The Bhagavad Gita
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Introduction
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Plot Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Discourse 1
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Discourse 4
Discourse 5
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Discourse 7
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Themes
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Detachment and Dharma
Krishna, the Absolute, and Human Knowledge
Reincarnation and the Self
Forms of Worship
Quotes
Characters
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Arjuna
Krishna
Sanjaya
Terms
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Hastinapura
Bharata
Pandavas
Kauravas
Dharma
Yoga
Karma
Samkhya
Samnyasa
Bhakti
Gunas
Sattva
Rajas
Tamas
Brahman
Atman
Samsara
Om/Aum
Vedas
Tyagi
Caste System
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Vaishya
Shudra
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