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The Gita according to Gandhi -Mahadev Desai

THE WORLD AND THE REALITY (Discourses 13-15) Purusha and Prakriti and Knowledge Augustine, which is a literal translation of the Gita word avyabhicharini bhakti) for "the soul doth commit fornications when she turns from Thee."1 Perhaps the Prophet of Islam expressed it in simple beauty when he said, "And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work, and make none sharer of the worship due unto his Lord." (7-11). Towards the end of the discourse is a recapitulation of the whole teaching: (i) The four methods of knowledge of the Self are mentioned —jnanayoga and karmayoga (discourses 3-5), dhyanayoga and bhaktiyoga (discourses 9-12) (XIII. 24-25) ; (ii) the creation of the world through the connection of Purusha and Prakriti (XIII. 26) ; (iii) a short definition of true knowledge and true vision—seeing the Supreme dwelling alike in all things, not perishing when they perish (XIII. 27-28), and seeing that it is the not-Self (Prakriti) that acts, not the Self, and thus' sitting content and unconcerned (XIII. 29);