About The Book
If, as you hold this book in your hand, the thought crosses your mind: “Another book on the Gita! Do we need so many of them?” Rev. Dada J.P. Vaswani’s response is: We need many more of them!
The Gita, as Sadhu Vaswani describes it, is the Bible of Humanity, the Universal Scripture. It is not just meant for scholars and philosophers, but ordinary mortals like us; and Rev. Dada’s purpose in offering the Gita “in a nutshell” is to make it accessible, comprehensible to us all.
To this end, Rev. Dada offers us succinct summaries of each chapter and follows it up with his comments and exercises which lead us to thank for ourselves and make choice that apply to our own lives.
Reading this book will only be a beginning – for you will soon find yourself practising the Gita’s ideals, living the Lord’s teachings in deeds of daily life.
With Rev. Dada’s guidance, you will discover the Gita as a manual of practical wisdom to guide you through the journey of life!
Foreword
Whenever I reflect on the Gita, my heart feels a thrill of devotion for Sri Krishna, the Divine Lord who came to live amongst mortals with His Message; and I bow my head in lowly reverence to my beloved Gurudev, Sadhu Vaswani, whom I regard as the ‘Supreme Yogi’ so beautifully described in the Gita.
Gurudev Sadhu Vaswani spoke to us on the Gita: he translated the Gita into Sindhi and English. He wrote much on the Gita. Above all, by precept and example, he interpreted the teaching of the Gita and taught us to reflect on its sublime message. He became one with the Gita. To many of us indeed, he was a living embodiment of the Gita.
To Gurudev Sadhu Vaswani, the Gita was not just a sceipture meant to be recited or memorised: it was a manual of practical wisdom, a guide to daily living. Therefore, he urged us: “You must live the Gita, be the Gita!”
This book is dedicated to my beloved Gurudev, with the humble aspiration that the simplicity, profundity and wisdom which he brought to his commentaries on the Gita, may be made accessible to as many seekers – and soldiers, on the battlefield that is life.
Contents
7
Lead the Wanderer Home!
8
The Gita in Context
13
The Significance of the Gita for the Twenty-first Century
16
A Word Before we Begin to Read About the Gita
19
Chapter I
Arjuna Vishada Yoga
21
Chapter II
Sonkhya Yoga
29
Chapter III
Karma Yoga
39
Chapter IV
Gnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga
54
Chapter V
Karma Sannyasa Yoga
63
Chapter VI
Dhyana Yoga
74
Chapter VII
Gnana Vignana Yoga
84
Chapter VIII
Akshara Brahman Yoga
92
Chapter IX
Rajavidya Rajaguhya Yoga
100
Chapter X
Vibhuti Yoga
108
Chapter XI
Viswarupa Darsana Yoga
117
Chapter XII
Bhakti Yoga
125
Chapter XIII
Keshtra kshetragna Vaibhaga Yoga
134
Chapter XIV
Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga
144
Chapter XV
Purushottama Yoga
153
Chapter XVI
Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
165
Chapter XVII
Shraddha Traya Vibhaga Yoga
176
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
188
The Final Message
198
Appendix 1
Gita Mahatmya - The Glory of the Gita
201
Appendix 2
The Bhagavad Gita (Abridged)
207
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