Stories of Sacred Journey

  When Arjun was confused, he totally surrendered himself in front of Shri Krishna and asked to guide the path of knowledge and understandings to do action.  After this, Shri Krishna explained to Arjun about Sankhya and Karma, that is knowledge and action respectively. Shri Krishna further explained that doing right deeds is another form of worship, which was performed by the great people in the past and they had set an example for the other people.  Shri Krishna gave his example that he himself engages in many actions without any fruitive desire or expecting anything in return. Shri Krishna encourages Arjun to take the egocentric action and avoid thinking 'I am the doer of any action'. He was trying to explain that action is nothing but the gunas acting upon the gunas . Shri Krishna said that it is better to do your own action righteously and protect your mind from thinking about other's Karma.  Arjun asked 'what actions drive humans to evil action?'. Shri Krishn...

Let's start our journey towards the second chapter. This is a very important chapter of Bhagavad Gita. It contains many of-quote called verses of Gita, which shows variety of topics that we shall get to see. In this chapter we will see many aspects of practicality as well as spirituality, because Gita teaches all such aspects as integral to live our lives correctly.  This chapter begins at the battlefield of the Kurukshetra, when Arjun surrenders to Shri Krishna and requests Shri Krishna to guide him in the tough situation. But Shri Krishna begins to oppose Arjun's objections and starts teaching him about the difference between temporary material body and the eternal spiritual body. Shri Krishna explained the process of transmigration - of the nature, of selfless service to the supreme personality and the characteristics of a self-realized person. First Shri Krishna explained Arjun that fighting is his duty and he has to fix his duties, also told him to ignore his mind's de...

The first chapter of Bhagavad Gita gives message that the root cause of all sorrow and suffering in this world is our inability to deal with conflicts. This is the reason why Shri Krishna taught Gita to Arjun in the middle of the gruesome battlefield, with sword clanging, trumpets roaring and the soldiers screaming.   Conflicts are everywhere and sooner we recognize the truth of conflicts and it's impact, the sooner we progress in our personal, professional and ultimately in a spiritual journey. It means that when we don't know the cause of the disease, we cannot take medicine. Also one cannot solve his problems alone. The maximum that one can do, as a limited human being is re-arrangement or re-shaping of the problem.  Conflicts are of three types : Material, Mental and Spiritual. The first kind of conflict is everywhere - like atoms collide with each other. We humans have conflicts at each level, like with children, siblings, spouses, bosses, co-workers, states and coun...

  Bhagavad Gita is a  Granth for life and living. It teaches many things which represents many laws and  principles on which our life works.  Before Bhagavad Gita, there was the concept of Hinduism. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors called themselves as Arya Putras or Bharatas where 'Bha' means light & 'rata' means reveling in the light of consciousness.  This philosophy gave prosperity, harmony and spiritual growth. Such philosophy created an environment for people to reflect on the higher pursuit of life. Gita was given to Arjun, when he was despondent on the battlefield of Kurukshetra where he was unable to fight against his relatives, teachers and friends. The message given by Shri Krishna to Arjun, made him ready for the battle.  Bhagavad Gita was divided into three parts of six chapters each. These 3 parts represent Tvam, Tat, Asi.  The first part of Bhagavad Gita talks about the 'Tvam' , that is 'You', the individual. Here Bhagavad Gi...