A guidebook to life
The Bhagavad Gita is one of
India’s ancient texts derived from the epic poem, The Mahabharata.
Throughout history, this still stands as the longest poem to have been written,
with over 100,000 shlokas or over 200,000 verses. Although only a part
of this huge text, the Bhagavad Gita is perhaps one of the most important and
highly revered yogic texts ever to have been written. The Bhagavad Gita is
one of the greatest Religious Spiritual Book. Considered to be a doctrine of
universal truth. Bhagvad Gita shows path to the lost, answer to the confused
and wisdom to all. It is one of the greatest spiritual books the world has ever
known. The primary purpose of the Bhagavad- Gita is to illuminate for all
of humanity the realization of the true nature of divinity; for the highest
spiritual conception and the greatest material perfection is to attain love of
God!
Texts like The Upanishads and
the Dhammapada are also part of this epic poem, but it is the Bhagavad Gita
which is often cited as the one that holds the key to personal transformation:
As the third of the classics, the Bhagavad Gita is
a map and a guidebook. It gives us a systematic overview of the territory [of
life], shows various approaches to the summit with their benefits and pitfalls, offers recommendations,
tells us what to pack and what to leave behind.
More than either of the others (the Upanishads and the Dhammapada), it gives
the sense of a personal guide. It asks and answers the questions that you or I
might ask – questions not about philosophy or mysticism, but about how to live
life effectively in a world of challenge and change.
10 immortal lessons you can use from the Bhagavad Gita:
1. Liberation does not mean that one should renounce the
world. By performing one's worldly duties, one can attain true
liberation.
2. Our soul is immortal. Even after our death, our soul
lives, it just changes bodies.
3. One should not get caught in the web of desires. A desire
sometimes triggers one to perform an unkind action, so it's best to witness the
world dispassionately. Desires would simply come and go.
4. One has the right to work, but never to the fruits of
work. One should never engage in action for the sake of reward, nor should one
long for inaction.
5. When one's mind dwells on the objects of senses, fondness
for them grows, from fondness comes desire, from desire anger. Anger leads to
bewilderment, bewilderment to loss of memory of true self, and by that,
intelligence is destroyed, and with the destruction of intelligence one
perishes.
6. What belongs to you today, belonged to someone yesterday
and will be someone else's tomorrow.
7. We came in this world empty-handed and we will go from
this world empty-handed. Wealth, relationships, position, respect, valuables -
everything will be left here.
8. Whatever has happened is good, whatever is happening is
good and whatever will happen, will be good. One's life is in the hands of the
creator and one should never lose faith in the creator.
9. Selfishness clouds one's wisdom. When self-interest is
put aside, clarity prevails in the mind.
10. The
supreme force dwells within you. You are God and God is you.
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