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738: The Relevance and Appeal of Bhagavad Gita -- Interview with Chaitanya Charan Das

Published: May 22, 2022, 6:04 p.m.

the Gita\u2019s universal question - \u201cwhat is the right thing to do?\u201d / 3 stages of the Gita\u2019s popularity / it\u2019s not just action that entangles - it\u2019s motive / wisdom lying between the polarities, and on multiple levels / moral dilemma vs ethical dilemma / Krishna gives a philosophical world view with a moral framework for ethical dilemmas / the Gita\u2019s battlefield setting - \xa0violence is absent in terms of content, context and consequence \xa0/ reading into a book / gaslighting & knowledge in the mode of ignorance / uncertainty as a symptom of humility