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What the Gītā says about making decisions

The whole Gītā is one decision failing to get made. Arjuna cannot choose, and seven hundred verses are what it costs to help him. Krishna does not make the choice for him. He dismantles everything that makes choosing impossible — the fog of outcomes, the weight of consequences, the ego that says I am the one deciding — and then, at the very end, says something no teacher is supposed to say: do as you choose. These verses trace the anatomy of resolve. They separate the clear mind that knows when to act from the restless one that clings to every option and the dark one that will not let go of sleep. You have faced a decision you could not make. The Gītā does not tell you what to choose. It tells you what to clear away so the choosing can happen.

Verses

2.9
Having said all this, Arjuna told Krishna "I will not fight" — and fell silent.
I will not fight — Arjuna states a decision born of despair, then falls silent
2.37
Slain, you win heaven; victorious, you rule the earth. So stand up, resolved to fight.
Stand up, resolved to fight — Krishna closes the door on a bad outcome either way
2.41
The resolute mind points one way. The irresolute mind splits into endless branches, and scatters.
The resolute mind points one way; the irresolute splits into endless branches and scatters
4.42
Take the sword of knowledge and cut the doubt born of ignorance from your heart. Stand up.
Cut the doubt from your heart with the sword of knowledge — then stand up
6.23
Know yoga as this: the untying of the knot of sorrow. Practice it with resolve, and without despair.
Yoga defined as untying the knot of sorrow — practise it with resolve, without despair
16.7
The dark ones cannot tell what to do from what to refrain from. No purity in them, no conduct, no truth.
The dark ones cannot tell what to do from what to refrain from — discernment itself is missing
18.30
The understanding that knows when to act and when to stop, what binds and what frees, what to fear — is clear.
The clear understanding knows when to act and when to stop, what binds and what frees
18.33
The resolve that holds mind, breath, and senses steady through unswerving practice — that resolve is clear.
Clear resolve holds mind, breath, and senses steady through unswerving practise
18.34
The resolve that grips duty, pleasure, and profit, clinging to each, hungry for what they yield — is restless.
Restless resolve grips duty, pleasure, and profit — clinging to each, hungry for the yield
18.59
You lean on pride and say 'I will not fight.' The resolve is hollow — your own nature will force your hand.
The hollow resolve: you lean on pride and say I will not — your nature will force your hand
18.63
I have told you the secret deeper than every secret. Weigh it fully, completely. Then do as you choose.
The Gītā's last instruction: weigh it fully, completely — then do as you choose