Bhagavad Gita
How should one act, when action itself seems impossible?
A dialogue between the warrior Arjuna and Krishna on the eve of battle — and one of the most searching meditations on duty, action and the eternal self ever written.
The path of selfless action.
What this tradition is asking
Every wisdom tradition begins with a question. For Bhagavad Gita, that question is not primarily academic — it is existential. It is asked because how you answer it changes how you live.
How should one act, when action itself seems impossible? — the tradition returns to this question in text after text, life after life, generation after generation.
“Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward.”
Core ideas
These are not slogans. Each has been debated, commented on, lived, and revised across centuries. Consider them entry points, not conclusions.
- ◆Dharma — one's rightful duty
- ◆Karma yoga — action without attachment
- ◆The eternal self (Atman)
A note on reading these texts
Ohananda does its best to distinguish direct translation from interpretation. Where possible, we point back to the original source, chapter or verse. Where a passage is a modern paraphrase, we say so. The tradition itself deserves to be met on its own terms.