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CHAPTER 3 KARMA YOGA (YOIGA OF ACTION)
Gandhiji describes this chapter as the "Key" to the essence of Gita as it explains how to act and what amounts to right action. In the previous chapter the Lord has emphasized that right action is that which is done without any expectation of reaping its fruits. However in the verses 49 an 50 of that chapter it is said that “Buddhi Yoga” is always superior to simple aciton and hence one should surrender to Buddhi Yoga.This has created confusion in the mind of Arjuna as he treated “Action and “Buddhi” as independent and separated identities. This chapter, therefore begins with Arjuna's request to the Lord to explain why, if Buddhi is superior to action, he was asked to resort to the action of indulging in a bloody war.
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