The Bhagavad Gita never asks you to ‘believe’ or to ‘be a believer’. Gita asks you to “criticize” it and thereby, to understand and absorb the knowledge presented within. That single fact in itself differentiates it from other holy books and makes it incomparable. Instead of deceiving you to ‘believe’ in a God, Gita asks you to search for the divine by yourself. The endeavor ‘should’ be out of one’s own will, ‘never’ subject to compulsion. That’s why you don’t find a person who was ‘compelled’ to read the Gita. The desire should come from within.
We are not claiming that the other holy books are wrong, nor are we questioning their existence. The point we make is that all ‘beliefs’ are rooted in ignorance. All beliefs are blind. When you board a plane, you ‘believe’ that the pilot knows how to fly it. You believe. Wasn't that belief blind? Same is the case with all beliefs. This ignorance leads human lives into darkness and misery. The Gita exists in order to unite the humanity and to save them from such agony; the Gita leads us into the path of righteousness.
There is nothing more divine than knowing one’s self. Self-realization is the ultimate goal of human life. This is the message of Gita. The human mind is a chariot pulled by five horses, the five senses. Arjuna represents our intellect and Lord Krishna, our soul. The multitude of problems that we deal with in our daily life is portrayed as the Kurukshetra War. If you have a knowledgeable and righteous charioteer (Lord Krishna), you will be victorious in the war of life. Else, sufferings are the result and death sure. Beyond our ever-transforming mind, intelligence and body, there is an energy that is changeless. The ignorant can’t ever discover that energy, for it demands spiritual knowledge. The source of that knowledge is the divine Gita. Absorbing that eternal consciousness into yourself and submitting your senses to it, brings you inner peace and ultimate happiness. Reading this, a lot many questions must be coming to your mind. Those questions are presented to us by Arjuna in Gita, and the Bhagavan Lord Krishna answers him. He gives clear answers to all those questions, with examples.
Gita advocates that there are two kinds of thoughts arising in human mind – selfish and spiritual. The former, the selfish thoughts are represented as the Kauravas whilst the Pandavas depict the spiritual ones. A hundred selfish thoughts may occupy your mind, but five spiritual thoughts are enough to counter them. More often than not, unhealthy thoughts spoil our minds, giving the good spiritual thoughts no room. The ultimate goal of the Mahabharata War (your life) is to realize and foster good thoughts.
Now you know why you should read the Gita. The Gita is not about ‘beliefs’ but about knowledge. It is science – a science so ancient yet so modern.
Welcome to Sanatana Dharma. ☼
We are not claiming that the other holy books are wrong, nor are we questioning their existence. The point we make is that all ‘beliefs’ are rooted in ignorance. All beliefs are blind. When you board a plane, you ‘believe’ that the pilot knows how to fly it. You believe. Wasn't that belief blind? Same is the case with all beliefs. This ignorance leads human lives into darkness and misery. The Gita exists in order to unite the humanity and to save them from such agony; the Gita leads us into the path of righteousness.
There is nothing more divine than knowing one’s self. Self-realization is the ultimate goal of human life. This is the message of Gita. The human mind is a chariot pulled by five horses, the five senses. Arjuna represents our intellect and Lord Krishna, our soul. The multitude of problems that we deal with in our daily life is portrayed as the Kurukshetra War. If you have a knowledgeable and righteous charioteer (Lord Krishna), you will be victorious in the war of life. Else, sufferings are the result and death sure. Beyond our ever-transforming mind, intelligence and body, there is an energy that is changeless. The ignorant can’t ever discover that energy, for it demands spiritual knowledge. The source of that knowledge is the divine Gita. Absorbing that eternal consciousness into yourself and submitting your senses to it, brings you inner peace and ultimate happiness. Reading this, a lot many questions must be coming to your mind. Those questions are presented to us by Arjuna in Gita, and the Bhagavan Lord Krishna answers him. He gives clear answers to all those questions, with examples.
Gita advocates that there are two kinds of thoughts arising in human mind – selfish and spiritual. The former, the selfish thoughts are represented as the Kauravas whilst the Pandavas depict the spiritual ones. A hundred selfish thoughts may occupy your mind, but five spiritual thoughts are enough to counter them. More often than not, unhealthy thoughts spoil our minds, giving the good spiritual thoughts no room. The ultimate goal of the Mahabharata War (your life) is to realize and foster good thoughts.
Now you know why you should read the Gita. The Gita is not about ‘beliefs’ but about knowledge. It is science – a science so ancient yet so modern.
Welcome to Sanatana Dharma. ☼
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