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An Analysis of the Brahma Sutra -1.2 Swami Krishnananda

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======================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17/02/2020. Chapter 1: The Forest of the Brahma Sutra -2. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jnanamay frighten away anyone even while approaching it. It can throw you out. You cannot go near It, as it will happen if you go near a powerful magnetic field. It will kick you back; you cannot go near. It is considering this aspect of the nature of Jnana, that Bhagavan Sri Krishna mentions in the Gita – 'this is a difficult path'. (Bhagavad Gita XII.5) "Klesodhikataras tesham avyakta saktachetasam, Avyakta hi gatirdukham dehavadbhiravapyate." Body-consciousness is the obstacle to understanding what all this means. Body-consciousness is just individual consciousness, affirmation of