The Essence of the Gospel of the Bhagavad Gita : 8. Swami Krishnananda

======================================================================== ======================================================================= 02/12/2019. (Spoken at a conference in Delhi on December 27, 1973.) Post - 8. ======================================================================== The senses drive us outward to the objects which are supposed to bring us temporary satisfaction. Kama, krodha and lobhaālust, anger and greedādrive us outwardly to the objects of sense, like Duryodhana going for wealth, name, fame and prestige in society. But the simple Pandavas, wearing only a single raiment on their bodies, were entirely dependent on the grace of Krishna, and turned inward rather than outward. Sometimes you find yourself in the wilderness in the search of divine grace, as the Pandavas found themselves in the forest for thirteen years. When you search for Truth, you will find yourself in a no-manās land, as it were. The world will not help you anymore because the...