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One
of the greatest contributions of India to
the world is Holy Gita which is considered
to be one of the first revelations from
God. The management lessons in this holy
book were brought in to light of the world
by divine Maharshi Mahesh Yogi and Sri Sri
RaviShankar, and the spiritual philosophy
by Sr. Srila Prabhupada Swami and humanism
by Mata Amritanandamayi Devi and Satya Sai
Baba. Maharishi calls the Bhagavad-Gita
the essence of Vedic Literature and a complete
guide to practical life. It provides "all
that is needed to raise the consciousness
of man to the highest possible level."
Maharishi reveals the deep, universal truths
of life that speak to the needs and aspirations
of everyone. It provides "all that
is needed to raise the consciousness of
man to the highest possible level."
Maharishi reveals the deep, universal truths
of life that speak to the needs and aspirations
of everyone. Arjuna got mentally depressed
when he saw his relatives with whom he has
to fight.( Mental health has become a major
international public health concern now).
To motivate him the Bhagavad Gita is preached
in the battle field Kurukshetra by Lord
Krishna to Arjuna as a counseling to do
his duty while multitudes of men stood by
waiting. It has got all the management tactics
to achieve the mental equilibrium and to
overcome any crisis situation. The Bhagavad
Gita can be experienced as a powerful catalyst
for transformation. Bhagavad gita means
song of the Spirit, song of the Lord. The
Holy Gita has become a secret driving force
behind the unfoldment of one's life. In
the days of doubt this divine book will
support all spiritual searches. This divine
book will contribute to self reflection,
finer feeling and deepen one's inner process.
Then life in the world can become a real
education—dynamic, full and joyful—no
matter what the circumstance. May the wisdom
of loving consciousness ever guide us on
our journey? What makes the Holy Gita a
practical psychology of transformation is
that it offers us the tools to connect with
our deepest intangible essence and we must
learn to participate in the battle of life
with right knowledge?
The
Holy Gita is the essence of the Vedas,
Upanishads. It is a universal scripture
applicable to people of all temperaments
and for all times. It is a book with sublime
thoughts and practical instructions on
Yoga, Devotion, Vedanta and Action. It
is profound in thought and sublime in
heights of vision. It brings peace and
solace to souls that are afflicted by
the three fires of mortal existence, namely,
afflictions caused by one's own body (disease
etc), those caused by beings around one
(e.g. wild animals, snakes etc.), and
those caused by the gods (natural disasters,
earth-quakes, floods etc).
Mind
can be one's friend or enemy. Mind is
the cause for both bondage and liberation.
The word mind is derived from man to think
and the word man derived from manu (sanskrit
word for man).
"The
Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's
heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the
wanderings of all living entities, who
are seated as on a machine, made of the
material energy."
There
is no theory to be internalized and applied
in this psychology. Ancient practices
spontaneously induce what each person
needs as the individual and the universal
coincide. The work proceeds through intellectual
knowledge of the playing field (jnana
yoga), emotional devotion to the ideal
(bhakti yoga) and right action that includes
both feeling and knowledge(karma yoga).
With ongoing purification we approach
wisdom. The Bhagavad Gita is a message
addressed to each and every human individual
to help him or her to solve the vexing
problem of overcoming the present and
progressing towards a bright future. Within
its eighteen chapters is revealed a human
drama. This is the experience of everyone
in this world, the drama of the ascent
of man from a state of utter dejection,
sorrow and total breakdown and hopelessness
to a state of perfect understanding, clarity,
renewed strength and triumph.
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