Shrimad Bhagavad Gita is the Best 8 Life Lesson
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।
सिद्धयसिद्धयोः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते।
–Chapter 2, Verse 48, Bhagavad Gita
The above verse says, be loyal to your duties, whatever be the result. Such calmness is known as Yoga, which is known to be complete. Bhagavad Gita is essential for our survival. It contains the summary of man. It includes the preaching of Lord Krishna that he gave to Arjuna in the battle of Mahabharata on the battlefield of Kurushetra. This place is known as Jyotisar in Kurukshetra. It is also known as the birthplace of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. According to the saints, Bhagavad Gita is the only solution to all our problems in this devastating world. It is the direct lesson from God for the peaceful survival of human beings on Earth.
Here are some life lessons from Shrimad Bhagavad Gita:
#1. Worry about your actions and not about the results:
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि।।
– Chapter 2, verse 47
It is the biggest lesson Shri Krishna gave Arjuna. God says, do not worry about the fruits of your deeds, but focus on what you do. Actions are in our hands, but the fruits of those actions lie with God. He has the ultimate power. Our deeds are in our control, but the results of those deeds are in the hands of God.
#2. Keep control of your actions:
दुरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धञ्जय।
बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।।
– Chapter 2, verse 49
This world is full of distractions and defamation. If you want to achieve something in life, you have to get control of your actions and be responsible for your deeds. In this verse of Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna to have the determination and focus on his goals and stay away from destructible jobs. An individual who has greed in his heart creates his path for self-destruction.
#3. God is the Father of all:
मम योनिर्महद् ब्रह्म तस्मिन्गर्भं दधाम्यहम् |
सम्भव: सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत ||
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तय: सम्भवन्ति या: |
तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रद: पिता ||
– Chapter 14, verse 3-4
This verse states that all the material (Prakriti) lies in the womb. God provides it with the soul and gives birth to a new life. Thus, God is the seed-giving father of all. Mother nature gets into work and creates a suitable being for them. He is the nurturer. He is the provider. He is the caretaker of all human beings. Almighty is supreme. He is the father of all
#4. Three ways of self-destruction:
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मन: |
काम: क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ||
– Chapter 16, verse 21
Everyone has some positive and negative thoughts in his mind. These are his ways of self-development or self-destruction, which either leads to hell or heaven. Verse 21 of chapter 16 of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita states that three gateways lead a person to the abyss. These are lust, greed, and anger. These are the worst enemy of a person, which destroy us internally. They break the spiritual path and lead the way to hell. Thus, a person should leave his lust, greed, and anger and live with dignity, love, and calmness to achieve self-satisfaction.
#5. At the time of death, the soul keeps changing the bodies just as we change our clothes:
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय
नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि |
तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा
न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही ||
– Chapter 2, verse 22
Human birth is the most precious form among all other forms of living creatures that is obtained only after passing through 8.4 million different species. Lord Krishna explains the Sankhya and Karma Yog, because of which souls keep on changing bodies.
The first thing to be learned is the difference between Karma and the actions that we perform in our daily lives. Karma is the action that one performs without expectations of winning or losing. Karma sets one free. However, when one performs any task with numerous expectations, he tends to be bound by his actions. When we perform karma with lots of expectations, such an act of karma is known as Sakam Karma Yoga.
However, when we perform it keeping in mind the Dharma, i.e, without the expectations of the result, then such an act is known as Nishkam Karma Yoga, which is the only reason behind rebirth. In actuality, Karma doesn’t limit anyone. “If you have a desire to triumph in the war, then on being defeated, you will feel dejected.
Such dejection will crave you to perform other acts, which will lead to another birth of yours. However, if you emerge victoriously then, it will build arrogance. It will further provoke you for the world’s conquest and will never let your soul free.
#6. Keep away the expectations:
सुखदु:खे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ |
ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि ||
– Chapter 2, verse 38
If you don’t have expectations of either winning or losing, you will neither be happy nor sad. Chapter 2, verse 38 of Bhagavad Gita, says that by considering happiness and sadness to be equal and without thinking of any gain, or loss, if you confront the war, then you will never be guilty of sin. It implies that our happiness, sadness, arrogance, nothing is bound by our actions. It limits the expectations that we keep with the deeds that we perform.
#7. Nothing is permanent in this world. Learn to let go:
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदु: खदा: |
आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ||
– Chapter 2, verse 14
Everything happens for a reason. In this chapter 2, verse 14 of the Bhagavad Gita, Shri Krishna states that just like the seasons are for a short time, so are the pains and pleasures. Every human being is born with senses which create temptations and the need to fulfill them. A person who treats all these temptations like seasons is the one who has won the battle. These temptations are the causes of our distress. One must keep his peace of mind intact and bear all the seasons of happiness and anguish without being disturbed.
#8. Become stable in life:
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं
समुद्रमाप: प्रविशन्ति यद्वत् |
तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे
स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी ||
– Chapter 2, verse 70
Chapter 2, verse 70 of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, tells us that every person is like an ocean. Just as the ocean water remains unaffected even with the merging of different objects, a person who remains natural even when he has all the objects for his satisfaction attains peace. It is the essence of life when you are satisfied with the tiny things instead of desiring the new ones.
Conclusion
Gita talks about Karma, following which one can pay back all the debts (Rina). Rina includes Deva Rina (dues towards God), rishi Rina (debt towards the teacher), Pitra Rina (dues towards father), and Atithi Rina (arrears towards guests). Bhagavad Gita is the holy book of Hindus which directs the people to enlightenment,i.e., the path of knowledge. Spirituality is a journey of transforming yourself, having worldly practices, doing all your daily routines, and achieving the results. It keeps your mind, body, and soul in control of worldly pleasures.
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