Quotes on Srimad Bhagavad Gita

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QUOTES ON SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA

 

" 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

 

" All that can be learned by going through the whole of the Gita can be as well

accomplished by repeating “Gita”, “Gita” – Gita-gi-ta-gita, ten times; it

virtually comes to be “Ta-gi” “Ta-gi” – a modification of “Tyagi”, “Tyagi”,

which means one who has given up the world both outwardly and from the mind. " -

Sri Ramkrishna Parmhansadev

 

" The Gita is the most beautiful and the only truly philosophical song. It

contains sublime lessons on wisdom and philosophy. It is the “Song Celestial”.

It is the universal gospel. It contains the message of life that appeals to all,

irrespective of race, creed, age or religion. The Gita contains the divine

nectar. It is the wish-fulfilling gem, tree and cow. You can milk anything from

it. It is a book for eternity. It is a vade-mecum for all. Peace, bliss, wisdom,

Brahman, Nirvana, Param Padam and Gita are all synonymous terms. " - Sri Swami

Sivananda

 

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

everything else seems so superfluous " - Albert Einstein

 

" 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

 

" 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. " - Ralph

Waldo Emerson

 

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

Paramahansa Yogananda

 

" 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 Gandhiji

 

" 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. " -Mahatma Gandhiji

 

" 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

 

" 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. " - Sri Aurobindo

 

" 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

 

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

wisdom which enables philosophy to blossom into religion. " - Herman Hesse

 

" The Bhagavad-Gita deals essentially with the spiritual foundation of human

existence. It is a call of action to meet the obligations and duties of life;

yet keeping in view the spiritual nature and grander purpose of the universe. " -

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

 

" 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. " - 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 montheistic deity and at the

same time the attributes of the Upanisadic absolute. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

" 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

 

" 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. " - Sri Swami Prabhupada

 

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

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

 

" 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. " - Sri Ramanuja

 

" Nothing has ever arisen in my life, internal or external, that the Gita has not

made clear and enabled me to deal with or understand. " - Swami Nirmalananda Giri

 

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

devotion to God which is manifested by actions. " - Dr. Albert Schweizer