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A Study of the Bhagavadgita :15.1. - Swami Krishnananda.

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 ========================================================================= ======================================================================== Thursday, September 22, 2022. 06:00.  Chapter 15: Krishna and Arjuna Together is Victory-1. ======================================================================== Earlier we deliberated on what the Gita has to say in the Eighteenth Chapter about the nature of action or work. We dilated upon yajna, dana and tapas as obligatory duties on the part of everyone, the meaning of which we tried to understand. The Gita has been insisting on a combination of knowledge and action. It started by saying Yoga should be rooted in Sankhya, with Yoga being the expertness in the performance of action, and Sankhya being the knowledge on which this action has to be rooted. This has been the viewpoint of the Gita throughout. Work, of course, is obligatory on your part, but not just any kind of work. It is work based on a correct understanding of your...