Chapter 15 · The Yoga of the Supreme Person

Purushottama Yoga

The world as an upside-down tree, rooted above and branching below. Cut it with the axe of detachment, says Krishna. Find the root.

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Krishna as the Supreme Person — Purushottama Yoga
First verse · 15.1
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम् । छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित् ॥
Understanding the world-tree is the beginning of true understanding.

You stop seeing life as random and start seeing its hidden pattern.

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