The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita - 8.1 Swami Krishnananda.
------------------------------------------- Monday, November 09, 2020. 08:43. AM. Chapter 8: The Yoga of Action ----------------------------------------- The famous doctrine of Karma Yoga is the theme of the Third Chapter of the Bhagavadgita. This is one of the most difficult sections in the whole text, and a very important one, which provides the key to an understanding of the basic principles of the whole message. It was stated earlier that action should be grounded in understanding. This was the point made out in the Second Chapter. Now, what does it mean? How is it possible to root activity in understanding? This is expounded in the Third Chapter. ---------------------------------- There are certain misconceptions prevalent in the minds of people in regard to activity. For instance, oftentimes we feel that we are fed up with activity. We wish to withdraw ourselves from action as such, and remain inactive and do nothing. There are occasions in life when people feel like doing ...