Chapter 13 • Verse 6

Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga

The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field

Sanskrit Verse

Icchha dveshah sukham duhkham sanghatash chetana dhritih, etat kshetram samasena sa-vikaram udahritam

Translation & Meaning

Desire, hatred, happiness, distress, the aggregate of the senses, intelligence, and will — these together constitute the field and its modifications. All psychological and emotional phenomena belong to the field, not the true self.

Key Teachings

  • Emotions and desires are part of the material field
  • Consciousness animating the field is different from the field itself
  • The self is not identified with mental and emotional states

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