The Yoga of Knowledge

Arjuna's grieving over death, so Krishna cuts to the root: what's actually real? 'Asat' (the unreal) is everything that changes—your body, relationships, circumstances. These continuously transform and dissolve. 'Sat' (the real) is consciousness itself, the awareness witnessing all change. This never ceases. The 'tattva-darśibhiḥ' (seers of truth) aren't mystics but anyone investigating reality deeply—scientists studying consciousness included. Krishna's radical claim: only what never changes is truly real. Everything else is appearance, not being itself. This isn't denying the world exists; it's clarifying its nature. Your body exists now but won't forever. Your awareness? According to this teaching, always has and always will. This distinction between the eternally real and temporarily manifest is the Gita's philosophical foundation.