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What is The Central Message of The Gita
by Sri Swami Chidananda

For those who want to attain God, for those who are turning upward, what is the central teaching of the Bhagavad Gita?

You see that the end citation of every chapter always says, “Thus in the Upanishad of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, the science of the Eternal, the scripture on Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, ends such and such discourse, entitled The Yoga of Such and Such...”. You have each chapter ending with reference to the Gita as an Upanishad, as an exposition of Supreme wisdom, as the Science of Yoga and as a personal teaching out of love from Lord Krishna to His friend Arjuna. Each chapter ultimately refers to each of the teachings as Yoga because that teaching will bring man close to God and help to unite the human with the Divine.

Granted that all chapters comprise all these things, but what is the central teaching of the Gita for the seeker who wants to attain God?

The essence of the Gita is that attainment of God is possible through the life that you are living! Within the selfsame pattern of life, you must bring about a spiritual awakening, a cosmic vision, a higher divine understanding. Your daily life is not in any way going to be affected, but it is going to be enriched and reoriented. The central message of the Gita is an inner revolution of the being who has been fortunate enough to come into contact with the living gospel of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. The various views about the Gita have partial truths in them, but they lack the grasp of the central message. Some even say that the Gita is advocating war, because Krishna told Arjuna to fight. But the same Gita abounds with teachings of absolute Ahimsa, forgiveness, kindness, compassion and not hurting a single creature.

The Gita advocates that you should not run away from your duties and obligations. You should be wise, and through your obligations sincerely discharged and done in a worshipful way, in a spiritual manner, you may attain that Being who is at the very heart of your work. He dwells in all obligations that you are discharging seemingly towards those of this earth, He is within the innermost core of all beings to whom you are related. Right at the very heart of all those beings abides that Divinity, that Supreme Reality, whom you want to experience:

Ahamatma gudakesha sarvabhutashayasthitah
Ahamadishcha madhyam cha bhutanamanta eva cha

(B.G. 10/20)

“O Arjuna, I am the Self seated in the hearts of all beings;
I am the beginning, the middle and the very end of all beings.”

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Insights into the Srimad Bhagavad Gita
By Swami Chidananda

With great joy, we are bringing out our new publication ‘Insights into the Srimad Bhagavad Gita’ by Worshipful Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj. This book is a beautiful compilation of Pujya Swamiji Maharaj’s inspiring and thought-provoking discourses on the divine scripture Srimad Bhagavad Gita’.

Worshipful Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj was a walking Bhagavad Gita! He was an embodiment of Lord Krishna’s teachings which he expressed in whatever he did and said.

Swamiji Maharaj had never given a systematic commentary on the full scripture. But in his discourses at various places, we found some on the selected chapters of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. During his discourses, Swamiji Maharaj used to quote different verses, from the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. Each time he spoke, he brought out a new insight and meaning of those verses, all very profound and heart-touching. So we have included all of them and named them as ‘VARIATIONS’ of each chapter. They are expressing so many of Swamiji Maharaj’s deep insights into this most glorious scripture. Step by step, he takes us along the path which has been outlined by Lord Krishna to take us to the Supreme Blessedness.

May this holy man’s wisdom fill our life, and may his blessings ever be on us!

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BE SINCERE: While declaring open the spacious hall on the ground floor underneath the storey raised to serve as an eye hospital, the Master, as was his usual practice at the commencement of every new enterprise, invoked God’s blessings through prayer. In the course of the ceremony he imparted some precious instructions to those present.

“You should say what you mean and mean what you say. You should be sincere. Sincerity is a quality which is lacking very much in many people. Some assume the name ‘Gurusevanand’, but they prove disloyal to the Guru. Insincerity stands in the way of one’s spiritual progress. Another serious impediment is laziness. Everyone should be ever active. They should serve the Lord in all.”

“Everything is an artificial arrangement. The whole world is an artificial arrangement. It does not exist, basically. That is why the philosophers say the world is an illusion. It is something that you have created, as you create things in dream world. When you wake up, you will not find any empire. The whole thing is gone. In the same way, when you wake up from this waking world you will see the Supreme Being alone sitting and laughing at the dream of this creation as if something happened, but nothing happened really.” – Swami Krishnananda

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