Discourses on The Bhagavat Gita: To Help Students in Studying its Philosophy

About The Book: This book contain that The Bhagavad Gita should not be viewed in isolation from the rest of the Mahabharata, . To appreciate the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, one must first understand the real position of Arjuna and Krishna. Vyasa looked upon Arjuna as man, or the real monad in man, and upon Krishna as the Logos, or the spirit that comes to save man. The discourse between Arjuna and Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita took place just before the great battle, which was a struggle between two families historically, but philosophically represented the great battle in which the human spirit has to fight against the lower passions in the physical body. The position of Arjuna is intended to typify that of a chela, who is called upon to face the Dweller on the Threshold. As the guru prepares his chela for the trials of initiation by philosophical teaching, so at this critical point, Krishna proceeds to instruct Arjuna.