Thursday, November 19, 2009

Bhagavad Gita 薄伽梵歌 भगवद् गीता

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita

薄伽梵歌(梵语: भगवद् गीता 转写:Bhagavad Gīta, 字面意思是「被神保佑者(Krishna)的歌」)


The Bhagavad Gita (Sanskrit भगवद्गीताBhagavad Gītā, "Song of God") is one of the most important Hindu scriptures. It is revered as a sacred scripture of Hinduism.


The Bhagavad Gita is commonly referred to as the Gita for short.


Gita often being described as a concise guide to Hindu theology and also as a practical, self-contained guide to life.


The content of the Gita is the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna taking place on the battlefield before the start of theKurukshetra war. Responding to Arjuna's confusion and moral dilemma, Krishna explains to Arjuna his duties as a warrior and prince and elaborates on different Yogic[5] and Vedantic philosophies, with examples and analogies.



 main philosophical   of the Bhagavad-gita is the explanation of five basic concepts or "truths":[31]

The Gita addresses the discord between the senses and the intuition of cosmic order. It speaks of the Yoga of equanimity, a detached outlook. The term Yoga covers a wide range of meanings, but in the context of the Bhagavad Gita, describes a unified outlook, serenity of mind, skill in action and the ability to stay attuned to the glory of the Self (Atman) and the Supreme Being (Bhagavan).

 The root of all suffering and discord is the agitation of the mind caused by selfish desire. The only way to douse the flame of desire is by simultaneously stilling the mind through self-discipline and engaging oneself in a higher form of activity.

  • Bhakti Yoga or Devotion,
  • Karma Yoga or Selfless Action
  • Jnana Yoga or Self Transcending Knowledge

 three stages to self-realization enunciated from the Bhagavad Gita:
  1. Brahman - The impersonal universal energy
  2. Paramatma - The Supreme Soul sitting in the heart of every living entity.
  3. Bhagavan - God as a personality, with a transcendental form.


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