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Bhagavadgita
 Bhagavadgita - It's an awesome gift that India has given to the world and I totally feel it's a masterpiece and it has all the lessons that we humans need to learn from time to time...

This was very cleverly embedded in the epic story Mahabharata, with battlefield being the scene, where one of the warrior Arjuna questions about the internal dilemma that he is facing on the battlefield. This is exactly what we face internally every day and it is when we open up we find the answers within us.

Lord Krishna didn't need to impart lessons on the battlefield as he had been giving these subtle lessons to the Pandavas all the years, but we still see that the mind is not capable to remember those lessons in the war and Arjuna needs a battlefield to learn very important life lessons from Lord Krishna.

Our teacher Prabhaji gave us a glimpse of these wise words and as usual it was a delight to hear her. As many of you know Bhagavadgita starts with a depressed mind, unsure of the truth and so the Lord Krishna says that a depressed mind is incapable of listening to the truth, as it is still a ego-filled mind, so to listen to the wise words with full attention and no judgments, one has to shed their ego and be open to listening and receiving the lessons that is being shared. When we read the first few chapters we see that Arjuna is in no state to hear these words, as he is still engrossed in the ignorance along with depression. So Krishna allows him to speak his mind and listens intently, he only says a word when Arjuna begins to listen to him in the next chapter. 

Krishna talks and answers him with patience and it does not end soon, these teaching continue till 18th chapter with Krishna  also showing him his real vision of himself and the universe. Arjuna has more questions about life and war, that is when Krishna says I can only show you the path it is up to you to choose the right path (Dharma) and act accordingly to know self and do the right thing.

Bhagavadgita also says that it is important to take only what we need and work hard to be successful but be detached from the success, take care of all the needy ones in this world. It does not advise renunciation to achieve self realization,  instead we need to live our life according to the dharma , carry on our  responsibilities towards others and self and very important lesson is to be less dependent on external means and rely upon self to reach self realization.


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