The Bhagavadgita in a Nutshell: 3. Swami Krishnananda
================================================================================= Saturday 07, December 2024, 13:35. Article Scriptures The Bhagavadgita in a Nutshell: 3. Swami Krishnananda. (Spoken on November 3rd, 1973.) ================================================================================== Now, we cannot keep quiet; that is one side of the matter. But we cannot foolishly be active; that is another side of the matter. Mā karmaphalahetur bhur ma te sangostv akarmani (BG 2.47): Do not be attached to the fruits of action, and also, at the same time, do not be inactive. Sri Krishna is catching us from both sides. We cannot keep quiet, and yet we cannot do whatever we like. A disciplined form of activity, action, is our duty. This Third Chapter is wonderful. The more we think about it, the more wonderful it appears to be. Everything is done by prakriti. Prakrtim yanti bhutani nigrahah kim karisyati (BG 3.33). “Ah, is it so?” Arjuna is a very shrewd man. He wan...