Amidst death life persists. Perhaps to prove this old saying,
Bhagavad-Gita, a philosophy and a guide to life was explained by lord Krishna to
Arjuna . Bhagav-Gita is in a dialogue form between Lord Krishna and
Arjuna in the battleground of Krurukshetra .
Bhagavad-Gita trains the body and
the mind. Gita deals with Dharma. “Every man is unique in nature (Svabhava). Swadharma
for each and every individual is also
unique. Kshatriya Dharma is to fight in the war. Do not
yield to unmanliness ” tells Lord Krishna to Arjuna when Arjuna expressed his sorrow
at the prospects to killing his uncles, relatives and teachers in the war.
Sri Krishna was perhaps the first
psychologist in the world of man. The
subject psychology deals with the matters of the mind. Krishna analyses the three types of Gunas
(Swabhavas) of the mind. Sattva
(illumination) Rajas (passion) and Tamas (ignorance). Overpowering Rajas and Tamas Sattva prevails. Overpowering Sattva, and Tamas Rajas prevails
and over powering Sattva and Rajas Tamas prevails.
When the light dawns in the body
as well as in the mind and the senses then Sattva predominates. When Rajas predominates greed prevails. When tamas predominates disinclination to
perform one’s duty prevails. Therefore
when the mind is controlled and all the senses are controlled it leads to
righteous path, says Krishna. The reward
of the righteous act is Satvika that is faultless in the form of joy, wisdom
and dispassion.
Gita contains divine words, Gita
embodies the supreme spiritual mystery and secret. Gita contains the essence of all vedas. Kurukshetra war is only an allegory. Gita sums up esoteric significance which
means the war which is constantly going on in the mind of man between the
tendencies of good and evil.
Bhagavad-Gita remains eternally
new.
Thought provoking
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