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In the Bhagavad-Gita, a dialogue ensues in the middle of a battlefield, symbolizing the battlefield of life which we are fighting through our illusions.

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Battlefield
Life
Battlefields
Illusions
Karma
Dialogue
Symbolizing
Yoga
Ensues
Illusion
Bhagavad
Middle
Gita

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