Expecting quick liberation shows a bloated self-esteem.

The following discussion is an excerpt from the ‘Course on Scriptures’ with Acharya Prashant.

Acharya Prashant: Verses 38 to 50 of the second chapter of Bhagwad Gita have been quoted.

Starting from verse 38 -

Treating happiness and sorrow, gain and loss, and conquest and defeat with equanimity, then engage in battle. Thus you will not incur sin. (Verse 38)

This buddhi regarding the self Samkhya has been imparted to you. Now listen to Yoga, by following which you will get rid of the bondage of Karma. (Verse 39)

Here there is no waste of an attempt not is there any harm. Even a little of this righteousness saves one from great fear. (Verse 40).

O scion of Kuru dynasty, in this there is a single, one-pointed conviction. The thoughts of the irresolute ones have many branches indeed and are innumerable. (Verse 41)

O son of Pritha, those undiscerning people who utter this flowery talk which promises birth as a result of rites and duties, and is full of various special rites meant for the attainment of enjoyment and affluence. (Verse 42–43)

They remain engrossed in the utterances of the Vedas and declare that nothing else exists; their minds are full of desires and they have…