226. Gunas and Shraddha
S cience leads a student from ignorance to awareness of the physical world. For example, the calculation of time taken to empty a water tank with a hole at the bottom can vary based on the level of the student solving the problem. A seventh grader is taught to divide the total volume of the tank by the capacity of the hole to drain. However, a twelfth grader is asked to use calculus to arrive at the solution that considers gravity. As expected, the answers would vary in both cases, and it is acceptable as a seventh grader is not expected to solve complex calculus equations. Similar situations arise on the path of spirituality where the preaching varies based on the level of ignorance of the practitioner. The Bhagavad Gita handles all such situations like a textbook from kindergarten to post-graduation. Chapters sixteen and seventeen are those chapters where Krishna comes to the level of an ignorant to explain. After explaining divine and demonic natures, He suggests usi...