It’s been more than a week now we have started learning process and many of my well wishers asked me one Question.Why Gita? why now ? It reminded me to go back and search past for the reasons and I did find at least one reason.
INHERITANCE – Grandfather’s wish
In India (and also in rest of the world), GenNext (next generation) gets precious and earned assets in inheritance from their parents and/or grand parents. Inheritance in the form of assets and balanced wealth, comes with a will, where generally it is advised to use wealth for noble cause in society.
I received nothing but a book from my granddad as an inheritance few years back and was told that this is the only thing I required in life, rest can be earned effortlessly if I learn from this book. I was also advised to read it as early as possible and as many times possible throughout the life and convey the message to world.
A book with no more than 200 pocket size pages. What do you think, how much time it takes to complete such book? 10 days..? oh..If you are avid reader..2 days and 2 nights are max! Imagine how much time I took to just start first chapter of this book? Only 15 years. 10 years old in me could not understand importance of the book and the book went into secured permanent place in temple. Despite visiting temple everyday, I did not even look at that book for last 15 years of my life. I will call these 15 years as fatal miss for not understanding value of precious inheritance I possessed and responsibility attached with it. Book is not only family heritage to me but is cultural heritage passed on by many generations with sole purpose – understand and celebrate synergy between matter and spirit. It is not only for my personal transformation but for the entire mankind’s enhancement. Finally, having this understanding developed in 2008, I felt selfish this summer for not understanding simple but profound message given as a book by my grandpa and started taking care of my most precious asset on planet earth since last three months by enchanting and learning one shlok a day from the book and a work undone so far has been started and will go on forever.
Vedic Learnings (http://vediclearnings.wordpress.com/) is all about crossing the mind limits and reach new horizons by learning truths about everything in precise yet poetic manner with the help of greatest guide “The Bhagwad Gita”.
If you love to live life based on thoughts integrated with highest bliss & love, you will fall in love with this book. I do.
PS: Tell you one thing, don’t consider this book as religious book or this web place (http://vediclearnings.wordpress.com/) a religious platform. Religion has limitations and this book is not about limitations, it is about exploring unlimited human will.
Tags: heritage, Inheritance, Monday Learning
Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you.
Tom Humes
Hi to all the authors of Vedic Learnings. I really loved reading shlokas and their translation. I’m happy to know that somewhere some people are working out on Shreemad Bhagwad Gita. I really appreciate your people’s initiative. Wish you people, all the best !!!
Excellent Job…Keep that UP !!!
Hi Nisarg,
It feels really good when I see people like you, still understand the importance of Indian Scriptures. Geeta is one of them, this is the song of truth sung by Krishna.
You know I was aware of Geeta but I found it quite difficult to get its true meaning then I attended Geeta Gyan Yagya by Anandmurti Gurumaa Ji, then I realized the depths of Geeta, then I came to know that Krishna has given keys for both a gyan yogi as well as for a bhakti marg yogi.
Here I am sharing this link with you, I hope you’ll visit and like it
http://www.gurumaa.com/bhagavad-gita.php
Very good work Nisarg as I have finished reading small version of GITA one month back and started reading another great book i.e. another great Indian scripture called “Bhagwat” would like to share the name of book as its author is very great person. The title of book is Shrimad Bhagavat A divine journey by Pujyashree Bhupendrabhai Pandya. I had listen speech of Bhupendra pandya the good thing of his work is all the content delivered by him is related to modern youth. their website is http://www.samakti.org also there are videos on youtube. Hope the readers of this blog will learn something from this blog. Appreciated your work keep it upЕ.Good to see young people involving in learning Gita.
Hey Guys, you are doing an extremly commendable task. Its worth applauding the amount of time and energy you spend on doing such noble task.
One suggestion – can we include some elobration for this kinda shloks… may be we could relate it to some stories or related quotes.
Cheers
Thanks.
Anand Vyas
Gita is one of my favourite books. Its like a practical guide to human machine in this world.