The Teachings of the Bhagavadgita : 2-3. Swami Krishnananda
===================================== -------------------------------------------------------------- 17/04/2020. Chapter 2: The Difficulties of the Spiritual Seeker -3. -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Thus, Arjuna was confounded, as any one of us can be. In this adventure of spiritual life, which is metaphorically presented before us in the form of the Mahabharata, we are likely to be faced with certain doubts and difficulties. While in the earlier stages it may appear that the whole sky is very clear, when you move onwards you'll find that heavy, thick clouds are hanging above your heads, and there is darkness in the front. This is the darkness of the spiritual aspiration. The first chapter of the Bhagavadgita is a chapter of sorrow of the seeker – Arjuna Vishada Yogam. It is the weeping of the seeking individual. However, you will be surprised to note that the colophon or the concluding line of the first chapter is de...