Study of the Bhagavadgita : Chapter - 5.6. Post- 19. - Swami Krishnananda.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, March 29, 2021. 10:43.AM. Chapter 5: The Karma Yoga Principle of the Bhagavadgita-6. Post-19. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So here is a point in the expectation of no result. When you give charity to somebody, do you give it thinking what that man will give back to you? That is like a brother-in-law giving to a brother-in-law. It is not charity. If a father is educating his son under the impression that he will take care of him in old age, he is not doing any charity. It is some kind of social work or family work. Total joy has not gone. He expects something. If charity is given with the expectation of return, it is not charity. When you arrange a banquet, a large feast, it is said not to invite only your friends because you know they will also invite you to a banquet one day. This is no good. If you give a banquet to your own relatives...