Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Knowing The Self - The lessons of GITA



Religion is a method of making man realize what he deserves being a human being. It helps man find out the answer to a most intriguing question that is the root of a separate branch of study called ‘Spirituality’. The question is “What am I”. You got a chance to hear the question or at least dreamt about it. Then, you are lucky to an extent that you got a chance to understand the purpose of life. Shall we be that lucky if we get an opportunity to know our self? Of course yes. It is because unless we know the real purpose of our birth on this Earth and the mission to be accomplished, our journey will be meaningless. After all, every journey has its own destination. The fact is that the destination of one’s life is within oneself and it is one’s self. And spirituality is something that lays the path. The destination is not merely knowing one’s self but it is reaching one’s self. There are many ways that help us discovering the self and attaining the state of Moksha (the Destination). They are called ‘Yogas’. That is why in GITA we find different chapters with names like Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Bhakthi Yoga etc., Understanding different yogas is not that easy. One needs to devote a lot of mind and time to apply the knowledge of Yogas and reach the ultimate state of Moksha. One needs to know that all the Yogas are intertwined with each other so that following one, will include others without one’s notice.
                        GITA is considered the easiest means for man to reach the eternal philosophy of Atman in which every Sloka is put in a very easy language and with good examples.

Study GITA – Study Everything

             Respects to Sri vidya prakasananda giri swami for his Gita Makarandham.

-Sreeram kolluru

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