PAIRS OF OPPOSITES IN BHAGAVAD GITA

Abstract

Every ambitious individual meets obstacles on the route to achievement. Similar to pendulums, emotions such as happiness and depression, confidence and uncertainty, etc., swing back and forth. This has always existed. The purpose of this study is to present the pair of opposites described in the Bhagavad Gita so that readers are always aware of this inescapable truth. The existence of polar opposites is owing to the nature of the cosmos, which is composed of prakriti and purusha, daivi and asuri. Prakriti is ever-present and ever-changing, always assuming the shapes of sattva, rajas, and tamas. As the mind is likewise a component of prakriti, there are also virtuous mental states linked with the manifestation of each guna (attribute). Each guna's manifestation is related to both positive and negative mental states (attribute). Lord Krishna emphasises once more the significance of creating the culture and practise of perceiving and approaching everything with equanimity if one desires his life and spiritual efforts to be prosperous, uniformly advancing, and beneficial.

Keywords: Pair of Opposites, Equanimity, Thrigunas, Practical Guide, Purusha and Prakriti