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Abhyasa
Practice — repeated effort
Arjuna
Elite warrior, the student in crisis
Atman
The self that doesn't change
Avatara
Divine descent — the divine taking form
Bhakti
The path of devotion
Bhishma
The grand-uncle — bound by his oath
Brahman
The absolute — what underlies everything
Dharma
Right action; duty grounded in your nature and role
Dhritarashtra
Blind king — asks the opening question
Dhyana
Meditation — gathering the mind
Drona
Arjuna's archery teacher — fighting against him
Duryodhana
The ambitious cousin — Arjuna's adversary
Gandiva
Arjuna's divine bow
Ishvara
The personal divine — God as you can relate to it
Jnana
The path of knowledge
Kala
Time — the destroyer
Kama
Desire — the engine of bondage
Karma Yoga
The discipline of action without attachment to results
Krishna
Charioteer, friend, divine teacher
Krodha
Anger — what kama becomes when blocked
Maya
The veil — appearance vs. reality
Moha
Delusion — confusion about what to do
Moksha
Liberation — release from the cycle
OM
The sacred syllable
Prakriti
Nature — the field of change
Purusha
Consciousness — the witness
Rajas
Drive-mode
Samatva
Even-mindedness — the marker of yoga
Sanjaya
Blind king's seer — narrates the dialogue
Sannyasa
Renunciation — letting go entirely
Sattva
Clarity-mode
Sharanagati
Surrender — taking refuge
Shraddha
Faith — what you trust without proof
Sthitaprajna
The one of steady wisdom
Tamas
Slump-mode
The three gunas
Sattva, rajas, tamas — three forces in nature
Vairagya
Non-attachment — letting go of grip
Vibhuti
Divine manifestation — splendor
Vishvarupa
The universal form
Yajna
Sacrifice / offering — work as gift