The Spiritual Import of the Mahabharata and the Bhagavadgita- 9.1 - Swami Krishnananda
================================================================ Saturday, 20 Dec 2024. 05:30. Chapter 9: The Unity of the Lover and the Beloved - 1. ================================================================ The seventh chapter of the Bhagavadgita introduces us into the great doctrine of God and creation—something very stimulating and thrilling as the subject develops through the chapters that follow, one after another. The cosmology of the Gita has been stated in a very few succinct verses at the very beginning of the seventh chapter, to which we made reference in the previous chapter. The relationship between God and the world is the crucial point in cosmological doctrines and theological principles. In fact, the explanation behind the existence of many religions in the world is here, namely, the relationship between God and the world, and consequently the relationship between the world and humanity. There are systems which have taken a stand that emphasises one aspect or th