The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita : 18.2. - Swami Krishnananda.
============================================================================ Tuesday 12, Mar 2024 07:50. Chapter 18: The Yoga of the Liberation of Spirit-2. ============================================================================= There are certain actions which are unavoidable. Among the many types of action, three specific ones are pinpointed as inviolable and impossible of avoiding under any circumstance. These three types are designated as yajna, dana and tapas, terms which have a wealth of meaning behind them. Literally translated, yajna would mean sacrifice, dana would mean charity, and tapas would mean austerity. These are not injunctions of a religious type that are imposed upon us by the Gita. This is not a ritual that we are expected to perform by way of yajna, dana, or tapas. These are tremendously significant cosmic requirements on the part of every individual, whatever be his vocation. There is a universal meaning behind these great mandates. In our relationship to the...