Bhagawad Gita - what did they say!

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Adi Sankara

>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.

 

Ramanuja

The Bhagavad-Gita was spoken by Lord Krishna to reveal the science of

devotion to God which is the essence of all spiritual knowledge. The

Supreme Lord Krishnas primary purpose for descending and incarnating is

relieve the world of any demoniac and negative, undesirable influences that

are opposed to spiritual development, yet simultaneously it is His

incomparable intention to be perpetually within reach of all humanity.

 

Madhvacarya

The Mahabharata has all the essential ingredients necessary to evolve and

protect humanity and that within it the Bhagavad-Gita is the epitome of

the Mahabharata just as ghee is the essence of

milk and pollen is the essence of flowers.

 

Vivekananda

The secret of karma yoga which is to perform actions without any frutive

desires is taught by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita.

 

 

Paramahamsa Yogananda

The Bhagavad-Gita is where God Himself talks to His devotee Arjuna.

 

 

Aurobindo

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.

 

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.

 

 

Albert Einstein

When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this

universe everything else seems so superfluous.

 

 

Dr. Albert Schweizer

The Bhagavad-Gita has a profound influence on the spirit of mankind by its

devotion to God, which is manifested by actions.

 

 

Carl Jung

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." This correlation can be discerned by what

Krishna expresses in chapter 15 of Bhagavad-Gita.

 

Herman Hesse

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life

wisdom which enables philosophy to blossom into religion.

 

 

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Bhagavad-Gita is an empire of thought and in its philosophical

teachings Krishna has all the attributes of the full-fledged monotheistic

deity and at the same time the attributes of the

Upanisadic absolute.

 

 

Rudolph Steiner

In order to approach a creation as sublime as the Bhagavad-Gita with full

understanding it is necessary to attune our soul to it.

 

 

Aldous Huxley

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 also to

all of humanity.

 

Swamy Chinmayananda

A sincere student of Geeta is transformed within himself and is freed from

all unrest in him. In a Yagna, Lord Fire is invoked in the sacrificial

altar, and into it are offered oblations by the devotees. From this analogy

the term gyana yagna has been originally coined and used in the Geeta.

Study of the scriptures and regular contemplation upon their deep

significance kindle the

`fire of knowledge' in us, and into this the intelligent seeker offers as

his oblation his own false values and negative tendencies. This is the

significance of the metaphorical phrase Jnana Yajna.