The Teachings of the Bhagavadgita : 3-1. Swami Krishnananda
================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, June 05, 2020. Chapter 3: Samkhya – Right Understanding-1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The second chapter of the Bhagavadgita deals with what is known as Samkhya Yoga, which is the yoga of understanding – an understanding which was not adequately present in the mind of Arjuna at the time when he was very much confused as to the duty to which he was obliged under the circumstance in which he was placed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. One cannot know what one has to do unless one's position in this world is known to one's self. Your duty, your attitude, the functions that you have to perform – all these are determined by the location of your personality in a given atmosphere. Thus, the concept of duty m...