The Man of Discipline, Knowledge and Judgment, The Infinite Spirit, and The Sublime Mystery

As we all though would happen, Lord Krishna continued his long speech in these teachings.

He started talking about the self, and how a man who controls himself has another friend.There was a quote that I didn't really agree with, which was

"A man of discipline should always
discipline himself, remain in seclusion,
isolated, his thought and self well controlled,
without possessions or hope." (p. 66)

I don't think this quote is at all accurate, because even if it is true that a man should discipline itself, having no hope and remaining isolated is definitely not a good life.

After that, he talk about how to discipline yourself, which I found extremely familiar. I think he was talking about meditating, but without saying the word. He also goes on saying that when he has meditated and reaches understanding, he is illuminated.

Krishna also talks about Karma and how it can decide where you are born again, like I believe:

"...for endless years, until he is reborn
in a house of upright and noble men.

Or he is born in a family
of disciplined men;
the kind of birth in the world
that is very hard to win." (p. 71)

In the next teaching, all that Krishna says is that He is the one, and he describes himself as a God. He says that people who follow him know, and the ones who don't are ignorant. I don't like it that much.

Then, at last in the eight teaching, the word meditate appears:

"...meditating, one reaches
the supreme divine spirit of man." (p. 80)

Krishna explains to Arjuna how to meditate, and how it can help you get away from the suffering of rebirth.
In the ninth teaching, the only thing that Krishna says all over again is that he is the solution to everything. All of it is something like this:

"I am the way, sustainer, lord,
witness, shelter, refuge, friend,
source, dissolution, stability,
treasure, and unchanging seed." (p. 87)

Krishna thinks very highly of himself, which is beginning to be a little annoying. This is basically what these teachings were about.

This song could describe how Krishna feels about himself: