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  Click here for a Short Video These notes and commentaries are collected from self study of the Bhagavad Gita and also various in person and online Satsangs. My main references are The Holy Geeta by Swami Chinmayananda Bhagavad Gita by Madhusudana Sarasvati vivekavani.com

  Bhagavad Gita Introduction - Part 3 Continuing from Part -2    Bhagvad Gita is one text like that.  It was told at a time when the society had fallen, many people had adapted evil.  Righteousness had fallen.   Truth and Life was reinterpreted in the context of the current time and the level of degradation in the society. *********************************************************************** Because the human nature at it's smallest unit ( is seeking happiness)  is identical across humanity, The Bhagavad Gita was applicable at the time when it was first spoken, it is applicable now and will be applicable in the future.    Gita is spoken by Bhagavan Krishna to his friend and disciple Arjuna in the middle of a battle field right before a fierce War was about to start. What is the Symbolism for us.... Why the War? The War was the culmination of years of conflict, bullying, unfairness, abuse, attempted murder by one set of cousins to other...

  Bhagavad Gita Introduction - Part 2 The Bhagavad Gita is deeply embedded in the history and spiritual heritage of India. It appears in the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata and presents a profound philosophy—one that demonstrates that religion is, in essence, philosophy in action. At its most fundamental level, philosophy is the contemplation of the essential questions of life: What is Truth? Who am I? Why am I here? What is my relationship with myself, with others, and with the world around me? The relationship between philosophy and Truth is an important one. Philosophical inquiry may lead us to different questions, interpretations, and understandings, but Truth itself does not change. No matter how science advances or how philosophy evolves, ice remains cold and fire remains hot. Philosophy does not change Truth; rather, it helps us inquire into, understand, and recognize Truth. What changes is life and our experience of it. With time, our circumstances change. People come an...

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