Chapter 8: Akshara Brahma Yoga

the imperishable

Arjuna asks a series of direct questions about Brahman, the self and action. Krishna answers, and then turns to death: whatever a person holds in mind at the end tends to be where they go, so the practice is to keep the mind steady on the highest throughout life. The chapter closes with a vast picture of cosmic cycles of creation and dissolution.

What you turn your mind to over a lifetime becomes what you turn to at the end.

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