The Gita tells us that there are four kinds of people who take to God-life. Of them,the afflicted (arta) are the very first ones. The rest in their order are the seekers of knowledge, the seekerse of truth as it is, and the seekers of wisdom. (Ram Swarup)

The Gita tells us that there are four kinds of people who take to God-life. Of them,the afflicted (arta) are the very first ones. The rest in their order are the seekers of knowledge, the seekerse of truth as it is, and the seekers of wisdom.

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