Study of the Bhagavadgita : Chapter-5 : Post- 14. - Swami Krishnananda.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, March 04, 2021. 05:03. PM. Chapter 5: The Karma Yoga Principle of the Bhagavadgita-1. Post-14. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This universe was considered as the ground on which we based our consciousness of our duty in life. We can know what we ought to do only if we know where we are actually located in this world. Unless we know our circumstances – where we are standing, internally as well as externally, at any given moment of time – we will not be able to take even one step forward in any direction. So duty as an action incumbent upon people is based on the consciousness of one’s own being in relation to the circumstances of existence in this world. That is to say, Karma Yoga is based on Buddhi Yoga, as told in the language of the Bhagavadgita. When karma is based not on buddhi, proper understanding, then karma, action, becomes a meandering...