Bhagavad Gita has directed the religious life of many
centuries of Hindu, which influences the life of religious concepts in Vedic
civilization, the Gita has shaped India’s social, cultural and political life.
It has a universal acceptance that practically every sectarian sect and Hindu thought,
representing a vast spectrum of religious and philosophical views, accepts
Bhagavad-Gita as a path of spiritual truth. It is not only a holy book of
Hinduism but it has represented a real picture of India’s Vedic culture, both
ancient and contemporary.
The Gita has long been considered the essence of Vedic
literature, the vast body of ancient spiritual writings that forms the basis of
Vedic philosophy and spirituality. It has 108 Upanisads.
Bhagavad-Gita comes to us in the form of a battlefield
dialogue between Lord Sri Krishna and the warrior Arjuna,it was a Kuruksetra
War between Kauravas and the Pandavas to determine India’s political
destiny.Arjuna, whose duty is to fight for a righteous cause in a holy war,
decides for personally motivated reasons not to fight.
It contains the advice given by Sri Krishna about the
duties of life as well as spiritual devoir. Sin arises not from the nature of
the work itself but from the disposition with which the work is performed. True
yoga consists in the obligation of experience and the passage through life in
harmony with the ultimate laws of equanimity and faith in the expansiveness of
the supreme Spirit. It teaches you how to choose right path and how to discard
the wrong one.
Bhagavad-Gita is a holy book with sublime thoughts and
practical instructions on Yoga, Devotion, Vedanta and Actions which brings
peace and solace to soul. The Gita emphasizes the importance of knowledge,
charity and worship which keep you away from all evil thoughts.