The Bhagavad Gita: A Guide to Balancing Life's Ups and Downs
1 month, 4 weeks ago

The Bhagavad Gita: A Guide to Balancing Life's Ups and Downs

The Hindu  

The Bhagavad Gita emphasizes the importance of selflessness and acceptance in life. It teaches Arjuna to fight without attachment to outcomes and to embrace life's unpredictability with equanimity. The Gita also highlights the importance of considering desires as enhancements to an already fulfilling life and to view them as additions to an already satisfying experience. By following these teachings, individuals can find contentment and inner peace.

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Gita Jayanti: The Bhagavad Gita's relevance transcends borders, Hollywood biggies Hugh Jackman, Vin Diesel are proof
1 week, 6 days ago

Gita Jayanti: The Bhagavad Gita's relevance transcends borders, Hollywood biggies Hugh Jackman, Vin Diesel are proof

Hindustan Times  

Gita Jayanti, being observed today, December 11, is also known as the Mokshada Ekadashi or Matsya Dvadashi. Gita Jayanti special: Hugh Jackman is among the eminent Hollywood names who have found direction in the Bhagavad Gita The life-changing impact the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita have had on people from myriad walks of life, can never be quantified. Hugh Jackman …

Kerala Governor Khan calls Bhagavad Gita a legacy of India's cultural legacy
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Kerala Governor Khan calls Bhagavad Gita a legacy of India's cultural legacy

India Today  

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday described the Bhagavad Gita as a legacy of India's cultural history and a scripture for the welfare of all humanity. Speaking at the 9th International Gita Conference held at Kurukshetra University in Haryana, Khan emphasised the Gita's profound role in promoting environmental conservation, stating that its message of protecting the environment should be …

Gita, practical code for life
1 month ago

Gita, practical code for life

The Hindu  

Teachings embodied in the Bhagavad Gita possess eternal value and are universal in their applicability. Swamy Vedanta Desika, inspired by Sri Ramanuja’s commentary, has written “Tatparya Chandrika “ — an explanatory work on the Gita. About a 100 commentaries were available during Sri Vedanta Desika’s time, and the Acharya wrote his work after analysing these commentaries. God chose to be …

The true state of being
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The true state of being

New Indian Express  

How do we increase our ‘state of being’? The Bhagavad Gita highlights three key aspects for this: Ananda Lahari, Prema Lahari, and Soundarya Lahari. Therefore, whatever we do should be accompanied by Ananda Lahari, which leads to a different ‘state of being’. We can delve into the situations of life, state of mind, and state of being, which are three …

Gita Jayanti special: Know the divine glory of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
1 year ago

Gita Jayanti special: Know the divine glory of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita

Op India  

India surpasses all other nations in literary wealth, having produced divine and profound texts that have guided life’s ways for generations worldwide. The Mahabharata’s historical significance is widely recognised, comprising 18 Parvas, one of which is the ‘Bhishmaparva.’ The world-renowned text, the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, originated from this Parva. The Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, the profound wisdom imparted by Lord Krishna …

Gandhi and the Gita: The art of selfless living and dying
2 years, 2 months ago

Gandhi and the Gita: The art of selfless living and dying

Live Mint  

His unwavering faith in high principles both in life and death were shaped by his love for the Bhagwat Gita and is a perfect example for all of us to follow as we commemorate his birth anniversary Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also remembered as ‘Father of the Nation’, was the leader of India’s independence movement against British rule. Gandhi’s Gita—A gospel …

Karnataka students to study Bhagavad Gita: Ed Minister
2 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka students to study Bhagavad Gita: Ed Minister

Hindustan Times  

In the latest development on the Bhagavad Gita row, Karnataka's Education Minister B C Nagesh has said on Monday that the Gita would be included in students' syllabus as part of moral science education in schools starting from the current academic year. With Gujarat all set to introduce the Bhagavad Gita in the school syllabus for classes 6-12, Karnataka, which, …

Targeting young minds: BJP plans to introduce Bhagavad Gita as subject in Gujarat
2 years, 8 months ago

Targeting young minds: BJP plans to introduce Bhagavad Gita as subject in Gujarat

The Hindu  

The Gujarat State government has announced a plan to introduce the Bhagavad Gita as a compulsory subject from class VI to class XII in State board schools. Government rationale Jitu Vaghani, Gujarat’s Education Minister, justified the move, saying: “ Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’s values, principles and importance are accepted by people of all religions. Students of arts and humanities will aim …

Finding hope in the Bhagavad Gita’s timeless wisdom
3 years, 7 months ago

Finding hope in the Bhagavad Gita’s timeless wisdom

Live Mint  

When I started writing on the Bhagavad Gita a couple of years ago, my goal was to translate it as simply as possible—so it would be easier to understand, and also benefit, both first-time readers and those who had struggled with its complexity, language barrier, and so on. The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita: Timeless Wisdom for the Modern Age by …

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