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Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave 
Introduction : The Yoga Of Despondency The Teaching In Brief 
The Yoga Of Action Vikarma - The Key To karma - Yoga
The Two Aspects Of Akarma Controlling The Mind
Prapatti Or Surrender To God Achieving The Goal
The Kingly Art Of Service To Humanity Contemplation Of The Divine Glory
The Vision Of The Cosmic Form Bhakti : Saguna And Nirguna
The Self And Non Self The Gunas : Building Up And Breaking Down
The Yoga Of Completeness A Supplement
Another Supplement Conclusion
Major Sections
Discourses On Gita
THE TEACHING IN BRIEF : SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND EQUANIMITY
 
The mother, when she works hard for the sake of her child, knows something of this joy. Even when a man draws a small circle and calls it "his own," the unconscious aim is to taste the joy of growth in the self, for there by, the self bond in the body comes out for a little while. But what sort of release is this? It is like the prisoner coming out of his cell into the courtyard. But this is not enough for the spirit. The spirit wants the joy of unbounded freedom.

12. The essence of the matter is :- (1) The seeker after perfection (sadhaka) needs to leave the crooked ways of adharma (what is not one's dharma) and paradharma (someone else's dharma) and take the natural easy path of svadharma. He should never let go the motherly security of svadharma.

(2) The body perishes every moment; understanding this, let him use it for the sake of svadharma. When there is need, let him not hesitate even to give it up for the sake of svadharma.

(3) Let him be constantly aware that the self is indestructible, all pervasive; and let him remove from his heart the distinction of "mine" and "thine". The Lord tell us these basic principles of living. The man who treads the path shown by the Lord will one day, without doubt, experience "through this human body itself the blissful state of existence-consciousness-bliss."

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About Self-Knowledge And Equanimity
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