A Study of the Bhagavadgita - Chapter 6.10. Swami Krishnananda.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, July 13, 2021. 8:09.AM. Chapter 6: Sankhya – The Wisdom of Cosmic Existence - 10. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sankhya is the knowledge of cosmic existence; Yoga is the art of performance of duty in this world. They are not two different things. You have to be conscious of your cosmic existence and, at the same time, perform duty in this world as a phenomenally bound individual. You have to be always with Krishna, though you yourself are an Arjuna only. These few verses at the commencement of the Third Chapter highlighting work on the basis of the relationship between Sankhya and Yoga and yajna mention what our duty is. Therefore, duty of the human being, in the context of the teaching of the Bhagavadgita, is a divine living from moment to moment. We are not living like beasts, animals. We are not instinct driven, as the cattle in the forest....