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Buddhi
Discriminating intellect
đUnderstanding Buddhi
Buddhi is the discriminating intellect - the faculty that decides, judges, and distinguishes right from wrong, real from unreal.
đď¸Related Shlokas(15)
Gita 1.23
âBhagavad Gita ⢠Chapter 1
Before we fight, we must see clearly whom we fightâArjuna's request to observe reveals the warrior's need to know his enemy's true face.
Gita 1.21
âBhagavad Gita ⢠Chapter 1
To see clearly, one must stand in the middleânot on either side, but where truth lives between opposing forces.
Gita 1.29
âBhagavad Gita ⢠Chapter 1
The body never liesâwhen the soul confronts unbearable truth, the flesh itself becomes a witness, trembling with the weight of what the mind refuses to accept.
đRelated Stories(15)
Ravana Downfall Through Pride
âValmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda
Despite being a scholar and devotee, Ravanas arrogance and uncontrolled desires led to destruction. Knowledge without wisdom leads to ruin.
Surpanakha Consequences
âValmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda
Surpanakhas rejected advances and wounded pride led her to trigger the great war. Uncontrolled desire sets catastrophic events in motion.
đŹRelated Dialogues(3)
Punya and Pavana - Two Brothers, Two Paths
âRama & Vasishtha
Knowledge stored in the intellect collapses under crisis; only wisdom digested into the heart provides strength when tested. The same circumstance can destroy or enlighten depending on one's inner preparation.
Knowledge and Realization
âUddhava & Krishna
Intellectual knowledge of spiritual truth is only a map; direct realization requires transforming understanding into lived experience through faith, practice, and detachmentâultimately recognizing that liberation is not an achievement but the discovery of what we have always been.