, or
Allah), the sacred sound of Brahman; such a person attains the
supreme goal or nirvana. (8.13)
I am easily attainable, O Arjuna, by that
ever steadfast yogi who always thinks of Me, and whose mind does not
go elsewhere. (8.14)
The creation is cyclic. A multitude of
beings are dissolved during the arrival of the night of Brahmaa, the
creator; and they again come into visual existence at the arrival of
the day of Brahmaa. The night or day of the creator lasts for 4.32
billion years. (8.19)
The path of light (or knowledge) and the
path of darkness (or ignorance) are thought to be world's two
eternal paths. The former leads to nirvana and the latter leads to
rebirth. (8.26)
CHAPTER SUMMARY: Ch 7 and 8 discuss Brahman
or the metaphysics, and tell us how to understand God and attain
nirvana through Jnaana-yoga.
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