Bhagavad Gita

Ive just read Bhagavad Gita and is such an intresting book. I mean it should be read in all high schools, its message is so true...
its so amazing that ancient hindu culture had all this knowlege before christ

 

Who translated it?

Peace and love

 

Hare Krsna

Im glad you enjoyed it! It really is amazing isnt it?!

I love when Krsna shows Arjuna His Universal Form. Intense!

Much love to you guys

 

The Bhagavad Gita isnt something that could be read in school

1. because your not really aloud to promote religions
2. Its something that should be read out of personal interest, not because you have to

 

Well, techincally, it is a philosophy based on Hindu dharma, and it is a story as well as it is a teaching. So, there is historical value
But, I do agree, as with anything, that it should be read out of personal interest.

 

Sry, double post.
But yea, I actually did read a small portion of it last year in english class

 

haha
I was about to say, For some reason, I get the strange sensation that I've read this before >....

 

I read the text in its entirety for an Indian Philosophy class a while back. It was a really uplifting class, and the BG was just beautiful. Beautifully written, beautiful imagery, beautiful meaning. It is one of those readings that is so vivid in my mind, especially when Krishna is explaining to Arjuna the symbolic tree (Gunas). The "axe of detachment"...what an amazing text. While I read it, I just drew the tree over and over again, doodling in my notebook. I think it's a bit advanced for most highschool courses, unless you have a really wicked teacher that knows alot about the BG and the Upanishads, and is able to facilitate discussion. It's cool that they're exposing you to it in highschool though!
Enjoy your reading!

 

I studied parts of the Bhagavad Gita in a Hindu Mysticism class; the teacher was a Hindu priest who really enjoyed retelling parts of it over and over, as well as making jokes about it. :OP.
It's interesting, a lot of people that I've talked to who know a little bit about the Gita criticize it for seeming to promote war; I see that aspect as Krishna trying to push Arjuna past his usual attachments to gain greater realization. Of course, like other religious books I can think of, it doesn't work out too well to take it literally. :OP
A really lovely, accessible and practical interpretation of it was written by Ram Dass, "Living the Bhagavad Gita". I just finished reading it. I'm not a Hindu, though I find value in all religions; I found this book very inspiring. If you're digging the Gita, you might want to check it out. :O)

 

I'll be studing the Bhagavad Gita this semester in a World Literature course we have in my University. I just can't wait.
I also intend to watch one of the many movies on The Mahabharata. Have you seen any?

 

a good book to read but depends on how its read

must be read with the understanding of bhakti or love which means you must have sex with everything otherwise there will be no or little benefit

 

Books like the Bhagavad Gita, Jonathan Livingston Seagull,etc allow us to grasp the true meaning of Life. The message is intended for the Warrior, the Jonathan within us all.

 

I'm reading it right now, and am really enjoying it.

 

First part of this is really very true - but it actually means that the truths in the Gita can only be realized by one who has bhakti or love.

But actually, the Chief has got ahead of himself here, because in the Gita (ch7.vs.16), Krishna says 4 kinds of person approach Him - the one who is in distress or world weary, the seeker after knowledge of the absolute, the person who desires some worldy blessing either for themself or for the wider world, and of course, the person who has bhakti, or love of God.(To have this implies knowledge because you can't love what you don't know)

The bhatka is the best, but all eventually reach the goal of transcendental realization of the Divine.

 

The Bhagavad Gita is

 

Great book. Really influenced my own beliefs.

 

Two to three years ago I read Yogi Ramacharaka's interpretation, it's fantastic. Regardless of what other Spiritual text I may be reading I find passages and concepts relating back to it. I'm studying the New Testament now but intend to re-read the Baghavad Gita soon ...