The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita : 13.2 - Swami Krishnananda.
================================================================ Monday, 02 Oct 2023 07:15. Chapter 13: Cosmology and Eschatology-2. ================================================================ In the Eighth Chapter of the Bhagavadgita we have an important departure made from the trend followed in the earlier ones, viz., a slight emphasis on the structure of the cosmos, for the purpose of elucidating the fate of the soul after the shedding of the physical body, and also to elucidate the possibility of contacting the Supreme Being in this sojourn of cosmic existence. The questions with which the chapter commences are ushered in by a statement made by Krishna towards the end of the Seventh Chapter itself. We are supposed to conceive the ultimate Reality in all its facets—the objective, the subjective as well as the universal phases of its manifestation; as adhibhuta, adhyatma, adhidaiva, Param Brahma, the Absolute-All. One who envisages the Supreme Being as inclusive...