Download or read book BHAGAVADGITA CHAPTER-8- IMPERISHABLE BRAHMAN written by BASANT PRABHAT JOSHI and published by Basant Prabhat Joshi. This book was released on with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this chapter, "How to know imperishable God" Sri Krishna tells how to overcome death. There are two types of paths in this world 1- Lighted path, the path of real knowledge where one becomes realized before leaving the body. 2- Dark path, the path of ignorance, a yogi or a common man attached in karmas goes having auspicious and inauspicious deeds. To know the philosophy of this chapter, please be clear in a few terminologies. 1-In the English language, the word creature, or the organism is used for Jiva. That creates confusion in understanding the word Jiva used in Hindu Vedanta, Bhagavad Gita, and other scriptures. Jiva or Jiva-self is a Brahman with a title, that is, body, mind, intellect, ignorance, etc, have limited power, this Jiva is the ignorant form of the soul. Life forms due to that,s presence, it is a life formula of any creature or organism. The soul is one's true identity and the form of completely pure intelligence. The mind which has forgotten its true nature out of ignorance is called Jiva. 2-In Hindu philosophy, there are two words Brahman and Brahma. There is a big difference between the two. Brahman is the supreme divine and Brahma is the pure living self, Jiva, Sutramatma, or mind. Brahma is the direct cause of the universe, and Brahman is the indirect and eternal cause and cause of Brahma. Brahman is one’s pure self and Brahma is the mind. 3-Brahman, Atma, and Paramatma are different names for omnipresent latent power. That is absolute and pure jnana has manifested in every form of the world, and the cause of each molecule of the world. This universe is the projection of Brahman.