Chapter 37 delves into the metaphysical causes of the cycle of worldly existence (Samsara). It explains that the perception of birth is when something comes into form from the unmanifest, and death is when it returns to the unmanifest. The chapter identifies Adharma (unrighteousness), ignorance, anger, and hatred as the 'nooses of death.' Furthermore, it posits that the fundamental cause of being trapped in the cycle of birth and death is the deluded knowledge of difference, where an individual believes, 'Parabrahman is different from me; I am not that.' This sense of separation, as explained in Chapter 37, ensures that the cycle of death following birth and rebirth following death continues eternally.
Chapter 37 discusses the concepts of birth, death, and the cycle of Samsara. What is the root cause of this cycle, and what are considered the 'nooses of death'?
📖 Chapter 37