The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita : 16.1. - Swami Krishnananda.
#Devotees of Chinmaya Mission: With Swami Chinmayananda ================================================================ Tuesday, 02 Jan 2024 06:50. Chapter 16: The Supreme Person-1, ================================================================ The Fifteenth Chapter of the Bhagavadgita is a very important one in its own way. It commences with a description of the universe, comparing it to a vastly spread-out tree sprouting forth from the root, which is Brahman. Curiously enough, the analogy of the tree is brought out in a way which is novel, unique and highly instructive. To give us an idea of the transcendence of the Supreme Creative Principle, ranging beyond all perceptible phenomena, the Gita compares this root to something that is beyond and above, from which emanates the tree of the universe spreading its branches downwards in the form of the varieties of objects perceived by the senses and cognised by the mind, and the experiences everyone undergoes in life. E...