Bhagavad Gita 3.2 · Arjuna
Just tell me the one thing
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।
तदेकं वद निश्चित्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्॥
vyāmiśreṇeva vākyena buddhiṃ mohayasīva metadekaṃ vada niścitya yena śreyo’ahamāpnuyām
With words that seem mixed, you confuse my mind. Tell me decisively the one thing by which I may reach the good.
What it means
Arjuna is not accusing Krishna. Notice the word "seem". The teaching only appears mixed to a mind under strain. What Arjuna wants is shreyas, the lasting good, not just the pleasant choice. He asks for one clear path he can actually walk.
The story
Krishna has spoken of knowledge and of action, of stillness and of fighting. To Arjuna, standing between two armies of his own kin, it sounds like two roads at once. So he does something brave. He admits he is lost.
In your life
Two doctors give Sam two different plans for his father's care. Each sounds reasonable. Each worries him. Instead of nodding along, he asks one of them: if this were your father, what is the single next step?
Clarity often starts by asking for it.