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Chapter 18 · Moksha Sanyasa Yoga

A Complete Map · The Gunas in Daily Life

ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः । प्रोच्यते गुणसङ्ख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि ॥

jñānaṁ karma ca kartā ca tridhaiva guṇa-bhedataḥ procyate guṇa-saṅkhyāne yathāvac chṛṇu tāny api

Meaning

"Knowledge, action, and the doer are each said to be of three kinds according to the gunas; hear of these too, as they truly are."

Explanation

Krishna is building toward a complete, practical map of how the three gunas show up in every part of daily life — knowledge, action, and the person doing the acting.

Today's Life Lesson

Stay curious today about how the qualities of clarity, restlessness, or dullness show up in your own knowledge and actions.

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