The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita- 2-1.. Swami Krishnananda.
================================================================================================= Monday 17, February 2025, 11:00. Shrimad Bhagavad Gita The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita- 2-1.. Chapter 2: The Battlefield of Life -1. Swami Krishnananda. ============================================================================================== We have seen that the occasion for the delivery of the Bhagavadgita was a field of war, which is conspicuous in its occurrence in the context of the Mahabharata. As we have observed earlier, the Bhagavadgita does not intend to tell us a story for entertaining in our leisure hours, but to give a permanent message for the salvation of the soul of the human being. That is why it is called a Yoga Shastra, or a scripture of Yoga. Whatever is said in this scripture is a sermon on the practice of Yoga, and the necessity for the teaching arises on account of a conflict in which one finds oneself at any given moment of time in one's life. Th...