The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita - 7.3 Swami Krishnananda.
------------------------------------------- Monday, October 12, 2020. 12:21. PM. Chapter 7: The Nature of Right Understanding-3. --------------------------------------------- 1. Svadharma is usually regarded as one’s obligation towards the society in which one is placed. And we have observed what society is. It is not merely the human atmosphere that we are referring to as society, but everything that is around us which cannot be exhausted merely by the human world. The whole universe becomes an atmosphere later on, and we seem to be owing a duty towards this vast expanse of the universe, which touches us on our very skin in various degrees of its manifestation, including what we call human relationship. 2. Thus, from the point of view of the ultimate nature of Reality, from the standpoint of one’s connection with the society around, as well as the interest of one’s own self—from all these angles of vision, if we consider the duty of a person, it appears that no one i...