Bhagavad Gita

Bhagvad Gita is the only sacred scripture existing on mother earth knowing which cosmic journey of 8.4 million manifestations comes to an end. The doctrine of Bhagvad Gita was given to the mankind by Lord Krishna in the battlefield of Mahabharata.

In the Dwaper Yuga, the battle of Mahabharata was fought between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. It was a fight to the finish between dharma and adharma. Kauravas who were closely related to Pandavas wanted the Pandava Kings to go into exile for ever. It was a totally unjustified strategy planned by the Kaurava King Duryodhana to keep them at bay.

Duryodhana wanted to usurp the kingdom which justly belonged to the Pandava Kings. Situation came to such a pass that Lord Krishna who happened to be related to both the clans agreed to mediate. Lord Krishna knew that the Kauravas were bent upon deceit and would try all means to win the end. For the Kaurava Kings truth and ethics carried no meaning.

Lord Krishna who was an avatar of the era had only one goal in sight. Dharma was to be maintained at all costs. And when all persuading and efforts failed... the doctrine of Bhagvad Gita was the only remedy left with Lord Krishna. The doctrine of Bhagavad Gita was thus dictated to Pandava King Arjuna in the battlefield. Bhagvad Gita encompasses everything worth knowable in whole Cosmos. There is nothing beyond Bhagwad Gita that is required to be learnt in life. This sacred document is so complex to understand that even the best philosophers and scientists have failed to decipher even a few shlokas (verses) of Bhagavad Gita.

Bhagvad Gita can only be understood by that serious seeker of spirituality who is willing to sacrifice everything in the name of God. Bhagavad Gita is one sacred text which cannot be understood by mere reading.

To decipher what has been stated in Bhagvad Gita one needs initially to surrender before God his ego. Unless and until we have full faith in the system of God... we shall not be able to follow the core teachings of Bhagwad Gita. Bhagvad Gita teaches us the core values of life. It is Bhagwad Gita which clarified to the humanity that our soul atman within our heart is the real crux of life. The body being only a garment for the soul atman within... it is our soul atman that has taken the body and not vice versa.

Once this concept... the subtle core of life that our soul atman within the body is the real essence of life becomes clear... we need to further understand that the body was taken by the soul atman to remove the impurities contained within. On its own no soul atman can purify itself. Every soul atman needs a body to work out its karma and remove the dross from within.

As the metal within an ore cannot separate itself and requires the requisite mining machinery for it to be separated out from the impurities contained within the ore likewise every soul atman requires a body to work out its karma. All impurities contained within having removed... our soul atman liberates forever from the cycle of Birth and Death. As per Bhagvad Gita the cosmic end of life has been reached. The cause for further manifestations having ceased... this soul atman gains enlightenment and finally salvation.

From the first manifestation as an amoeba to the last... the 8.4 millionth manifestation... stage of enlightenment and finally salvation... how the journey must be covered is spelled out in depth in Bhagvad Gita. We need to dive deep and gather those pearls of wisdom which are hidden in the various shlokas (verses) of Bhagavad Gita.

Bhagvad Gita clearly states that everything belongs to God Almighty. Every human being nay every living being for that matter only works as a trustee in the entire cosmic scenario. Whatever karma is performed by the body... the fruits of the karma always belong to the soul atman within. This is the fundamental property of life. Unless we assimilate this truth of life... the diligent workers of the society keep on running after fruits of the karma performed. This is wrong... they fail to understand that the fruits of their karma would never be available to them.

On the earthly domain one may become as rich as Bill Gates but in the spiritual domain one may remain a pauper. Here we need to realize that it is only the positive residual karma which shall be carried on to the next life. Our ill gotten gains of this life shall all be left behind. Bhagvad Gita states that every body has been taken by the soul atman within. The fruits of the karma thus belong to this soul atman. As an entity in between we need to continue doing our karma. This is the point of disagreement where masses fail to understand the crux of life. They do not want to believe that the fruits of their karma are not theirs.

Stating it otherwise as per Bhagvad Gita, whatever belongs to us in the present life may have belonged to some other person in the earlier life and may belong to someone different in next manifestation. Whom we consider as our brother and sister in this life may have been my parents in the earlier manifestation and may become my children in the future manifestations. The relationships of the present life never get carried forward. It is only the residual balance of karma that passes on to the next life. Rather it is the balance of karma which shall decide what our next manifestation would be.

As per Bhagvad Gita if we have Punya karma in our balance then it is most likely that we are born in next manifestation in the house of a King or a pious person. On the contrary if we have negative karma in the balance then we may be required to slog in our next life. We may take birth in the house of a poor farmer. Theory of karma in Bhagvad Gita suggests... Whatever positive karma we perform in present life may not result in our reaping the fruits of the karma in that life itself. It is possible that the Punya karma earned in the present life may benefit us four manifestations hence.

As per Bhagvad Gita what does this indicate? This simply means that four manifestations ahead when we are born then our chances of getting rewarded are bright. We become the famous owner of a jackpot, we win a lottery or by the grace of God we come to marry the daughter of a wealthy King.

In a nutshell whatever benefits we reap four manifestations from now are not the result of our karma performed in that manifestation. The person is stated to be lucky! And this is the simple Definition luck as defined in Bagavad Gita. Bhagvad Gita simply means as we perform so shall we get... nothing less or more! The doctrine of karma takes care of that. In the system of God everything is justly ordered. Not as stated by Stephen Hawking in his famous book, "a brief history of Time". Stephen Hawking is wrong... he is totally ignorant of the spiritual facts. The system of God is not disordered at any stage.

Spirituality is beyond the capture of scientists and most philosophers. Spirituality truly starts where science ends! It is only the faith in the system of God that made Einstein able to decipher Bhagvad Gita slightly. He regretted in the end phase of his life that it was his biggest mistake to try reading Bhagvat Gita as a scientist. Only if we had tried otherwise he might have become successful! Science demands proofs and in the domain of God everything works by the system of faith. To feel the smell of a flower you do not need to see it. To feel the presence of God... you only need to close your eyes and have absolute faith in him.

In the domain of Spirituality God is as freely available to a commoner as to a King. Science abhors this logic! In the system of God there is no queue or a waiting list. On Mother Earth you may have to wait for hours if calling upon a famous person. You do not require a written agreement with God... you believe in him and God believes in you. Bhagvad Gita teaches us the core values of life. How the journey from the first manifestation to the last is to be covered is all detailed in Bhagwad Gita. The sacred Bhagavad Gita is available in the market in India for as low as $.15 but the whole humanity desires to understand it from their prospective.

If we need to understand Bhagvad Gita we need to understand it from the perspective put forward by Lord Krishna. Only then the wisdom contained in the Bhagavad Gita will work in our favor.

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By: Vijay Kumar "Atma Jnani"

Vijay Kumar... The Man who Realized God in 1993 explains the concept of Bhagvad Gita. For more on bhagavad geeta visit - bhagavad gita. Send Your Query - click here Ref.

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