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The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita - 11.7. Swami Krishnananda.

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  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, July 17, 2021. 9:11. PM.  Chapter 11: The Yoga of Meditation -7. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have been very sincere and honest in our efforts in the direction of Yoga, and it shall take care of us; it cannot desert us. And Yoga is a more loving mother than all the mothers that we can think of in the world. Or, the great Teacher, Krishna, tells us that one may be born as a child of a Yogi himself, and what can be a greater blessedness than that to a seeking soul? There is no fear of destruction or loss of effort. The Sixth Chapter concludes by saying that God is the Friend and Protector of all. We shall achieve peace of mind only when we realise that God is our Friend, and the only Friend, and the most real of all friends. When we turn to Him for succour, how could He desert...