The Bhagavadgita in a Nutshell: 4. ( Ends )Swami Krishnananda
================================================================================ Saturday 21, December 2024, 19:50. Article Scriptures The Bhagavadgita in a Nutshell: 4. Swami Krishnananda. (Spoken on November 3rd, 1973.) ================================================================================ In the Yoga Vasishtha, Vasishtha mentions to Rama: "ardhaprabuddhasya sarvam brahmeti yo vadet, mahanarakajālesu sa tena viniyojitah": If you even talk of the immortality of the soul and the absoluteness of God to a half-baked mind, both you and that man will go to hell – the teacher and the student both. So do not tell truths which cannot be grasped, and this is precisely the warning given by Bhagavan Sri Krishna in the Bhagavadgita. "Na buddhibhedam janayed ajnanam karmasamginam" (BG 3.26): Do not disturb the minds of people by telling great truths. It may be a great truth, but you have spoiled the man by your truth. It is like allowing a man to catch fish by sayi...