The Living Gita: The Complete Bhagavad Gita : a Commentary for Modern ReadersThe Bhagavad Gita tells the story of how Arjuna, the great warrior, is seated in his chariot about to engage in battle, when he sees his own kinsmen and his revered teacher arrayed in battle against him, and feels that he cannot fight. It is then that Krishna, the Cosmic Lord, comes to counsel him. Arjuna represents the human soul seated in the chariot of the body and Krishna is the inner Spirit, the God within, who is there to consel him. Today we see humanity divided against itself and threatened with nuclear war and mutual destruction. No political means are adequate to deal with this problem, and many are driven to despair. It is then that the message of the Gita comes to teach us that it is only when we rise above human schemes and calculations and awake to the presence of the indwelling Spirit that we can hope to find the answer to our need. |
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... scriptures are known collectively as the vedas . The Bhagavad Gita comes from the Vedas . But what are the Vedas ? The root vid means knowledge . According to the Hindus , the Vedas are holy scriptures . Any scripture that talks about ...
... scriptures are known collectively as the vedas . The Bhagavad Gita comes from the Vedas . But what are the Vedas ? The root vid means knowledge . According to the Hindus , the Vedas are holy scriptures . Any scripture that talks about ...
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... scriptures are as useful as a water reservoir during a flood . To an enlightened person all the scriptures are useless . When there's water everywhere , what's the use of a small well , or even a reservoir ? A reser- voir is needed when ...
... scriptures are as useful as a water reservoir during a flood . To an enlightened person all the scriptures are useless . When there's water everywhere , what's the use of a small well , or even a reservoir ? A reser- voir is needed when ...
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... scriptures , that speaks of absolute spirit ; the por- tion that speaks about ritual ; and even the very act of the ... scripture repeat the word OM when undertaking spiritual disciplines , making devotional offerings , and giving ...
... scriptures , that speaks of absolute spirit ; the por- tion that speaks about ritual ; and even the very act of the ... scripture repeat the word OM when undertaking spiritual disciplines , making devotional offerings , and giving ...
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action Arjuna Atman attachment beautiful become Bhagavad Gita birth blessed Lord Brahman breath called clean comes consciousness constantly cosmic created devas devotion dharma Dhritarashtra divine Duryodhana duty essence everything experience feel fight fruits give goal gunas happen happy heart Hindu Integral Yoga intelligence jivanmukta Karma Yoga Kauravas keep knower knowledge kshatriya live look Lord Krishna Lord Krishna says manifestation mantra means meditation milk names and forms nature never offering pain Pandavas peace personal desires pleasure practice prakriti pure Purusha qualities rajas rajasic realize renounce renunciation sacrifice sage saint sattva sattvic science of Yoga scriptures seeker selfless sense objects Shiva Shivalingam simply sloka Sometimes soul spiritual Sri Swami supreme svadharma Swami Satchidananda talk tamas tamasic teacher teachings tell there's things three gunas true truth understand unmanifested Vedas Whoever wisdom words worship yajna yogi