Bhagwat Gita Chapter 13

 Bhagwat Gita Chapter 13

Chapter - XIII

THE YOGA  OF FIELD  AND ITS KNOWER

Introduction

1-3       Kṣhetra  and Kṣhetrajña - "Matter and Spirit
4-7       What Constitute the field - The Matter
8-10     Description of elements of Knowledge
11-12   Steps in aid of Knowledge
13-16   What is the knower of this knowledge- Description of the external truth
17 -19  Self in one is self in all 
20-23   The relationship (matter) Matter and Sprit
24-26   Path of Self Knowledge
27- 29  Result of the possession of knowledge of the Field and the Knower
30-31   Plurality of the self but not of the self
32-33   Nature of Self\
34-35   Function of the sprit in the body and the fulfillment of life by realizing the relationship between               the field and the knower of the field

In Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Krishna explains the concepts of "field" (the body and its material aspects) and "knower of the field" (the soul), emphasizing the importance of understanding the relationship between the two to achieve liberation.

Arjun said, “O Keshav, I wish to understand what are prakṛiti and puruṣh, and what are kṣhetra and kṣhetrajña? I also wish to know what is true knowledge, and what is the goal of this knowledge?
O Arjun, this body is termed as kṣhetra (the field of activities), and the one who knows this body is called kṣhetrajña (the knower of the field) by the sages who discern the truth about both.
I am also the knower of all the individual fields of activity. The understanding of the body as the field of activities, and the soul and God as the knowers of the field, this I hold to be true knowledge.

Prakriti and Purusha:
Krishna distinguishes between Prakriti (nature, or matter) and Purusha (the spirit or consciousness), explaining how the soul interacts with the material world through the body and its senses. 
Praquater prusah (matter/sprit)
shatra
This body is called the field and the one that knows the body is called 
the knower of field.
The knower of the field is ME (Lord Krishna)

Six questions by Arjuna. Krishna's answers: Paramatma is one of the knower. We are made up of 24 elements, soul and super soul. Through devotional service all the 20 qualities will be developed. Any other quality is ignorance. Soul is eternal, Paramatma is all pervading. Only devotees can understand all these. Real purusha is paramatma. Living entity is the cause nature is the deed. Clear vision is everything is combination of soul, super soul and nature. Soul desires, Super soul sanctions and material nature manifests.

Perform your duty without expectation

Krishna explains the distinction between the body, soul and super soul. One must understand the process of acquiring knowledge that is devotional service and gradually enlighten themselves and get transferred to spiritual world

Arjuna asked Krishna - Can you explain 6 questions

1. prakṛiti  (nature) what is the nature or material world, the source of all things?
2. puruṣh  (the enjoyer) who or what is the enjoyer of the material world and its experiences
3. kṣhetra (the field -the body, ever changing the place where actions take place) 
4. kṣhetrajña (knower of the field-soul, its trapped in this body).consciousness within the field (body
5. Gyanam (knowledge) what is true knowledge and how is it attained?
6. Gneya  (the object of knowledge) what is the ultimate object of knowledge, the ultimate reality?\

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In every body there are 2 knowers, the individual , 

Krishna the supersoul is the knower of each soul

knowing the body, soul and supersoul 

the body is 

soul and supersoul are spiritual, the supersoul is the controller of both the soul and body

Krishna answers vs 2-7 
vs 2 Kṣetra
vs 3 - Krishna is also Kṣetra
vs 4 and  5 Krishna is quoting authorities ... the laws 

How Material body is made up of  24 material  (vs 6 and7)

• 5  Panch maha bota: earth, fire, air, water, ether
• 5 senses:  eyes, nose, ears, tongue, skin, 
• 5 working senses: speech, hands, legs, anus, genital's
• 5 knowledge sense objects:  eyes is the form, ears is the sound, nose is the smell, tongue is the taste and skin is the touch
• 4 scuttle things: mind, ego, 

= 

27   prakthi 

28-31 - giva, indival soul,  and super soul are different 

32  body works 

 20 items of knowledge 

1 Absence of self-worshipfulness (reduction of the expression of physical arrogance).
2  Absence of pretense (reduction of the expression of verbal arrogance). 
3 Absence of a sense of ownership.
4 Accommodation. 
5 Straightness. 
6 Service to the teacher - 
7 Cleanliness. external cleanliness/Internal cleanliness (chanting cleanse mind of all contamination
8 Steadiness/steadfastness. 
9 Mastery over the mind. 
10 Dispassion towards all objects of awareness. 
11 Absence of egoism (reduction of the expression of mental arrogance).
12 Contemplation and clarity regarding the limitations of birth, death, old age, sickness, and pain.
13 Absence of a sense of ownership.
14 Absence of a binding attachment to son, wife, home, etc.
15 Consistent even-mindedness in the face of desirable and undesirable objects and/or situations.
16  Unswerving devotion to the Lord characterized by non-separateness from the Lord.
17 Retiring to a quiet place for contemplation.
18 Absence of the craving for the company of people
19 Constant application of the knowledge of the Self (meditation on the ultimate observer). 
20 Keeping mentally and emotionally connected to the pursuit of the knowledge of Truth. This is declared to be the ultimate knowledge. All that is opposed to this knowledge is ignorance.

1. Humility
2. pridelessness
3. nonviolence
4. tolerance
5. simplicity
6. approaching a bona fide spiritual master
7. cleanliness
8. steadiness
9. self-control
10. renunciation of the objects of sense gratification
11. absence of false ego
12. the perception of the evil of birth, death, old age and disease; 
13. detachment
14. freedom from entanglement with children, wife, home and the rest; 
15. even-mindedness amid pleasant and unpleasant events; 
16. constant and unalloyed devotion to Me; 
17. aspiring to live in a solitary place; 
18. detachment from the general mass of people; 
19. accepting the importance of self-realization; and 
20. philosophical search for the Absolute Truth – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance.

Process of Knowledge

if one 

accapting a spritual master 

soul and super soul

soul is beginnings no birth or death
subordinate ot Lord Krishna
Spiritual by nature and is beyond the cause and effect of this world 
body is changing characterizes of matter

Supersoul is noble , unlimited faces, legs, arms, eyes
existing both internal/external

1-6 all about yourself      
1. indivdual confusion, depression, 
2. arjuna surrends into Lord Kriwhan (fight/not to fight  knowlege of the 
3. how we should live into this work - materal prosperity.sprityal evaluation - 
   sacrafice  
4. globrate
5. what happpend of makn
6. meditation. 

7-12 gods
7. different of divotees
8. at the time of death .. remember god
9.  easy to atain god - fill the heart with god
10. vibutee yoga - god is in everything
11. divine vision to Arjuna viswaroopa darshan
12. bakthi -

13-18 
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16 cultavate virtues
17 cultavate virtues
18 summary of