Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 16
Two Natures
Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāga Yoga
Qualities that open a life, and qualities that close it.
Bhagavad Gītā, Chapter 16 (traditional text)
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What happens
Two lists are given: fearlessness, purity, generosity, gentleness, absence of ill will on one side; arrogance, harshness, self-deception and greed on the other. The distinction is behavioural, not tribal.
Key ideas
What this chapter turns on
- Character
- Freedom
- Self-honesty
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Understand
In plain language
Explanation — written by Frenly Divine, not scripture
Krishna contrasts dispositions that lead toward freedom with those that lead toward bondage.
Reflect
Something to sit with
- Which of these tendencies do you recognise in yourself today?