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Commentary on the Srimad Bhagavad Gita- Discourse 7.2. - Swami Krishnananda.

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  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday,March 07, 2021. 10:40. AM. Chapter-7. The Third Chapter Concludes: The Knower of Reality.-2. Post-13. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Having known this, the knower of Reality, or the tattvavit, is na sajjateā€”is not attached to anything. He does not even hold an opinion on anything, because to hold an opinion is to pass a judgment, which is nothing but a localised notion that we entertain in regard to something; and no wise person can pass a judgment on anything in this world because to judge a thing is to eliminate factors which are invisible and uncognisable, and yet contributory to the occurrence of a particular event. Judge not, lest you be judged. If you judge a thing, you will be judged in a similar manner by the forces of nature. Whatever you do to the world, that will be done to you. Do unto others as you would be done by. ?tmana? p...

The Relevance of the Bhagavadgita to Humanity : 9.7. Swami Krishnananda.

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  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, February 26, 2021. 01:22. PM. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 9: The Classification of Society- 7. The First Six Chapters of the Bhagavadgita (Spoken on Bhagavadgita Jayanti) -------------------------------------------------------------- The classification of society ā€“ the word ā€˜casteā€™ may be avoided, if you like ā€“ becomes necessary on account of the differentiating capacities and the needs of people. Everyoneā€™s need is not identical. The capacity and the need will decide the kind of function that you have to perform. As you know very well, your capacity is not the same as anotherā€™s capacity, and your need is also not the same as the need of another. Society is to be protected in four ways, among many other things which may also be necessary. For the welfare of society, we require manpower. Who says manpower is not necessary? There...