Bhagwad Geeta, the “Song of God” is a divine guide for humanity of all ages and times. The truth is "I am", "I was" and "I will". The truth is “He was”, “ He is” and “He will”. “He” and “I” are the same, no different. The Christianity also reiterates this by proclaiming “I and the my father are one”. If the God is taken out from the universal system, nothing would be left. He is colourless, coloured in the shade of the world. He is/was in the Kauravas.. He is/was in the Pandavas. He is everywhere, in every atom always. He only creates, He only destroys and it is He, who only sustains.
To me, Geeta is a beautifully compiled collection of teachings based on moral ethics, virtues and duties, adhering to a principled life leading to harmony within and beyond, and not deviating from the path of duties and righteous actions at any cost. It is a dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjuna in the battlefield of Mahabharata where Arjuna surrenders his weapons and becomes helpless and weak forgetting his “Rajdharma” simply because he sees his own relatives in the enemy camp. Shri Krishna awakens Arjuna from his false identity and motivates him to take up the arms to fight for the righteous cause. Shri Krishna also promises him ultimate success at the end and promises liberation by adhering to the path of duties and virtues.
This “Dialogue Immortal” goes uninterrupted within us. Within a saint and a sinner. At any point of time in life, every one has to make choices between the right and wrong. We may like to choose between the permanent inner happiness and joy or temporary pleasure in unending material acquisitions, greed and lust, but long term pain at the end. This dialogue one can watch within, at work place and anywhere in social life. The Geeta teaches us to listen to this inner dialogue, become aware and then use discriminative powers to choose between right and wrong and act accordingly. Until and unless one has the awareness of right and wrong, he cannot have discriminative power and be unaware of his actions and resultant consequences.
These teachings can be found any religion and are not limited to Hinduism. It is simply a Manav Dharma and is the essence of ultimate happiness and joy. It is relevant in all walks of life and in my opinion, one must cultivate habits of reading Geeta regularly and meditating on the true meaning to become a better person in the progression of life.
To me, Geeta is a beautifully compiled collection of teachings based on moral ethics, virtues and duties, adhering to a principled life leading to harmony within and beyond, and not deviating from the path of duties and righteous actions at any cost. It is a dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjuna in the battlefield of Mahabharata where Arjuna surrenders his weapons and becomes helpless and weak forgetting his “Rajdharma” simply because he sees his own relatives in the enemy camp. Shri Krishna awakens Arjuna from his false identity and motivates him to take up the arms to fight for the righteous cause. Shri Krishna also promises him ultimate success at the end and promises liberation by adhering to the path of duties and virtues.
This “Dialogue Immortal” goes uninterrupted within us. Within a saint and a sinner. At any point of time in life, every one has to make choices between the right and wrong. We may like to choose between the permanent inner happiness and joy or temporary pleasure in unending material acquisitions, greed and lust, but long term pain at the end. This dialogue one can watch within, at work place and anywhere in social life. The Geeta teaches us to listen to this inner dialogue, become aware and then use discriminative powers to choose between right and wrong and act accordingly. Until and unless one has the awareness of right and wrong, he cannot have discriminative power and be unaware of his actions and resultant consequences.
These teachings can be found any religion and are not limited to Hinduism. It is simply a Manav Dharma and is the essence of ultimate happiness and joy. It is relevant in all walks of life and in my opinion, one must cultivate habits of reading Geeta regularly and meditating on the true meaning to become a better person in the progression of life.
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