In the eighth chapter of the Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna seeks to explain what it takes to attain the Lord and how by changing the way we think we can attain Him. He initiates the dialogue by stating that the mind centered upon the Lord is the one that attains Liberation. He goes on to enumerate the methods through which it can be achieved. Dwelling on the relationship between the manifest (gross) and the unmanifest (subtle), he draws out our essential nature as that of supreme Brahman. He concludes by explaining the different paths that lead to the different ends; the path of darkness that leads to the finite and manifest, whereas the path of light that leads to the the imperishable Brahman.
