The Essence of the Gospel of the Bhagavad Gita : 3. Swami Krishnananda
======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08/10/2019 (Spoken at a conference in Delhi on December 27, 1973.) 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ “Oh, I see.” Arjuna opened his eyes and saw something quite different from what he expected. What did he see? He did not see the army of his enemies; he saw only his blood relations. “These are my Gurus, Masters. This is my great-grandfather, this is my nephew, this is my brother-in-law. Am I going to face them? Am I going to destroy them in this war? Am I to kill my own blood relatives?” The idea of enmity vanished from his mind, and emotion took possession of him. Duty gave place to emotional reaction. Impersonal conduct was brushed aside by the entry of affection born of personal connection. ...