823: Thomas Merton's Introduction to Bhagavad Gita
Wisdom of the Sages
David Ramella
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🗓️ 2 September 2022
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
the secret of human life lies in the surrender to and awareness of Krishna / the Gita fuses worship, action and contemplation in a fulfillment of daily duty that transcends all three through becoming an instrument of a transcendent will / the Gita remains utterly vital / Swami Bhaktivedanta brings to the West a salutary reminder that we lack the inner depth of an authentic metaphysical consciousness / without illuminated consciousness, we live life with tragic seriousness / the absence of violence in the Gita's content, context and consequence / our future fantasies become a repugnant present / "In obedience to that inner truth we are at last free." - Thomas Merton
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