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Sattvik life!

Mananeeya Shivrampant Joglekarji was a Pracharak in Tamil Nadu for a long while. The first thing he took up in TN was to learn Tamil language. Soon he became so good at the language that he even used to write his diary in Tamil. His traditional outfit with a Bhasma-tilak made anyone mistake him for a native. Joglekarji was a simple man. He never used to iron his clothes, except the Ganvesh. As the first thing in the morning, he would clean the whole Karyalaya everyday. Daily Shakha was a key part of his daily life that even during his later years when he suffered from paralysis, he used to attend Shakha in a wheelchair. In Gita, Bhagwan says: मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वित: | सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकार: कर्ता सात्विक उच्यते ||18:26|| mukta-saṅgo ‘nahaṁ-vādī dhṛity-utsāha-samanvitaḥ siddhy-asiddhyor nirvikāraḥ kartā sāttvika uchyate mukta-saṅgaḥ —free from worldly attachment; anaham-vādī —free from ego; dhṛiti —strong resolve; utsāha —zeal; samanvitaḥ —endowed ...

The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita | 21 mins.

From a clear knowledge of the Bhagavad-Gita all the goals of human existence become fulfilled. Bhagavad- Gita is the manifest quintessence of all the teachings of the Vedic scriptures. - Adi Sankara Few facts about the Gita:  a part of the Mahabharata (Hindu epic) advises from Lord Krishna to Arjuna at Kurukshetra (in modern day Haryana, India) in BC 3140 [exact, no approximation] influenced people all over the world taught in global universities  does not ask one to believe in God, unlike other holy texts  considered as the fundamental scripture of Hindu Dharma {Gita for Hindus, Bible for Christians} about 700 verses (slokas) in 18 chapters

☼ Why you should NOT believe in the Gita ☼ | 2 mins.

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 human...