The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

The Field & the Knower ╯
21
Purusha, resting in prakriti, witnesses the play of
the gunas born of prakriti. But attachment to the
gunas leads a person to be born for good or evil.
22
Within the body the supreme Purusha
is called the witness, approver, supporter,
enjoyer, the supreme Lord, the highest Self.
23
Whoever realizes the true nature of Purusha,
prakriti, and the gunas, whatever path he or
she may follow, is not born separate again.
24
Some realize the Self within them through the
practice of meditation, some by the path of wisdom,
and others by selfless service. 25 Others may not know
these paths; but hearing and following the instructions
of an illumined teacher, they too go beyond death.
26
Whatever exists, Arjuna, animate or inanimate, is
born through the union of the field and its Knower.
27
They alone see truly who see the Lord the
same in every creature, who see the deathless
in the hearts of all that die. 28 Seeing the same
Lord everywhere, they do not harm themselves
or others. Thus they attain the supreme goal.
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