Bhagavad-Gita, What great think

1. Dr.T.V.Rao MD
BHAGAVAD-GITA
WHAT GREAT THINK
DR.T.V.RAO MD 1

2. • The Bhagavad Gita is an
ancient Sanskrit text
comprising 700 verses of the
Mahabharata (Bhishma Parva
chapters 23 – 40). The
verses, using the range and
style of Sanskrit meter
(chandas) with similes and
metaphors, are very poetic;
hence the title, which
translates to "the Song of the
Divine One", of Bhagavan in
the form of Krishna -
WHAT IS BHAGAVAD GITA
DR.T.V.RAO MD 2

3. • When I read the
Bhagavad-Gita and
reflect about how
God created this
universe everything
else seems so
superfluous." ~
Albert Einstein
ALBERT EINSTEIN
DR.T.V.RAO MD 3

4. • The Bhagavad-Gita is the
most systematic statement
of spiritual evolution of
endowing value to
mankind. It is one of the
most clear and
comprehensive summaries
of perennial philosophy
ever revealed; hence its
enduring value is subject
not only to India but to all of
humanity." ~ Aldous Huxley
~ ALDOUS HUXLEY
DR.T.V.RAO MD 4

5. • The Bhagavad-Gita is a
true scripture of the
human race a living
creation rather than a
book, with a new
message for every age
and a new meaning for
every civilization." ~
Rishi Aurobindo
RISHI AUROBINDO
DR.T.V.RAO MD 5

6. HERMAN HESSE
• The marvel of the
Bhagavad-Gita is its
truly beautiful
revelation of lifes
wisdom which
enables philosophy
to blossom into
religion." ~ Herman
Hesse
DR.T.V.RAO MD 6

7. ~ MAHATMA GANDHI
• The Bhagavad-Gita calls on humanity to dedicate body, mind
and soul to pure duty and not to become mental voluptuaries at
the mercy of random desires and undisciplined impulses."
• "When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the
face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to
Bhagavad-Gita and find a verse to comfort me; and I
immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow.
Those who meditate on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new
meanings from it every day."
• ~ Mahatma Gandhi
DR.T.V.RAO MD 7

8. • "The Bhagavad-Gita is
an empire of thought
and in its philosophical
teachings Krishna has
all the attributes of the
full-fledged montheistic
deity and at the same
time the attributes of
the Upanisadic
absolute." ~ Ralph
Waldo Emerson
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
DR.T.V.RAO MD 8

9. • In order to approach
a creation as
sublime as the
Bhagavad-Gita with
full understanding it
is necessary to
attune our soul to it."
~ Rudolph Steiner
RUDOLPH STEINER
DR.T.V.RAO MD 9

10. SWAMI PRABHUPADA
• The Bhagavad-Gita is not seperate from the Vaisnava philosophy and the
Srimad Bhagavatam fully reveals the true import of this doctrine which is
transmigation of the soul. On perusal of the first chapter of Bhagavad-Gita
one may think that they are advised to engage in warfare. When the second
chapter has been read it can be clearly understood that knowledge and the
soul is the ultimate goal to be attained. On studying the third chapter it is
apparent that acts of righteousness are also of high priority. If we continue
and patiently take the time to complete the Bhagavad-Gita and try to
ascertain the truth of its closing chapter we can see that the ultimate
conclusion is to relinquish all the conceptualized ideas of religion which we
possess and fully surrender directly unto the Supreme Lord." ~ Swami
Prabhupada
DR.T.V.RAO MD 10

11. • "The secret of karma
yoga which is to
perform actions
without any fruitive
desires is taught by
Lord Krishna in the
Bhagavad-Gita." ~
Vivekananda
VIVEKANANDA
DR.T.V.RAO MD 11

12. ~ RALPH WALDO EMERSON
• "I owed a magnificent day to the Bhagavad-Gita. It was
the first of books; it was as if an empire spoke to us,
nothing small or unworthy, but large, serene,
consistent, the voice of an old intelligence which in
another age and climate had pondered and thus
disposed of the same questions which exercise us."
• "The Bhagavad-Gita is an empire of thought and in its
philosophical teachings Krishna has all the attributes of
the full-fledged montheistic deity and at the same time
the attributes of the Upanisadic absolute." ~ Ralph
Waldo EmersonDR.T.V.RAO MD 12

13. • From a clear knowledge
of the Bhagavad-Gita
all the goals of human
existence become
fulfilled. Bhagavad-Gita
is the manifest
quintessence of all the
teachings of the Vedic
scriptures." ~ Adi
Sankara
ADI SANKARA
DR.T.V.RAO MD 13

14. • "The idea that man is like
unto an inverted tree
seems to have been
current in by gone ages.
The link with Vedic
conceptions is provided by
Plato in his Timaeus in
which it states..." behold we
are not an earthly but a
heavenly plant." ~ Carl
Jung
CARL JUNG
DR.T.V.RAO MD 14

15. • In the morning I bathe
my intellect in the
stupendous and
cosmogonal philosophy
of the Bhagavad-Gita,
in comparison with
which our modern world
and its literature seems
puny and trivial." ~
Henry David Thoreau
HENRY DAVID THOREAU
DR.T.V.RAO MD 15

16. • The power of God is
with you at all times;
through the activities of
mind, senses,
breathing, and
emotions; and is
constantly doing all the
work using you as a
mere instrument.”
AS MANY THINK ON
BHAGAVADGITA
DR.T.V.RAO MD 16

17. • The Gita helps you
evolve to greater
heights in your own
spiritual path. It
provides you with the
knowledge and
guidance to reach the
ultimate in human
perfection.
•
SWAMI PARTHASARATHY
DR.T.V.RAO MD 17

18. • Little by little,
through patience
and repeated
effort, the mind will
become stilled in
the Self.
• Practice every day
TRUE TEACHING OF BHAGAVAD-GITA IS ……
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19. DR.T.V.RAO MD 19
• When I get a Doubts about my self
and other I try to practice a Little of
Bhagavad-Gita
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