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The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita : 18.5. - Swami Krishnananda.

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=================================================================================== Friday 29, Mar 2024 07:00. Chapter 18: The Yoga of the Liberation of Spirit-5. =================================================================================== So is the case with will, or volition. When our will power is able to decide upon the supreme value of life and maintain this consciousness continuously, in a state of self-restraint through Yoga, we are endowed with the most powerful form of will, the sattvika form of volition. Moksha is the goal of life, and everything is contributory towards this supreme attainment. If the will can rest on this conclusion perpetually, we may be said to be possessed of the highest form of will power. We should be able to connect every little thing in the world with that ultimate purpose of the liberation of the soul. But if our will is muddled, is mixing up values, and we are unable to come to a decision as to what is the ultimate principle that guides life,...