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Bhagavad Gita Bits 1

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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

Introduction to Bhagavad Gita (Why the War) - Part 3

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  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...

Introduction to Bhagvad Gita - Part 2

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  Bhagavad Gita Introduction - Part 2 Bhagavad Gita is embedded deep in the history of India.  It comes in the Bhishma Parva of Mahabharata.  Based on high Philosophy and confirming that Religion is in fact Philosophy in Action. Philosophy at a very basic level is contemplating upon the fundamental question about ourselves and our relationship with others.  What is the Truth?  Who am I?  What am I doing here on this earth? The relationship between Philosophy and Truth is that, no matter what the answer to the Philosophical questions one may have the Truth never changes.  So Philosophy does not change the Truth. What changes is Life.  With time, situations, people, and environment change.  The input and output to our mind change.  Methods and how we interpret things change.  What still remains constant is the Truth. A simple example may help here: A baby is born.  We can say that the newborn is like a blank disk at a gross level...

Introduction to Bhagvad Gita - Part 1

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  Bhagvad Gita Introduction - Part 1 Click here for a Short video 👆 👇 Click here for a Short video @VedantaBites