The Bhagavad Gita - dialogue between the self and the realizer

The mahabharata when read as a mere observer, appears to be a mythical tale, a fascinating story, an entertaining drama with all emotions thrown in..but when one not just reads the mahabharata as a story but as a metaphor, identifies with and participates in it, there lies its impact. The power of the Bhagavad Gita, within the context of the Mahabharata is that it is in the form of art, the interpretation and impact of which is up to the reader. It is in this form, and not in the form of rules or laws for a reason- because perfection or realization is dynamic, and is upto the individual.

Within the framework of Absolute reality, the self and the realizer exist within the same (self-realized) individual, but they are portrayed as manifested in distinct individuals in the Bhagavad Gita.