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The Teachings of the Bhagavadgita : 4.4. & 5.1 - Swami Krishnananda

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========================================================================= Wednesday, April 19, 2023. 06:30. Chapter 4: Duty ā€“ An Empirical Manifestation of True Being -4. Chapter 5: Life as a Yajna or Sacrifice-1. ========================================================================= Now, the duty that you are expected to perform in the world is not something imposed upon you by a government, or a social mandate from outside. It is the law of your own nature expecting you to do what is necessary, under the very structure of your own individuality, or jivatva ā€“ your personality. I go back to the analogy of the limbs of the body. You cannot even exist unless there is cooperation among the limbs of the body; there will be dismembering of your body, there will be a complete dislocation of the limbs, and there will be total destruction and an end of your existence itself. Na hi kaścit kį¹£aį¹‡am api jātu tiį¹£į¹­haty akarmakį¹›t, kāryate hy avaśaįø„ karma sarvaįø„ prakį¹›tijair guį¹‡aiįø„ (Gita 3.5): No one...