201. Mother and Father
T he fourteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is titled ‘ Guna Traya Vibhag Yoga ’ - Union through transcending the gunas . This flows from the earlier description of prakriti . In this chapter, Krishna explains in depth about the gunas (characters born of prakriti ) and how to transcend them by attaining wisdom. Krishna says, “Again I shall speak about that highest wisdom which transcends all knowledge. With this wisdom, all sages at the end of life have attained the final perfection (14.1). Embracing this wisdom, established in My Being, sages are not reborn even at the start of a new cycle of creation, nor are they troubled at the time of pralay (universal dissolution)” (14.2). Firstly, Krishna says I will explain again, indicating the repetition of what he had revealed earlier. It is often said that repetition is the key to mastery. For example, though the contents of a book are the same, subsequent readings enhance our understanding. This happens because of our im...