The Bhagwad Gita As A Scientific Handbook
The Bhagwad Gita is a scientific handbook that takes you from spiritual infancy to heights of ction. It resonates with everyone, se of its mind-stretching quality. If ink that to be assertive is the way the Gita speaks of softness. If ction seems to be the option, the rescribes action. If grasping will ou acquire more of the world, it els you to let go-lose it, to gain it. e Gita's first lesson is on imporof the intellect. You have two gifts ce of action and intellect. Choice ven. Intellect has to be developed. dy understands the importance of tellect and the need to strengthen nce peopleare making choices weak intellect. The mind is the femotion, impulse, like and e. Intellect discriminates, judges, ns, weighs the pros and cons and es at a decision. Mind is irrational, ect is rational. The purpose of life is to make the mind work for you and not against you. A mind not governed by the intellect is dangerous. It distracts, tricks and misleads you. The Gita helps you use your existing intellect and gives knowledge to fortify it. The Gita bestows serenity, tranquillity and contentment. When the mind is calm, the intellect is sharp and you achieve success effortlessly. Across the world people are in varying degrees of agitation. The cause is unbridled desire. Ride on desire and you will be agitated. Rise above desire and you will be content. Shift from the attitude of grabbing to that of giving, sharing and contributing; from profiteering to offer ring. And you will be showered with prosperity. Grab and you lose; give and you gain. Think of yourself only and you will be discontent. Focus on others, you will be happy. The Gita speaks of excellence-in the world and beyond. It inspires you with a higher ideal. Move from mere physical delights to emotional motivation, intellectual stimulation and the highest-the lure of the Infinite. With a higher ideal you tap into your potential, become creative and energetic, and transform from an ordinary mortal to an extraordinary immortal. The world does not need more brilliant or talented people. It needs ordinary people with extraordinary motivation. Chapter 3 of the Gita gives the ingredients of perfect action that help you gain the world and take you to the Transcendental. The Gita extols the virtue of bakam, the entire universe is tree one. Just as the one ray of white light refracts into seven distinct and different colours when passed through a prism, the one Brahmn is seen as the pluralistic, diverse world when seen through the prism of the body, mind andintellect. You are strongly entrenched infeelings of otherness. You imagine adversaries where there are benefactors. You see opponents, not partners. You create a hell for yourself. When mouse yourself in others, yourevel in theirvictory. Then you never encounter failure. Drudgery becomes revelry and yougain power. The sixth chapter of the Gita gives oneness as the test of spiritual development. Spiritual growtis not measured by the number of scriptures mastered or pilgrimages undertaken. It is measured by the extenof oneness you experience and live. The Gita offers many more valuable principles of life that you can use to achieve success and happiness in the world. And it takes you to enlightenment.
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The Bhagwad Gita As A Scientific Handbook
The Bhagwad Gita is a scientific handbook that takes you from spiritual infancy to heights of ction. It resonates with everyone, se of its mind-stretching quality. If ink that to be assertive is the way the Gita speaks of softness. If ction seems to be the option, the rescribes action. If grasping will ou acquire more of the world, it els you to let go-lose it, to gain it. e Gita's first lesson is on imporof the intellect. You have two gifts ce of action and intellect. Choice ven. Intellect has to be developed. dy understands the importance of tellect and the need to strengthen nce peopleare making choices weak intellect. The mind is the femotion, impulse, like and e. Intellect discriminates, judges, ns, weighs the pros and cons and es at a decision. Mind is irrational, ect is rational. The purpose of life is to make the mind work for you and not against you. A mind not governed by the intellect is dangerous. It distracts, tricks and misleads you. The Gita helps you use your existing intellect and gives knowledge to fortify it. The Gita bestows serenity, tranquillity and contentment. When the mind is calm, the intellect is sharp and you achieve success effortlessly. Across the world people are in varying degrees of agitation. The cause is unbridled desire. Ride on desire and you will be agitated. Rise above desire and you will be content. Shift from the attitude of grabbing to that of giving, sharing and contributing; from profiteering to offer ring. And you will be showered with prosperity. Grab and you lose; give and you gain. Think of yourself only and you will be discontent. Focus on others, you will be happy. The Gita speaks of excellence-in the world and beyond. It inspires you with a higher ideal. Move from mere physical delights to emotional motivation, intellectual stimulation and the highest-the lure of the Infinite. With a higher ideal you tap into your potential, become creative and energetic, and transform from an ordinary mortal to an extraordinary immortal. The world does not need more brilliant or talented people. It needs ordinary people with extraordinary motivation. Chapter 3 of the Gita gives the ingredients of perfect action that help you gain the world and take you to the Transcendental. The Gita extols the virtue of bakam, the entire universe is tree one. Just as the one ray of white light refracts into seven distinct and different colours when passed through a prism, the one Brahmn is seen as the pluralistic, diverse world when seen through the prism of the body, mind andintellect. You are strongly entrenched infeelings of otherness. You imagine adversaries where there are benefactors. You see opponents, not partners. You create a hell for yourself. When mouse yourself in others, yourevel in theirvictory. Then you never encounter failure. Drudgery becomes revelry and yougain power. The sixth chapter of the Gita gives oneness as the test of spiritual development. Spiritual growtis not measured by the number of scriptures mastered or pilgrimages undertaken. It is measured by the extenof oneness you experience and live. The Gita offers many more valuable principles of life that you can use to achieve success and happiness in the world. And it takes you to enlightenment.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Jaya Row kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy : Jaya Row Speaking Tree, Times of India