The Relevance of the Bhagavadgita to Humanity : Chapter 1: Introduction-6. - Swami Krishnananda
18/07/2019. The Relevance of the Bhagavadgita to Humanity : Chapter :1.Introduction -6. In a case that is brought before the court, for instance, the contending parties always hold that they are right. Each party argues the righteousness of the cause or the point that they make out, and both are right. This is what they are emphasising. Each party says, “I am right.” Now, if both are right, they cannot differ; but in their conception of the rectitude of their behaviour, they do differ. So the difference has to be bridged by a cementing link, which is the judicial pronouncement. Such a situation arose in humanity when the golden age descended into the denser form of human thought, when such recognition and appreciation of one in respect of the other was not possible. It was not accepted by a certain state of mind that such a one hundred percent cooperation with another is going to be for one’s welfare. “My welfare does not lie in my totally agreeing with another. It mostly...