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The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita - 6.4. : Swami Krishnananda.

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========================================================================= Sunday, March 05,  2023. 07:00. Chapter 6: The Meaning of Duty -4. ======================================================================== ā€œSo, Arjuna,ā€ says Sri Krishna, ā€œYou have a duty towards human society, you have a duty to yourself, you have a duty to the world, you have a duty to the antaratman, the deepest Self within you which pervades the Cosmos.ā€ Human society is based on mutual cooperation. We have what is known as the  varna, which is wrongly translated as ā€˜caste' in modern times. As it is not caste but a classification of society, a better translation would be ā€˜class' and not ā€˜caste'. The classes of society do not imply the category of inferior and superior. They imply, on the other hand, a necessity for cooperation on the part of every unit of this classification. There is a necessity to maintain oneself materially, economically. We know very well the importance of one's economic ...