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The Bhagavad Gita insists that the spirit exists both within organisms and without. So atma is within you and outside. We tend to see this as self and the infinite. To quote Meera’s famous lines, “I have no one in this world but you, Krishna.” We are told that we are all like gopikas lost in the forest, seeking Krishna, yearning to bask in his glory, dance around him in Madhu-vana, like planets around the sun. Krishna is asking Arjuna to see the people around him. To empathise with them, to see their fear, their loneliness, which drives them to be greedy or lazy, succumb to rajas or tamas. And to be dependable enough to uplift others, until they are capable of uplifting still others. This makes Bhagavad Gita a journey from dependence and independence to dependability. Read the article..