Bkrishna, who is an avatar or has the conversation between Sri Krishna, who is an avatar of Lord Vishnu and his devout disciple Arjuna in the context of the Mahabharata war on the battlefield. In the Indian philosophical and spiritual traditions Bhagvad Gita is considered to be a very important work as it has succinctly captured the essence of the Upanishads and the Vedic wisdom. Gita deals with the primary issue of leading a successful and satisfied life. Of late, there has been considerable interest in the Gita, Increasingly people from all walks of life have begun to realise the immense potential that Gita offers to make their life meaningful and successful. Therefore, several Universities have started teaching the Gita as part of their curriculum. Corporate training programmes have included Gita as an essential element.
In this context, any book on Bhagvad Gita is most welcome as it helps to clarify the deep ideas present in the text. The book by Anil Kumar Gupta originally in Hindi has beautifully brought out the essence of Gita as applicable to the day-to-day life that we all go through. The English translation has faithfully followed the original work and brought it in a lucid language so that non- Hindi population can greatly benefit from the book. The topics included in the book are very relevant to the contemporary society. One can significantly improve their quality of life by carefully going through the ideas presented in this book and contemplating on them.
I wish the author great success for this publication. I look forward to many more such contributions from the author.
The Bhagvad Gita has been regarded as the sacred text of ascetics and scholars from times immemorial. I, for one, have been contemplating and pursuing a study of the holy book Gita Tattva Vivechni for the past 38 years, under the inspiration of my guru, Dr Brahma Swaroop Agarwal. Besides being a philosopher and an authority on Indic culture, he also possesses a profound knowledge of the Gita. It is such an extraordinary text that the more one dives into it, the more it reveals newer layers of meaning. Nearly three years ago, my eyes fell on the following shloka.
Sukh dukhe same kritva labha labhao jyajayyo I
Tatto yuddhaya yujyasva naivam paapamavaapasyasi II
The shloka conveys the sentiment that when a person remains unaffected by joy or sorrow, gain or loss, victory or defeat, then he or she will be free of present day ills like diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and depression. I pondered over how the Gita repeatedly refers to the process and techniques to gain peace of mind. I accordingly inscribed the word 'Gita Therapy' somewhere on the first page of this book. Thereafter I wrote an article based on the title.
The exercise raised my self-confidence. I commenced writing on various practical matters. Midway, the lockdown, precipitated by the Corona Pandemic, got underway. Considering the prolonged break as a golden opportunity, I started writing on various subjects, with Divine blessings. Consequently, my thoughts and observations were compiled in a single volume, Bhagvad Gita in Life. Truly, Lord Krishna, though the medium of the Gita and Arjuna, prescribes practical solutions for all the problems assailing humankind. An attempt has been made in these pages to analyse all of them, in the light of shlokas from the Gita, based on gripping stories, actual events and episodes, told in a gripping manner.
Subjects such as management, leadership, health, education, family life, have been dealt with and assimilated with spiritual analysis. Today when the relevance of Gita is being deliberated worldwide, an effort has been made to present its universal truths in a simple and easy language, especially for the lay readers and students. Verily, Bhagvad Gita's wisdom, perception of existence, the union of human with Divine Soul, helps impart practical knowledge of conducting a righteous life, which I believe, would help students develop virtue!
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