The basic fundamental to read and understand Bhagavad Gita is via contemplation (chintan). Literally one can never understand anything in Bhagavad Gita. Mastering delicate art of contemplation is an absolute must if we desire reaching the hidden underlying meanings of teachings of Lord Krishna contained in Bhagavad Gita.
No wonder, how many times one reads Bhagavad Gita nothing becomes clear. I receive queries from all over that they had read Bhagavad Gita several times but are yet to understand Bhagavad Gita. People world over failed to realize that sacred texts of all religions of world can be understood only by indulgence in contemplation. There is never a shortcut path to spirituality.
Not alone Bhagavad Gita, even teachings contained in Bible and Quran can be understood only by indulgence in contemplation. In the initial stages contemplating on vital issues of life contained in sacred texts is difficult but if our resolve was absolute like Swami Vivekananda, we shall definitely succeed in assimilating jnana wisdom contained in Bhagavad Gita.
By grace of God I mastered delicate art of contemplation six years of age. Thereafter it was never looking back. From 6 1/2 years I could easily talk to Lord Krishna all the time. Allegorically Lord Krishna is soul atman existing in our heart as our soul atman. Demolishing my ego in totality I could distinctly hear voice of Lord Krishna coming from within my heart.
Guided by voice of Lord Krishna from within I finally completed my spiritual journey 37 years of age.
In my 31 years of spiritual travail I never opened Bhagavad Gita even once. But moment I had Sakshatkar with God Almighty in the wee hours of third of August 1993, everything in Bhagavad Gita became crystal clear like ABCD. It was as if I had dictated contents of sacred Bhagavad Gita in one of my previous manifestations.