Modes of material nature: The Supreme Self

Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the law, causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil.

— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 15.2 through stronger key ideas from the verse: modes of material nature, objects of the senses, actions. In the context of The Supreme Self, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.