Commentary on the Srimad Bhagavad Gita- Discourse 4.5- Swami Krishnananda
===================================================== Friday, July 31, 2020. 2:57.AM. Discourse 4: The Second Chapter Continues – How to Live in the World-5. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inasmuch as there is no superiority or inferiority among individuals, there is a necessity for a mutual concession granted to each other by way of a sacrifice. My asking for freedom should not in any way deter the asking for freedom by another person. That is, I should not deny freedom to another just because I want to be free. Therefore, a hundred percent freedom for an individual is not possible because if each individual wants one hundred percent freedom, there will be no freedom at all because there will be a clash of aspirations. So the freedom that we can have in this world is a sort of sacrifice that we have to make at the same time—that is, we cannot expect one hundred percent freedom, though we can have as much freedom as is possible...