Our body is mortal and so it seeks security and creates boundaries. But within this body is the immortal atma that does not seek security and so, does not care for boundaries. Wrapped in mortal flesh, it experiences life and death, again and again. By introducing the idea of immortality and rebirth in Chapter 2 of The Gita, Krishna changes the scope of the discussion, for without death serving as a boundary, there is no fear, no yearning for food or meaning, nowhere to come from, or go to, for the end is no longer the end and the beginning is no longer the beginning. Rather than change the
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