Bhagavad GĪtĀ
THE BHAGAVAD GITA - THE ETERNAL SONG OF THE DIVINE
Spoken over five thousand years ago on the sacred field of Kurukshetra, the Bhagavad Gita is the immortal dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna - a conversation that holds the answers to every human heart, in every age.
Faced with confusion, sorrow, and doubt, Arjuna asked the questions we all ask: What is my true duty? How do I act without fear? Who am I, beyond this world?
The Gita reveals the path: how to live in the world yet remain free within; how to act with love without attachment to results; how to know the Divine dwelling in your own heart. Through the wisdom of Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, and Dhyana - the ways of action, devotion, knowledge, and meditation - it shows the way to peace, purpose, and liberation.
THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL LIES WITHIN US
Bhagavad Gītā reveals that the true battle is not between people, but within each one: it is the struggle between the imperishable spirit and the mind bound to the senses, between truth and delusion, between love and desire, between peace and restlessness.
The ego or sense of self: It is a blind force that leads us to believe we are only the body, the name, the rank or our pleasures. It deceives us, manipulates us, causes us to fear, to desire and to grow angry, leading us astray.
The senses and energy channels: Within the human body flow the nadis - subtle channels through which life energy circulates, and at certain points are found the chakras - centres of power and consciousness. When the senses are unrestrained, they drag the mind along with them, far from truth. But when the spiritual eye is opened - that is, when understanding and pure consciousness arise - then the senses are kept under control, the horses walk the straight path, and the energy in the chakras flows in harmony.
CONCERNING THE ONE WHO SET FORTH THIS TEACHING
On the manner of this writing: I have preserved here the ancient and sacred language of the teachings, for eternal things do not conform to the hurried and changing speech of our days. It carries within itself the dignity, the mystery and the same meaning that the wise have heard and preserved throughout time, that it may remain pure and unchanging for every soul.
And I testify with humility: all that I have set down here comes not from my own wisdom or understanding. This work was born of inspiration from Above, and guided step by step by He Who is Truth itself. It was not I who composed it - but He placed the word within my heart and upon my fingers, clarified my mind and gave me the patience to verify, correct and place each verse with care, lest anything be changed or obscured.
I feel blessed to have been chosen to bring this Holy Teaching to light. To have been deemed worthy to draw from the eternal treasure and lay it before you, pure and whole. For this is not human speech - it is the Word that was spoken once, that remains forever, and that has the power to change lives, heal wounds and alter destinies.
If you read these words with an open heart, you shall feel that it was not I who wrote them. For the power lies not in the one who writes, but in Him who speaks through him. And this power - if received with faith - shall work within you also.
Glory, honour and thanks to the One God, Who is the source of all wisdom and every good word. And Who has granted that this book may see the light of day, for the benefit and salvation of souls.
Glory to the One God, Source of all wisdom and light.
Translated and presented by Sri Vimalananda
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