Chapter 3 verse 28
“But he, who knows the Truth,
about the division of the qualities and their functions, and he, who knows that
‘gunas as senses’ move amidst ‘gunas as objects’, is not attached”
A person in this world operates through
his senses with the objects around them. Krishna talks about our actions always
being a combination of satva, rajas or tamas (pious, aggressive and non
committal). There are multiple ways to talk about these 3 gunas but each of the
senses operate with the filter of these gunas. The body which operates in this
world through the senses also is governed by the gunas since the mind operates
through these gunas. That’s why Krishna talks about the senses and objects both
being governed by gunas. The person who knows this, will act every moment with
no sense of doership and do the action per his innate tendency thereby
exhausting his inherent tendencies eventually leading to liberation. This is a
very important topic and can be dealt with in future verses. This warrants a
broader discussion than a few lines.
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