LEARNINGS FROM THE CREATOR || BHAGWAD GEETA

Keeping the religious concept and mythological parameters aside, the book, I honestly believe deserves a read by each one of us is ''Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta''. Bhagwad Geeta is a famous Hindu scripture and a part of the great epic ''THE MAHABHARATA''.

It is considered one of the holy scripture of Hindus. This book is sufficient to explain all the lessons, we perhaps needed in our whole life. Geeta is in fact not just a book, but a framework of a dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna himself. Lord Krishna teaches Arjun some important life lessons that emerged as Bhagwad Geeta.  

 A BRIEF CONTEXT

So, there was a righteous war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Arjuna was one of the Pandavas and was in a fight against his own kin. Now, this filled Arjuna with disparity and leads him to the moral dilemma about the war that gonna shatter his family relations. Then, in order to support Arjuna and to protect Dharma, Lord Krishna explains the life's reality. This includes 18 chapters in total with numerous life lessons. Let's try to learn a few.

Lesson -1

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।

मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि।।

I'd been told like million times since childhood, ''कर्म करो फल की चिंता मत करो'' |

Now, this statement actually means, just perform your duties wholeheartedly without actually caring for the outcome. 

If you care for the results and keep on expecting the results and it doesn't get fulfilled, then the amount of pain, you'll experience will shatter you off completely. Now, in order to avoid that pain and make yourself more strong from the inside, you need to focus on your work. You need to perform all your duties without entitling yourself to the fruits of your duties. God,s there to give you the fruit of your activities, so, keep on doing your activities without caring for the outcome.

Lesson - 2

उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।

आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः॥

This quote describes you as your friend as well as your foe. You need to elevate your thoughts yourself. No one is free to help you. Everyone is having their own problems and they all are busy solving them. You need to help yourself finding your purpose in life.

 You can be your friend and your enemy as well. If you are leading yourself towards prosperity, happiness, satisfaction and encouraging yourself to progress more, then you're playing the role of friend in your own life. On the other hand, if you're degrading your efforts, procrastinating, feeding yourself with jealousy and envy, then you're acting like your own enemy. 

Lesson - 3

जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि॥

This quote states that death is inevitable. Anyone who's taken birth surely needs to die. Death is certain for the born and rebirth is certain for the dead. And we have no control over the cycle of death and life.

No one is immortal and this characteristic clearly concludes that there exists some supreme force that controls everything happening around us.

This shloka also teaches us not to feel sad for the one who left. Everything that happens is predecided and we're no one to control the stuff.

LESSON - 4

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।

स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति॥

Now, we all are well aware of the consequences of anger. Everyone knows how badly anger affects your health, mental peace, in fact, your whole life. Still, most of us have anger issues. In this shloka, Lord Krishna explains how anger ruins your ability of judgment. Anger results in delusions, which ultimately leads to the bewilderment of your memory.

As memory paves the way for your intelligence, so bewilderment of memory destroys your intellectual performance and your understanding. This ultimately perishes you. 

 

LESSON - 5

श्रद्धावान्ल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्पर: संयतेन्द्रिय:।
ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति ||

According to Lord Krishna, with deep faith and complete control over mind and senses, we can attain divine knowledge. This knowledge forms the pathway for serenity and hence one can attain supreme peace.

Message;

I personally believe, Bhagwad Geeta is the book that truly leads you towards prosperity and happiness. It is believed that there's no life's problem that can't be solved by applying the principles from Bhagavad Geeta and I kind of agree with the same. I highly recommend everyone, at least one read of Shrimad Bhagavad Geeta.