Krishna and Arjun on the Chariot by Unknown Kangra painter
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Karma Yoga
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Arjuna asks: if knowledge is superior to action, why urge me to fight? Krishna responds that action is inescapable. Even he, who has nothing to gain, continues to act — because if the great cease to act, the world falls into chaos.

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Krishna’s argument for why even the enlightened must act — their example sets the standard for all humanity.

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Krishna and Arjun on the Chariot
Unknown Kangra painter, 1780 · Public Domain
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