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Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. |
| Author Rajiv Sachdev, Neeraj Gupta | |
| Language: ENGLISH AND HINDI | |
| Pages: 192 | |
| Cover: PAPERBACK | |
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8.5x5.5 Inch |
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Weight 250 gm |
| Edition: 2014 | |
| ISBN: 9788120766587 | |
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HBP857 |
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Rajiv
Sachdev, an Electronics and Communication Engineer, is currently working as
Vice-President in an IT MNC. He has also pursued an Executive Leadership course
from the Cornell University. Widely travelled across the world, he has held
various portfolios in India as well as abroad. His favourite book is the
Bhagavad Gita which he has read a few hundred times over the last thirty years.
He finds deep hidden messages in the holy scripture addressed to all the
mankind for leading a righteous life. Neeraj Gupta, a commerce graduate and an
MBA is currently working as General Manager in an IT MNC. He has also completed
Cyber Security course from Indian Law Institute, along with several other IT
certifications. He has immense domestic and international experience across
diverse industries. His extensive travel across the globe has fortified his
belief in the values of Austerity, Mercy, Truthfulness and Purity, which he
strongly feels are keys to a successful career and a prosperous life.
The
Bhagavad Gita, along with the Bible and the Quran, is one of the three most
widely circulated spiritual texts in the world. Although the supreme shastras
of Hinduism are the Upanishads, over the centuries the Gita has become the most
popular Hindu text as also a widely read book for all those interested in
spiritualism, religion and the interfaith movement. Along with the Upanishads
and the Brahmasutras, the Bhagavad Gita is one of the three foundations of the
Vedanta, and all great philosophers and thinkers from Adi Shankaracharya down
to Sri Aurobindo, have written commentaries on these three texts to
substantiate their particular point of view. It is for that reason that we have
a large number of commentaries on Gita written from different philosophical
viewpoints. Adi Shankaracharya in one of his stotras says that even a little
knowledge of the Gita can free us from the fear of death, and the Gita itself
says - swalpmapyasya dharmasya trayate mahato bhayat-- Even a little of this
dharma saves from a great fear. Fearlessness, therefore, seems to be a keynote
of the Gita and in fact, the last words of Sri Krishna are-ma shuchah- fear
not. The popularity of the Gita can be traced to four unique factors. The first
is that the Gita is a scripture of conflict. Unlike the Upanishads, which are
spoken in a very calm and serene atmosphere with the Guru seated and one or
more disciples seated around him on the banks of a river or on a mountain-side,
the Gita setting is in the midst of a fratricidal are arrayed, conches have
sounded and the battle is just about to begin when the Gita is revealed. Today
we find ourselves in a conflictual situation. Despite great progress, humanity
is still in the throes of multiple battles, and therefore Krishna's exhortation
to Arjuna to arise and fight resonates within all of us. However, we must
remember that the fight is not simply for Arjuna's ego, or even for the victory
of the Pandavas. The challenge is to become a warrior for the divine cause, a
fighter for the divine destiny. This call to arms is therefore something which
appeals to all of us. The second unique feature of the Gita is the
extraordinary personality of Sri Krishna. The Upanishads contain many great
gurus and disciples, but in the Gita it is Lord Krishna himself who is speaking
and hence his words have a special authority. In the course of the Gita, Sri
Krishna makes it clear that it is not simply as an individual that he is
speaking but as representative of the divine power itself, hence the teachings
of the Gita make a special impact on our minds. The third reason for the Gita's
popularity revolves around the extremely close and holistic relationship
between Krishna and Arjuna. In a beautiful verse after Arjuna gets the
vishwaroop darshan, the all embracing vision of the Divine, Arjuna says "I
prostrate before you and demand grace from you, as a father to a son, and as a
friend to a dear comrade and as a lover to the beloved." Although the
Guru-Shishya relationship is central to the entire Hindu teaching, no where it
is more integral than between Krishna and Arjuna. Krishna's voice is not simply
emanating from a seventh heaven to a trembling disciple below, but rather a
dialogue suffused with love, compassion and understanding. This factor makes a
special impact upon us today, besieged as we are by inner and outer conflicts
and tension.
Secrets of Living in based on the teachings of widely read
books in the world in toatay' buty life, we hardly get any time to deeper the
ansf purpose of like. We tend to take certain things and such as our status
wealth, educational achievements, etc. and that they will be given to us in our
rot birth But scmptures do not endorse this view. All our possessions, or the
lack of them, are the result of our karma in the previous berth, We rewrite our
desting everyday for our future births. Hence, we should decide our actions in
accordance with the teachings of the scriptures and not allow our materialistic
aspirations to distort our understanding and conduct in this world. Also one
should not wait till the old age to start reading the scriptures. The right age
to read scriptures is as early as one gets the consciousness so as to minimize
the loss of deep, illuminating thoughts which an insightful reading of the
Bhagavad Gita entails and hence, engage in righteous actions. The divine wisdom
of Lord Krishna, encapsulated in the Bhagavad Gita, is addressed to each and
every individual to help solve perplexing problems and progress towards a
brighter future."
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