2-[JR]& Sanjay....from Mark K....1/17....re..Teachings of Bhagavad Gita

[Guest guest]

Dear All:

 

Speaking of Bhadavad Gita....

 

One of the best translations I ever read was the one by Maharishi Mahesh

Yogi, which is...oh...can't remember the publisher...

(few mins later) Here's an amazon.com.. webpage I found that has it..

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140192476/103-8116262-3375838

?v=glance

 

In the Maharish's translation.....there's this wonderful...direct

translation underneath each verse of the gita...

 

To ....me...the key to the gita...which is often described...as the central

jewel of the Ved...

 

is to Know Thyself...

 

Self-Knowledge... to discover...the Self...within...is the key to life..

 

And from and with this experience...all other values...follow...

 

Doing what's right...comes from 'Knowing' who we are.

 

Ability to discriminate...like you said...in your #4...below... Cultivating

True Knowledge and discriminating...

 

to me....is possible...only from the level...of Self-Realization....

 

According to the Maharishi...Self-Realization is first....

 

and all else.... second....

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Mark Kincaid

 

 

 

> "sanjaytechnology" <sanjaytechnology

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> Sat, 17 Jan 2004 04:34:48 -0000

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> 7 teachings of Bhagwad Gita.

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> Very concisely written but very powerful,

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> Aum Shanti Shanti Shanti.

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> --Sanjay Aggarwal

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> The Seven Teachings of the Bhagavad gita

> The following are the seven fundamental teachings of the Bhagavad

> gita.

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> 1. Know the reality of the world in which you live.

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> 2. Know the Reality about yourself, who you are and what you are

> really.

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> 3. Know the causes of instability of mind to achieve stability of

> your mind which is the key to self-realization.

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> 4. Cultivate true knowledge and discrimination. Know the difference

> between Truth and falsehood, reality and illusion, knowledge and

> ignorance, how true knowledge illuminates and liberates while

> ignorance veils your wisdom and holds you in bondage.

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> 5. Know the true nature of action and inaction and how actions bind

> men to earthly life and cause suffering. Know the truth about the

> doership. Know who is the true doer. Do not seek to escape from

> responsibility. But perform your desireless actions with detachment,

> without seeking the fruit of your actions accepting God as the True

> Doer and yourself as a mere instrument.. True renunciation is

> renunciation of desire and fruit of action.

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> 6. Know the nature of Supreme-Self, identify yourself with Him and

> accept Him as the center of your life instead of your ego.

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> 7. Know the true nature of devotion, surrender and sacrifice. Live

> in total devotion to God, surrendering yourself to Him completely,

> making your life and actions as true offerings to Him, acknowledge

> His supremacy in all your affaires and His unconditional love and

> assurance of liberation to you as His devotee.

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> ~! LIFE MEANS STRUGGLE, THE FITTEST WINS SURVIVAL !~

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