Casteism in India primarily results from political rivalry. To garner political votes, political leaders of present times could stoop so low as to divide the society on caste lines. Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita divided the society based on Varna, never caste! As our karma, accordingly our Dharma! The ingrained hatred develops with time and was so potent as to […]
The 700 shlokas verses contained in Bhagavad Gita had no reference to caste system. Bhagavad Gita deals with Varna based on which society was divided into four classes. Those indulging in religious practices were called Brahmins and those in security of the state… Kshatriyas! Those indulging in trading were called Vaishyas and those serving mankind in general Shudras. All […]
The best part of Bhagavad Gita was… it was a universal document… anyone world over could follow precepts of spirituality contained in Bhagavad Gita to reach stage of enlightenment, moksha salvation! Another beautiful aspect of Hinduism was… for following precepts of spirituality contained in Bhagavad Gita, one need not convert to Hinduism ever. Even while following ones religion, faith […]
Bhagavad Gita can be indulged irrespective of age. If one as a child could indulge in contemplation… one was competent to understand teachings of Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita. Nothing in Bhagavad Gita could be understood literally. By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 – (Ref. 161223) Bhagavad Gita Study Circle: a meeting point […]
We were primarily a soul atman… a spirit, consciousness manifesting human body. Our goal of life as a soul atman was emancipation from cycle of birth and death… becoming a pure soul atman forever! Liberation from cycle of birth and death can be gained indulging in Bhagavad Gita. What else do we desire from life, from Bhagavad Gita? […]
The jnana wisdom contained in Bhagavad Gita, the sermon by Lord Krishna given to mankind (Arjuna) in the battle of Mahabharata came into existence about 3650 years before now. Bhagavad Gita in essence contained everything worth knowable, the essential teachings of all four Vedas… knowing which human beings successfully reached stage of enlightenment, moksha salvation! Ever since Bhagavad Gita […]
For most Hindus in India, money has become an end in itself! Hoarding wealth for many lifetimes was common. People in West were materialistic yet open from within. They were materialistic yet not deeply attached to materialistic pursuits alone. They lived in the moment and enjoyed life the most. Materialism in India was at its peak. From beginning to […]
All my life from six years of age I never directly indulged in Bhagavad Gita. 31 years of indulgence in spirituality, path of yoga meditation finally landed me in laps of God Almighty 37 years of age. That very moment everything contained in cosmos was at my tips. Everything contained in Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads was like ABCD as if […]
Indulging in teachings of Bhagavad Gita for a very long time… from six years of age to 37, I finally conclude that one must indulge in Bhagavad Gita only if our goal of life was spiritual. People in West who did not know anything about Bhagavad Gita were fairly successful in physical manifest life. For one whose goal of […]
Everything contained in Bhagavad Gita was beyond comprehension of atheists. As nothing in Bhagavad Gita could be understood literally, only one who had 100% faith in God Almighty could indulge in Bhagavad Gita. Belief in God was an absolute must to realize everything contained in Bhagavad Gita. The existence of God does not relate to religion alone (path of […]
The teachings of Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita pertain to path of spirituality, never physical manifest life! There was nothing in Bhagavad Gita that must be indulged in day-to-day affairs of life. If we try to mix spirituality with physical manifest life, that would be the biggest folly of mankind! If we look at life of people in West, […]
The teachings of Bhagavad Gita are meant for a serious seeker, traveler of spiritual path who wanted to reach God in present life time. We must never forget we had only one life to live… the present earthly domain limited by 70 to 80 years of earthly life. After death of present body, we do not know what form […]
As detailed by Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita spirituality could be practiced by human beings anywhere world over! Even while following ones religion… one could indulge in path of contemplation, introspection… logical reasoning… to reach hidden cosmic truths of life contained in scriptures of different religions of world. One need not convert to Hinduism for understanding precepts of spirituality contained […]
Can there ever be an atheistic translation of Bhagavad Gita that has in its base God Almighty in all its glory! Unless we had 100% faith in God, we just could not indulge in Bhagavad Gita. Nothing in Bhagavad Gita could be understood literally… it could only be followed through path of contemplation! It is only through path of contemplation […]
Bhagavad Gita was not a proprietary of Hinduism alone. Everything contained in Bhagavad Gita had universal appeal. Every single human being on mother earth belonging to any religion, faith or belief… even while following ones religion could ceremoniously indulge in teachings of Bhagavad Gita to reach stage of enlightenment, moksha salvation in present life time. To indulge in Bhagavad Gita […]
Bhagavad Gita was not a doctrine or philosophy existing before coming of Lord Krishna. When Arjuna was indecisive, in a dilemma whether or not to fight his cousins Kauravas in the battle of Mahabharata… Lord Krishna delivered a sermon to Arjuna that is termed Bhagavad Gita. The written script Bhagavad Gita was composed by Sage Veda Vyasa. Soon after […]
The most scientific religious text in world from times immemorial was sermon of Bhagavad Gita given to mankind by Lord Krishna in the battle of Mahabharata between Kauravas and Pandavas. Right from stage of big bang (a scientific precept) to stage of dissolution of cosmos (Pralaya in Hinduism), again a scientific phenomenon… all was explicitly detailed in Bhagavad Gita to […]
What can be the motive of a student of class one in knowing whether books taught in PhD classes were original or not? Who placed us in the seat of a judge? Before indulgence, we start incomprehensible contemplation in matters spiritual. When six years of age I walked path of absolute truthfulness so much so that if God Almighty […]
Better than book is a commentary and for beginners commentary on Bhagavad Gita by Jayadayal Goyandka and Swami Ramsukhdas were the best available in India. At a later stage one could indulge in commentary by Adi Shankaracharya. All these commentaries were available from Gita press, Gorakhpur, India, a highly subsidized publication centre. Most of the publications of Gita press […]
Born in Jain religion I followed teachings of Bhagavad Gita right from six years of age. In Jainism speaking about Lord Krishna is blasphemy. As per Jaina traditions our elders always said, Krishna presently existed in hell. Such a belief rendered Jainism to a minority status in present times. Lord Krishna came above thousand years earlier to Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara […]
In the so-called Hinduism religion, which should aptly be called Sanatana Dharma, always termed a way of life… there were two paths to follow, one path of religion and the other path of spirituality. Travelers of material path mostly indulged in path of religion (path of rituals). Those who desired reaching God in present life followed path of spirituality, […]
The commentary by Srila Prabhupada is irrelevant in present times. It concerns path of bhakti yoga through which none could reach God in present times. Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana the two spiritual stalwarts who reached God in their lifetime initially started their search of God via path of karma yoga and bhakti yoga but finding God could […]
In all 700 shlokas verses of Bhagavad Gita wherever God has been referenced, it points to the ultimate reality… Brahman in Hinduism, the one and only creator of entire cosmos! As per Lord Krishna nothing other than Brahman existed in cosmos. Lord Krishna also emphasizes not to worship various forms of gods and goddesses which were only attributes of God […]
Whatever happened, happened for good means time was a very vital element of cosmic system, human life. Something that has passed could never be brought back. Even if I paid $1 million per hour, I just could not bring back the time that has passed. As we cannot undo our past, it is best we believe in the fact that […]
If we desire indulging in Bhagavad Gita, we must go for the sermon of Bhagavad Gita by Lord Krishna. It is Bhagavad Gita following which human beings finally gained enlightenment in their lifetime. The 700 shlokas verses contained in Bhagavad Gita had no parallel in mankind. Bhagavad Gita incorporates everything worth knowing on spiritual path. If we seriously desire […]
For a serious traveler of spiritual path, a Karma Yogi it is best if we indulged in commentaries rather than translations. Multitude translations of Bhagavad Gita exist in this world but true commentaries were limited. The commentary by Jayadayal Goyandka and Swami Ramsukhdas from Gita press, Gorakhpur, India are commendable both for beginners and somewhat experienced. All books by […]