| When visionaries perceive no doer other than the Gunas
(or the power of Brahman), and know That which is above and beyond the Gunas;
then they attain nirvana. (See also 3.27, 5.09, and 13.29) (14.19)
When one transcends (or rises above) the three Gunas
that originate in the mind; one is freed from birth, old age, disease, and death; and attains nirvana. (14.20)
Arjuna said: What are the characteristics of those who
have transcended the three Gunas, and what is their conduct? How does one transcend these three Gunas, O
Lord Krishna? (14.21)
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