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Introduction to the Bhagavad-Gita- Part 1: Post-7: Swami Krishnananda

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======================================================================================== Sunday 30, June 2024 :06:50. Article Scriptures Introduction to the Bhagavadgita- Part 1 POST-7. Swami Krishnananda (Spoken on March 3rd, 1974) ========================================================================================= Very beautifully the story is told to us, with a tremendous spiritual message behind it. It is said that Sri Krishna was reclining, perhaps having a nap, on a couch in his palace in Dvarka, when these two gentlemen approached. Out of the two, Arjuna was a humble, child-like person, simple in his nature. Duryodhana was a proud man, very self-confident and arrogant in his approach. He always regarded himself as a ruler. He was the king of the country and, befitting the status of a king, he occupied a chair near the head of Krishna and sat there while Krishna was relaxing and dozing. Arjuna, as a simple man, humble, stood at the feet of Krishna. He did not even sit. He st...