As per Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita the present cosmos came into being when Brahman, God Almighty exploded self with a big bang. The big bang theory is not a hypothesis but an actual fact of cosmic life. In absence of big bang theory the present cosmos just could not exist, create! The principle behind formation of present cosmos […]
The right age to read Bhagavad Gita is earlier the better. There is a great anomaly worldwide practiced by people that Bhagavad Gita should be indulged in Vanprastha or Sannyasa ashram. But if we look at spiritual history of entire world particularly India (erstwhile Bharatvarsha), we shall find that all enlightened ones started early in age. To achieve the […]
Bhagavad Gita, the sermon delivered by Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the battle of Mahabharata is one without a single flaw! The teachings of Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita, the entire 700 shlokas verses contained truth but only truth. Not even a single line or word could ever be belied. There was nothing more truthful in entire world than […]
Everything relating to moksha was detailed in Bhagavad Gita by Lord Krishna. In fact state of moksha salvation can be reached by human beings only through teachings of Bhagavad Gita. Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita says the ultimate goal of life for all human beings on mother earth was becoming a Mahavira, Gautama Buddha Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed. […]
Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita details two prime reasons for sufferings by people world over. 1. Evolution supported by karma resulted in sufferings untold. This was part of cosmic design. In real life also if we wanted to extract metal from ore, we passed it through various mining machinery and processes that included burning in big ovens. Only then the […]
One should indulge in Bhagavad Gita in a language most dear to us. Only then we can understand the underlying meaning of sacred texts that lay hidden in scriptures. However the original contents of Bhagavad Gita are in Sanskrit all 700 shlokas verses! Having knowledge of Sanskrit or even Hindi is an added advantage. In present times many […]
The teachings of Bhagavad Gita are very much relevant in 21st-century. How? Bhagavad Gita is all about spiritual values following which any human being world over can reach state of enlightenment, become a Mahavira, Gautama Buddha Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed in one’s lifetime. Bhagavad Gita is as applicable today as it was in times of Lord Krishna, […]
The teachings of Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita came into existence above 3650 years before now. At that time nothing like Hinduism religion existed. What existed was Sanatana Dharma (now Hinduism religion) in the erstwhile Bharatvarsha (now India). Sanatana Dharma, a dharma existing from times eternal represents everything covered in Hinduism religion, prime reason why Hinduism is also called […]
Bhagavad Gita not only says there is a God but it also confirms that other than God nothing existed in cosmos. We as human beings exist because souls’ atmans exist and souls’ atmans existed because God Almighty, Brahman exists. The existence of God in present cosmos cannot be denied. Similar as we can feel presence of a flower by […]
The best commentaries, translations of 700 shlokas verses of Bhagavad Gita containing original Sanskrit text along with Hindi and English transliteration is available for mere $1 from Gita press, Gorakhpur, India. Gita press has commentaries on Bhagavad Gita both in Hindi and English by revered Acharyas like Jayadayal Goyandka, Swami Ramsukhdas and Hanuman Prasad Poddar. Commentaries on Bhagavad […]
Bhagavad Gita is a non-religious book in the sense it is a spiritual treatise detailing vital issues of life following which any human being world over belonging to any religion, faith or belief can indulge in teachings of Bhagavad Gita to reach cosmic end of life, state of enlightenment. Though spirituality is part of religion but also totally out […]
There never was a fixed time to read Bhagavad Gita. Reading Bhagavad Gita is not like reading a textbook; we can never understand contents of Bhagavad Gita literally. Bhagavad Gita must always be indulged via path of contemplation (chintan), the only path to understanding jnana wisdom contained in scriptures of different religions of world. No wonder, how many […]
Bhagavad Gita entails the best definition of love that could ever exist. As per Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita pure love was above all sensuality, wantingness, craving, expectations. Pure love is above all earthly attachments, inhibitions of any kind. Pure love as in Bhagavad Gita existed between Lord Krishna and Radha. Pure love exists between a true spiritual master […]
If we seriously desire understanding the Bhagavad Gita our indulgence in contemplation (chintan) is an absolute must. Only then we can expect to reach the hidden underlying meaning of sacred texts in various scriptures of different religions of world including Bhagavad Gita. For a clear understanding of Bhagavad Gita we must also realize we are primarily a spirit, a […]
Bhagavad Gita is a spiritual treatise, a sermon delivered by Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the battlefield of Mahabharata. Philosophically, metaphorically no sermon was delivered. From the beginning of life Arjuna was a spiritual traveler undertaking inner journey all the time. Arjuna was interested in reaching God in his lifetime. It so happened that before starting war with his […]
Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita represents a seeker in search of God about to realize him but simultaneously he is also fighting his arch enemy Kauravas that consisted of his close cousins, relatives and friends even his maternal grandfather Bhishma Pitamah and Guru Dronacharya. As long as Arjuna considered self an instrument of circumstances, he was not willing to fight […]
Metaphorically Krishna and Arjuna in the battlefield before the Mahabharata war represents state of a seeker of the level of Swami Vivekananda facing the enemy head-on. Arjuna is in total dilemma, outwardly he has to fight the enemy but inwardly he also indulged in quest for truth. It is in those moments he finally realizes the cosmic truth when Lord […]
Can we ever differentiate between different fingers in the hand? All the fingers had a different role to play. We just could not lay importance or single out one from the rest. From spirituality point of view all 700 shlokas verses contained in Bhagavad Gita had an independent story to tell. The purport of each and every shloka verse of […]
The quote Bhagavad Gita in our daily life does not mean anything. Bhagavad Gita is not a normal document or scripture that could be indulged occasionally, part-time. Bhagavad Gita must be indulged only by travelers of spiritual path, those seeking God in their lifetime. Rest all who feel indulging in Bhagavad Gita occasionally were totally mistaken, ignorant. The […]
Many people world over translated Bhagavad Gita from Sanskrit to English, unmindful of the fact that a commentary or translation of Bhagavad Gita can be indulged only by one who has himself reached a particular level of spirituality. Such people can be counted on fingers. The basic essence of Bhagavad Gita is understood demolishing ego to zero whereas most […]
What does Bhagavad Gita signify? The oath in Indian courts is taken on Bhagavad Gita. Bhagavad Gita personifies truth and only truth. The sermon of Bhagavad Gita was delivered by Lord Krishna in the battle of Mahabharata between Kauravas and Pandavas. Lord Krishna himself was an avatar of his era, an embodiment of Dharma (righteousness), prime reason why he […]
Definition of Yoga in Bhagavad Gita is not what the generation of present times is interpreting. This includes the present Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. The International yoga day on June 21 declared because of Narendra Modi is really upsetting. Why? Yoga simply does not mean a routine of yogic exercises, asanas to maintain the body fit and […]
The teachings of Bhagavad Gita being universal in nature were applicable to all irrespective of ones religion, faith or belief. Even while continuing ones religion one can indulge in teachings of Bhagavad Gita to reach state of absolute purity, liberate self from cycle of birth and death forever. Even though part of Hinduism scriptures, Bhagavad Gita from the very […]
Bhagavad Gita consists of 18 chapters consisting 700 shlokas verses in all. Every shloka in Bhagavad Gita is more potent than the other. Every single shloka in Bhagavad Gita had a unique spiritual message to convey. People often ask about more popular shlokas. Can a human being differentiate between 10 fingers pointing out which is the best? Similar as […]
Lord Krishna manifest on mother earth above 3650 years before. It was in the battle of Mahabharata between Kauravas and Pandavas the sermon of Bhagavad Gita was delivered by Lord Krishna to Arjuna. Many years have passed since then but nothing in Bhagavad Gita diluted with time. Everything contained in Bhagavad Gita is 100% pure. Nothing in this world […]
The sacred text of Bhagavad Gita precipitated when Lord Krishna advent on mother earth in Dwapar Yuga. This was necessitated as Lord Krishna (Dharmaraja himself) had to re-establish Dharma (righteousness) against evil forces of adharma (lawlessness) baring their fangs in those times. The contents of Bhagavad Gita, entire 700 shlokas verses never dilute with time. In ancient India (erstwhile […]
Bhagavad Gita explicitly details God as the only truth of life. As per Bhagavad Gita other than God Almighty, Brahman nothing existed in cosmos and for this very reason Adi Shankaracharya propounded doctrine of Advaita Vedanta. As per Bhagavad Gita God Almighty, Brahman is the sum total of all souls atmans in cosmos in their pure form. This collective […]
Purpose of life as per Bhagavad Gita does not directly pertain to manifest human life. Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita says ultimate goal of life always remained liberation from cycle of birth and death. Human beings keep endlessly rotating in cycle of birth and death until our soul atman, the spirit within reaches state of absolute purity. After death […]
When we indulged in Bhagavad Gita with a pre-understanding that God exists and so does world of souls atmans then we can clearly understand the law of karma in totality. The precept fruits of karma simply mean that whatever human beings did, the fruits of all indulgence, entire karma belonged to the actual doer which is our soul atman, […]
Bhagavad Gita, some called it philosophy of life others a sermon given by Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the battlefield of Mahabharata but for me Bhagavad Gita has always been a theme indulging in which I successfully reached portals of gods, state of self realization in my lifetime. Bhagavad Gita truly is all about the war within between positive […]