The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita-3.1 : Swami Krishnananda
======================================================================= -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18/10/2019 Chapter 3: The Spirit of True Renunciation-1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ After the brief introduction to the important features which are predominant in the whole of the Bhagavadgita, we have to enter into the main theme of the exposition. The setting of the occasion of the Gita, the context of the delivery of the gospel, is the human situation, which I tried to liken to the atmosphere of a battlefield, an air of war, conflict and confrontation, to be expected at every step, every moment of time, and under every circumstance. The structure of the universe appears to be such that it faces us as a complex of various layers of conflict which we are supposed to overcome, and which are...