Arjuna said: 5. If the soul is eternal and does not experience pleasure and pain, why does it seem to be affected by them?
Arjuna said: 3. You have said that the soul is eternal and imperishable. How can it be that the embodied soul experiences pleasure and pain?
Krishna said: 4. The embodied soul experiences pleasure and pain due to the association with the material body. The soul itself does not experience anything. pandava gita pdf
Krishna said: 6. The soul is affected by the reactions of the material body, just as the air is affected by the movements of a flag.
Here is the text of the Pandava Gita:
Krishna said: 12. The ultimate reality is the unchanging, all-pervading Brahman. The self is a spark of this Brahman.
Krishna said: 14. By following the path of yoga, you can attain the ultimate reality. This path includes the practice of meditation, self-control, and devotion. Arjuna said: 5
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Arjuna said: 11. What is the ultimate reality? What is the nature of the self? You have said that the soul is eternal and imperishable
Arjuna said: 5. If the soul is eternal and does not experience pleasure and pain, why does it seem to be affected by them?
Arjuna said: 3. You have said that the soul is eternal and imperishable. How can it be that the embodied soul experiences pleasure and pain?
Krishna said: 4. The embodied soul experiences pleasure and pain due to the association with the material body. The soul itself does not experience anything.
Krishna said: 6. The soul is affected by the reactions of the material body, just as the air is affected by the movements of a flag.
Here is the text of the Pandava Gita:
Krishna said: 12. The ultimate reality is the unchanging, all-pervading Brahman. The self is a spark of this Brahman.
Krishna said: 14. By following the path of yoga, you can attain the ultimate reality. This path includes the practice of meditation, self-control, and devotion.
... (the text continues)
Arjuna said: 11. What is the ultimate reality? What is the nature of the self?