The Spiritual Import of the Mahabharata and the Bhagavadgita- 3.1 -Swami Krishnananda.
---------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, August 16, 2020. 8:03. PM. Chapter-3. The World is the Face of God - 1. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. In the journey of spiritual practice, there are many halting places on the way. It is not a direct flight without any stop in-between. At the very inception of this endeavor known as spiritual sadhana, there is an upheaval of the powers of aspiration, an innocent longing for God and a confidence that one would reach God—perhaps the same kind of confidence that a child has in catching the moon. The innocence and the credulity do not permit the acceptance of the difficulties involved in this pursuit. There is simplicity, sincerity and honesty coupled with ignorance, and this is practically the circumstance of every spiritual seeker. There is a humble innocence, very praiseworthy, but it is also attended with ignorance of the problems on the path and the difficulties