The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

╭ chapter eight
I am unmanifested and unchanging. Having come
home to me, they never return to separate existence.
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This supreme Lord who pervades all existence, the
true Self of all creatures, may be realized through
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undivided love. There are two paths, Arjuna,
which the soul may follow at the time of death.
One leads to rebirth and the other to liberation.
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The six months of the northern path of the sun, the
path of light, of fire, of day, of the bright fortnight,
leads knowers of Brahman to the supreme goal.
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The six months of the southern path of the sun, the
path of smoke, of night, of the dark fortnight, leads
other souls to the light of the moon and to rebirth.
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These two paths, the light and the dark, are said
to be eternal, leading some to liberation and others
to rebirth. 27 Once you have known these two
paths, Arjuna, you can never be deluded again.
Attain this knowledge through perseverance in
yoga. 28 There is merit in studying the scriptures,
in selfless service, austerity, and giving, but the
practice of meditation carries you beyond all
these to the supreme abode of the highest Lord.
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