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Summary of #ShreeBhagwatGita Adhyay 5- कर्मसंन्यासयोग
Arjuna asks Krishna whether the path of renunciation(sanyasa)or the path of action(karma) is better for him. Krishna replies that both paths are good but that the path of karma yoga is more direct. (1/7)

The path of renunciation and the path of action both lead to the Self, if practiced deeply.Ignorance of the Self is what causes men to "act badly."  Krishna insists that one must understand that the Self at the core of all beings is the same.(2/7)

Shri Krishna talks about "equality" when he says:
"इहैव तैर्जित: सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मन: |
निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद् ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिता: ||"

"Those whose minds are established in equality of vision, conquer the cycle of birth and death in this very life."(3/7)

The path of renunciation is also the path of Sankhya yoga, or the yoga of wisdom and knowledge. According to Krishna, both are legitimate paths to the truth and the true Self. In devoting oneself to one of these paths, one can ultimately achieve both. (4/7)

The practices of meditating and renouncing worldly pleasures are actions that lead to the wisdom of understanding the true Self.The path of karma yoga also leads to the same wisdom. Krishna explains that these two paths lead to the same place.(5/7)

Shri Krishna says,
"भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् |
सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति ||"

"The one who comes to know the eternal essence, and realizes that he(God) is the controller of all the worlds, and the wisher of all beings, attains peace" (6/7)

The difference is that, some people are led by their circumstances of birth to seek self primarily through renunciation or knowledge and some like arjun are meant to seek it through the yoga of action(karma).(7/7)
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