The word used for a God in this verse is Atman, the same supreme consciousness that Patanjali talks about in the Yoga Sutras.

Here Krishna sets out what we should strive to give up if we are to attain peace… 

The hell of self-destruction for the soul – such drama! I imagine a happy soul, peacefully wandering its path

Everything is a mix of the three qualities Light, Action and Stillness.

Here Krishna sets out what we should strive to give up if we are to attain peace

Here we see Krishna telling Arjuna that the path of the yogi is the one to strive for…

Everything is a mix of the three qualities Light, Action and Stillness.

Adhika is often translated as ‘superior’ or ‘better’. But in fact it can also mean ‘beyond’, which - in the context of this verse - seems more helpful (and less judgemental).

In the Gita, Lord Krishna sets out three different paths for us to achieve the goal of spiritual liberation…