Essence Of The Holy Gita

Rarely in a lifetime does a new spiritual classic appear that has the power to change people's lives and transform future generations. This is such a book. The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda shares the profound insights of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi, as remembered by one of his few remaining direct disciples, Swami Kriyananda. This revelation of India's best-loved scripture approaches it from an entirely fresh perspective, showing its deep allegorical meaning and also its down-to-earth practicality. The themes presented are universal: how to achieve victory in life in union with the divine; how to prepare for life's "final exam," death, and what happens afterward; how to triumph over all pain and suffering. This book is itself a triumph. Swami Kriyananda worked with Paramhansa Yogananda in 1950 while the Master completed his commentary. At that time Yogananda commissioned him to disseminate his teachings world-wide. Kriyananda has in his lifetime lectured, taught, and written eighty-five books based on Yogananda's teachings. The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita, Kriyananda's eighty-sixth book, is the crowning achievement of his highly productive life. In this, his masterpiece, he declares, "Yogananda's insights into the Gita are the most amazing, thrilling, and helpful of any I have ever read."

This commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, the daily scripture for over 1 billion people, is designed to unlock its depthless wisdom with striking clarity and focus for a modern audience.

The Holy Gita belongs to the whole of humanity. It is a logical and scientific exposition of ‘The Truth’. It is like a 'beacon' just as are other scriptures. IT HELPS IN UNDERSTANDING THE PURPOSE OF LIFE – OF BEING AND BECOMING WHAT ONE INDEED IS – AN IMMORTAL CHILD OF THE IMMORTAL, INFINITE LORD – THE CHANGELESS SUBSTRATUM – NIRGUNA NIRAKAARA SATCHIDANANDA BRAHMAN. About the author: Author: Malayaj Garga Birth : 11 September 1953 (haritalikateej), Meerut (U.P.), India Education: B.Tech. (Mech.) / IIT Kanpur; 1975. Gita (Bhagavadgita) is the most important and the most searched for work on spiritual philosophy and spiritual way of life which presents a natural synthesis of both material and spiritual values and which contains almost every phase of knowledge (wisdom) that is required as an efficacious guide for happy and healthy living. Commentaries on the Gita far outnumber those on any other book. Right from the “Gita-Bhasya”of the great Shankaracarya (8th Century A.D.) upto the most recent “Yathartha-Gita” of Swami Adgadananda (end of 20th Century and beginning of the 21st century) there are more than hundred commentaries, some of them from the pen of great Acaryas. And now (2013) comes the work entitled “The HolyGita :The Discourse Nonpareil” by Malayaj Garga, a talented person whose writing seems not only intelligent and rational but also inspired.

Bhagavad Gita is the condensed form of all the 108 Upanishads put together. Bhagavad means the Brahman and Gita means song. If one needs a literal translation of Bhagavad Gita, then it is ?the song of the Brahman'. Bhagavad Gita consists of 700 verses, mostly addressed by the Brahman, wherein He imparts the supreme knowledge to one of His creations. Brahman in this context is Lord Krishna, the incarnation of Vishnu or Narayana and the disciple is Arjuna, one amongst the five Pandavas. Since they were fathered by the king Pandu, they are called Pandavas. Pandavas are five brothers, each of them representing the five basic elements of the universe. It must be remembered that these five elements rule the five chakras, muladhara to vishudi. The verses of the Gita are in the form of questions and answers. Arjuna, the warrior clears his doubts from Krishna in the midst of a battle field. Krishna represents the Brahman, Arjuna represents soul and battle field represents the sensory organs of the gross body. The teachings of Krishna in Bhagavad Gita are practical and easy to follow. The concept of life is explained in these 700 comprehensive verses in 18 chapters. If one decides to follow the teachings of Krishna, he is not reborn. Even during this birth, if the sermons of Krishna are followed, one will not feel the miseries and sorrows. The cause and source of sufferings and the ways and means of getting rid of them are expounded. After all, it is the teaching of the Brahman Himself.

This book results from the author‘s decades of in-depth studies of Eastern spirituality. The Bhagavad Gita combines the most beautiful pearls of Ancient Indian wisdom into a wonderful entity. The “Song of the Sublime“ thoroughly explains all the important subjects of the earthly and the divine world. The Gita provides us with one of the most valuable and beautiful revelations mankind has ever received. Its verses open a gate to spiritual self-recognition and to a discovery of the divine. This edition of the Gita offers today‘s readers a most practical access to its essence thanks to a careful selection of all important text passages and the use of clear, easily understandable language. Comments added to the translation will facilitate a deep understanding of this ancient and yet timeless eastern teaching.

Do you today feel that praying to God is like a routine? Do you consider scriptures as merely a collection of writings? Do you connect to the God living in the scripture? You might be intelligent and savvy, but dont you need God to explain the world around you and within you? This book comes from two like-minded professionals who felt the urge to share the profound things if God and the treasures of His grace. To this end, they referred to the eternal teachings of Bhagavad Gita. Its a fact that all of us draw energy from the same God and finally we terminate with the same God. Abounding with Gods messages, each page reveals the truth that God wants us to apply on our own and ultimately reach him. With sincere and humble intentions, the authors beckon you to imbibe Gods word, which is not only spiritually energising but also intellectually gratifying.

In this companion to his best-selling translation of the Bhagavad Gita, Easwaran explores the essential themes of this much-loved Indian scripture. Placing the Gita in a modern context, Easwaran shows how this classic text sheds light on the nature of reality, the illusion of separateness, the search for identity, and the meaning of yoga. The key message of the Gita is how to resolve our conflicts and live in harmony with the deep unity of life, through the principles of yoga and the practice of meditation. Easwaran grew up in the Hindu tradition and learned Sanskrit from an early age. A foremost translator and interpreter of the Gita, he taught classes on it for forty years, while living out the principles of the Gita in the midst of a busy family and community life. In the Gita, Sri Krishna, the Lord, doesn’t tell the warrior prince Arjuna what to do: he shows Arjuna his choices and then leaves it to Arjuna to decide. Easwaran, too, shows us clearly how these teachings still apply to us – and how, like Arjuna, we must take courage and act wisely if we want our world to thrive.