What does Bhagavad Gita chapter 8 teach? Chapter 8, Akshara Brahma Yoga, has 28 verses. Its main teaching: What you hold in mind every day is what you will hold at the end.
Summary
Arjuna asks about Brahman, karma and what happens at death. Krishna says that what a person remembers at the last moment shapes what comes next, so the practice is to remember him at all times. The chapter closes with the two paths the departing soul may take, of light and of darkness.
The main teaching
Sources
- The Bhagavad Gita, in the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata. Verse numbers follow the usual 700-verse count.
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Questions devotees ask us
How many verses are in chapter 8 of the Bhagavad Gita?
Chapter 8, Akshara Brahma Yoga, has 28 verses in the usual 700-verse count.
What is the main teaching of chapter 8?
What you hold in mind every day is what you will hold at the end.