THE 5 BASIC TRUTHS DISCUSSED IN BHAGAVAD GITA
The subject of the Bhagavad-gita entails the comprehension of five basic truths. First of all, the science of God is explained and then the constitutional position of the living entities, jivas. There is isvara, which means the controller, and there are jivas, the living entities which are controlled.
Living entity is controlled
If a living entity says that he is not controlled but that he is free, then he is insane. The living being is controlled in every respect, at least in his conditioned life. So in the Bhagavad-gita the subject matter deals with the isvara, the supreme controller, and the jivas, the controlled living entities. Prakrti (material nature) and time (the duration of existence of the whole universe or the manifestation of material nature) and karma (activity) are also discussed.
The cosmic manifestation is full of different activities. All living entities are engaged in different activities. From Bhagavad-gita we must learn what God is, what the living entities are, what prakrti is, what the cosmic manifestation is, how it is controlled by time, and what the activities of the living entities are.
The greatest of the truths
Out of these five basic subject matters in Bhagavad-gita it is established that the Supreme Godhead, or Krishna, or Brahman, or the supreme controller, or Paramatma -- you may use whatever name you like -- is the greatest of all.
Conclusion
The living beings are in quality like the supreme controller. But in quantity they are too small, a fragment of God's energy. Prakriti & Kala are controlled fully by the Lord. The living being has minute independence which he can exercise but is also almost fully under the control of the Lord. Karma is dynamic & depends on the choices the jiva makes.
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