Summary of Sixth Discourse Sri Krishna emphasises once again that the Yogi or Sannyasin is one who has renounced the fruits of actions, not the actions themselves. The performance of actions without an eye on their fruits brings about the purification of the mind. Only a purified mind, a mind free from desires, can engageContinue reading “Bhagwat Geeta – Chapter 6 – THE YOGA OF MEDITATION”
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Bhagwat Geeta – Chapter – 5 – THE YOGA OF RENUNCIATION OF ACTION
In spite of Sri Krishna’s clear instructions, Arjuna still seems to be bewildered. He wants to know conclusively which is superior, the path of action or the path of renunciation of action. The Lord says that both the paths lead to the highest goal of God-realisation. In both cases the final realisation of the AtmanContinue reading “Bhagwat Geeta – Chapter – 5 – THE YOGA OF RENUNCIATION OF ACTION”
Bhagwat Geeta – Chapter 3 – THE YOGA OF ACTION
THE YOGA OF ACTION In order to remove Moha or attachment, which was the sole cause of Arjuna’s delusion, Sri Krishna taught him the imperishable nature of the Atman, the realisation of which would grant him the freedom of the Eternal. A doubt therefore arises in Arjuna’s mind as to the necessity of engaging inContinue reading “Bhagwat Geeta – Chapter 3 – THE YOGA OF ACTION”
Bhagwat Geeta – Chapter 1
The great Mahabharata war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas took place on the holy plain of Kurukshetra. After the failure of Lord Krishna’s peace mission, when He Himself went to Hastinapura as the emissary of the Pandavas, there was no other alternative for the Pandavas but to engage in war for their rightfulContinue reading “Bhagwat Geeta – Chapter 1”
BHAGWAT GEETA – Brief
Dhritarashtra and Pandu were brothers. Dhritarashtra married Gandhari, and Pandu was married to Kunti and Madri. King Pandu was cursed for a sin while hunting, due to which he was not permitted to unite with his wife. Kunti got a boon through her sincere service of a wise sage in her younger age, and sheContinue reading “BHAGWAT GEETA – Brief”
Bhagwat Geeta – Guide For Study & Essence of the Gita
Bhagwat Geeta – Guide For Study & Essence of the Gita.
Bhagwat Geeta – Guide For Study & Essence of the Gita
As the Gita contains subtle and profound teachings, you should study it under a qualified teacher, one who is established in the Absolute. Only when studied with great and intense faith, single-minded devotion and purity, will the truths contained therein be revealed unto you like a fruit on the palm of your hand. Good commentariesContinue reading “Bhagwat Geeta – Guide For Study & Essence of the Gita”
Bhagwat Geeta – Preface
The Srimad Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, narrated in the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata. It comprises eighteen discourses of a total of 701 Sanskrit verses. A considerable volume of material has been compressed within these verses. On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Sri Krishna, during the course of HisContinue reading “Bhagwat Geeta – Preface”
Introduction – BHAGWAT GEETA
The modern man in this present decade of the second half of the 20th century is greatly in need of an effective guide to light. He is groping. He sees only problems everywhere and no solutions are to be found anywhere. He does not know which way to turn, what course to adopt and howContinue reading “Introduction – BHAGWAT GEETA”
