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The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita - 5.3. Swami Krishnananda

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============================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday, May 16, 2020. Chapter 5: The Mortal and the Immortal-3. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. #The doubts that arise in the mind later on, when we advance sufficiently on the path, can be many, but those that are recorded in the First Chapter of the Gita, as those that occurred to the mind of Arjuna, are a few. He had a few serious difficulties which he posed before Krishna. All this is the preparation for the war, the battle in which the seeking spirit is confronting Nature as a whole and the society outside.  *ā€œCan this adventure be a mistake on our part?ā€  **ā€œHave I committed a blunder with no proper thought?ā€ ##When we grow older in age, these doubts can come to the mind. ā€œIs there not something different from what I am seeking just now? I have made an evaluation of human soc...