# Ch18-Moksha-Sanyasa-Yoga

By [Prabhat Kumar](https://dylit.info/user/prabhatdylit6)

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Chapter 18 – Moksha Sanyasa Yoga Verse 22-32 One can evaluate himself/herself about the actions performed by us. You can be Sattavik most of the time and can be Rajasic sometimes. As a Sattavik, you handle situation without getting entangled in it. You try to maintain the balance in dealing with others according to Prakriti. When you say I am tall, I am intelligent, I am beautiful implies that I am under the influence of “Aham”. When you perform actions with the perspective that I am not the agent of actions even though I am doing it (I am aware of this bhava). The spectrum of color changes as you move from Tamas to Rajas to Sattavik. Once you start expanding your awareness in this sansar, you start getting answers to your questions. The process of expanding awareness gets you towards experiencing the stages of spiritual journey. If you start observing events happening outside – observing children behavior, then, you start observing your own behavior. Bhagawan is teaching Arjun (Kshatriya) in Kurukshetra – how to perform your dharma in this Kurukshetra. Swarup has no Bhava. In Swabhav – you have Bhava. As a human being how do you reach in Bhagavan’s Sharan. There is an effort that one must make to move from Swabhav to Swarup. Verse 33-40 Self-discipline is required to move towards Sattva. Your mind must be trained to choose Shreyas (Kalyan Kari) or Preyas (Priya). Shreyas will take you towards permanent happiness. When Shreyas becomes Preyas, then you achieve self-discipline. Verse 17-22 – When a person is fighting with the enemy with the Bhava that he/she is not the agent of actions. Such a person is not bound by the killing. That person is not the doer. In Indian army training, the value system is attached to lower the effects of stress/trauma. When ownership of action goes away, the karma-phala is detached. Dwait exists because of Aham. I am there and then there is something else. The cycle of karma starts according to three-gunnas. In spirituality, one must move beyond these three gunas. The way to get rid of Aham is to focus on removing vasanas from the Cit. As Cit starts purifying the Aham gets diluted and eventually we move beyond three-gunnatmik sansar. When you become the light, you are in Adwait. There is no “I” and you become Brahma. Dharma Kshetra and Kuru-Kshetra – this is how Bhagavad Gita starts. Bhagawan is saying that Gyan (Jnana), Karma and Karta exist in this Prakriti (Creation of Parmatma). In this Kuru-Kshetra we are all entangled in daily activities. Our ultimate goal is to recognize your “True-Self”. Karma will culminate in Gyan (Jnana), which is My Swarup. Your focus is to become yogi. Start moving towards the path of realizing your True-Nature. You should perform your actions according to scripture Gyan (Jnana). You can only try/make efforts to move beyond the three-gunnatmik sansar. Dharma – Mam Dharma. Bhava-Sagar: The sea of existence (prakriti). My identity must move beyond prakriti towards Brahman. In Gyan (Jnana)-Samadhi: One should observe that one Satya exists in everyone. In this sansar, Deh takes birth and dies. The one Atma (True-Self) that lives with every Deh is unborn and uncreated.