Stabilising the Mind in God -9. Swami Krishnananda.
======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22/02/2020. The Twelfth Chapter of the Bhagavadgita. (Spoken on June 26, 1983) Post-9. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Also, we have what are called attitudes of devotion, bhavas. There is the attitude of a father. Mostly religions consider God as a Father in heaven, as a Parent Supreme. Sometimes in India we have the concept of considering God as Mother. Or, as I mentioned, there are other ways such as sakhya and other things, which are not usually practised these days. The predominant concept is the concept of a parent – God, the Supreme Father – though other ways are also there. However, all these are mentioned in connection with the understanding of this third way,...