Bhagawad Gita
The Bhagawad Gita is one of the most ancient religious scriptures containing the word of God. The Bhagawad Gita contains 18 chapters and 700 verses. It contains the true philosophy of life as suggested by Krishna, to Arjun, the mighty hero of the epic Mahabharata, during the famous war of Kurukshetra.
The Bhagawad Gita informs us how a person can perform his duty in this world and still remain free from the consequences of his actions. It deals with such basic concepts as the nature of our existence, the nature of our true self, our true relationship with God, the truth about action and inaction, the correct meaning of knowledge and ignorance, the inborn qualities of man and how they bind him to the mortal world, the meaning of true devotion, the right attitude towards the external world, the meaning and purpose of Maya and so on.
The Bhagawad Gita is a book on self-discovery and journey
into the abode of God. It helps one move from sorrow driven mortal existence
to eternal and blissful life. Desire is central to all human activity.
By eliminating the desires, but by not abandoning the actions, one can
free oneself from the bondage caused by the desire driven actions. Such
an approach not only liberates us from all struggling and striving,
but also reduces greatly our inner anxieties and frustrations, creating
in the process a permanent basis for a stable, intelligent and peaceful
life.
According to the Bhagawad Gita the external world is unreal not because
it does not exist, but because it is unstable and ever changing. Since
it is based upon impermanence, it cannot be relied upon as the vehicle
of truth and it should not become the purpose of ones existence. He
who clings to such an unstable phenomenon is bound to suffer as he is
bound to engage himself in desperate actions to retain his unstable
possessions and experience constant anxiety, anger, fear and envy.
Therefore the Bhagawad Gita searches for a permanent reality that makes life more meaningful, stable, peaceful and purposeful. It discards layer after layer of untruth that surrounds us and reveals the shining self that exists in all of us as the center of truth and permanence that we should all ultimately discover. It is by understanding the hidden Self in us we will ultimately discover the Supreme Self, That exists in all of us and in Whom we all exist.