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Another view is that Guru Gita is part of Viswasara Tantra. [1] In the Siddha Yoga tradition, the Guru Gita is considered to be an "indispensable text"; [2] few other traditions also share that view. [3] Muktananda chose 182 verses to create a unique version of the Guru Gita, which has its own melody for chanting. [2]
The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈ b ʌ ɡ ə v ə d ˈ ɡ iː t ɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the epic Mahabharata.
Two foundational Swamis of the Ramakrishna Order had this advice: Swami Brahmananda, Prabhavananda's guru, said, "Let your first reading of the Gita be without commentary." [19] And Swami Saradananda says in his book The Essence of the Gita, "It is not necessary for you to study all those commentaries… It is enough to understand the meaning ...
The Guru cannot be equated in importance to formal learning, pilgrimage or divinity. No other is more worthy of respect. The Guru is the embodiment of what the Vedanta teaches – the individual self (the Atman) is one and the same as the cosmic self (Paramatman or Brahman). A Sadguru never curses anyone. Even his anger helps the disciple.
Hinduism is an ancient religion, with denominations such as Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, among others. [1] [2] Each tradition has a long list of Hindu texts, with subgenre based on syncretization of ideas from Samkhya, Nyaya, Yoga, Vedanta and other schools of Hindu philosophy.
The Bhagavad Gita is contained in the Bhishma Parva, which comprises chapters 23-40 of book 6 of the Mahābhārata. [17] The Gita , dated to the second half of the first millennium BCE, in its own right is one of the most influential philosophico-religious dialogues, producing numerous commentaries and a global audience.
After completing his Hindi Kovida certification in Varanasi, he was a in a dilemma whether to go for higher studies or go back to his guru's ashram and start ascetic life. One day, when he was crossing the Ganga river, he found Bhagavad Gita written on the old palm leaves. This incident inspired him to propagate the teachings of the Gita for ...
Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is suggests a way of life for the contemporary Western world, and is derived from the Manu Smriti and other books of Hindu religious and social law. In this way of life, ideal human society is described as being divided into four varnas (brahmana – intellectuals, kshatriya – administrators, vaishya – merchants, shudra – workers).