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Bhagavad Gita for Executives – Gita 2 (21-25)
Gita 2.21 vedavinasinam nityam ya enam ajam avyayam katham sa purusah partha kam ghatayati hanti kam Meaning O Partha, how can a person who knows that the soul is indestructible, unborn, eternal and immutable, kill anyone or cause anyone to kill? Explanation Possessing spiritual intelligence, knowing the soul to be eternal, understanding it to be […]
Bhagavad Gita for Executives – Gita 2(16-20)
Once we understand the meaning of ‘Sathya’ and ‘Mithya’, the ‘real’ and the ‘unreal’, it becomes easy for us to understand the difference between body and the soul. That which was not in the past and which will not be in the future, but seemingly exists in the present is called ‘mithya’, the unreal. And […]
Bhagavad Gita for Executives – Gita 2 (11-15)
Verse 11 of Chapter 2 is essentially the beginning of “Bhagavad Gita”. Chapter 1 and first 10 verses of Chapter 2 are used to build the background for the Gita. Verse 11 is the introduction and gives the essence of things that follows. It says ‘sorrow arises out of misunderstanding and self-realisation is the only […]
Bhagavad Gita for Executives – Gita 2 (6-10)
Gita 2.6 na caitad vidmah kataran no gariyo yad va jayema yadi va no jayeyuh yan eva hatva na jijivisamas te ‘vasthitah pramukhe dhartarastrah Meaning We don’t know which is meritorious for us, to fight or not to fight, nor do we know, whether we shall win or they will conquer us. The sons […]
Bhagavad Gita for Executives – Gita 2 (1 – 5)
Chapter 2 – Sankhya Yoga (Yoga of Knowledge) In Chapter 2 we can study an exhaustive summary of the entire Gita philosophy. Sankhya means knowledge and particularly knowledge of GOD. In Gita we address Lord Sri Krishna as “Bhagavan”. In fact this term is used generally to address God and for goddess the term used […]
Bhagavad Gita for Executives – Chapter 1 Summary
Bhagavad Gita for Executives – Gita Chapter 1 Summary Chapter 1 introduces the background, characters and the circumstances of the Mahabharata war. It depicts the dilemma of Arjuna, the hero of the war, warrior par excellence. The opening words of this chapter are “dharmakshetre kurukshetre”, meaning “the field of dharma, the field of the Kurus.” […]
Bhagavad Gita for Executives – Gita 1 (41 – 46)
Gita 1.41 sankaro narakayaiva kula-ghnanam kulasya ca patanti pitaro hy esam lupta-pindodaka-kriyah Meaning When there is increase of unwanted population, a hellish situation is created both for the family and for those who destroy the family tradition. In such corrupt families, there is no offering of oblations of food and water to the ancestors. Explanation […]
Bhagavad Gita for Executives. Gita 1(36 – 40)
Gita 1.36 papam evasrayed asman hatvaitan atatayinah tasman narha vayam hantum dhartarastran sa-bandhavan sva-janam hi katham hatva sukhinah syama madhava Meaning – Sin will overcome us if we slay such aggressors. Therefore it is not proper for us to kill the sons of Dhritarashtra and our friends. What should we gain, O Krishna, husband of […]
Bhagavad Gita for Executives Gita 1(28 – 35)
Gita 1(28, 29, 30) arjuna uvaca drstvemam sva-janam krsna yuyutsum samupasthitam sidanti mama gatrani mukham ca parisusyati vepathus ca sarire me roma-harsas ca jayate gandivam sramsate hastat tvak caiva paridahyate na ca saknomy avasthatum bhramativa ca me manah nimittani ca pasyami viparitani kesava Meaning – Arjuna said: Oh Krishna, seeing my friends and […]