The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita - 5.6. Swami Krishnananda

=================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, June 04, 2020. Chapter 5: The Mortal and the Immortal-6. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Any argument or logical approach should take into consideration what is called the āuniverse of discourseā. One must know the field in which the reason is operating at any given moment of time. One cannot jump into another field altogether different from the one in which the reason operates. We argue as a citizen of the world, a unit in human society, or we argue on the basis of our being a metaphysical unit. A metaphysical argument should not be employed to solve problems which are purely social and personal, too intimate perhaps, material or physical. Similarly, purely social and economic arguments should not be used in the description or understanding of metap...