Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Buddhi

बुद्धि · buddhi

understanding; the faculty that discerns and decides

The highest part of the mind, which weighs, decides and holds a resolve. It stands above the senses and the wandering mind. Krishna says that a resolute understanding is single, while the thoughts of the irresolute branch without end, and he tells Arjuna to take refuge in understanding. Chapter 18 describes it in its three qualities.

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Bhagavad Gita 2.41 · Bhagavad Gita 2.49 · Bhagavad Gita 3.42 · Bhagavad Gita 18.30