Samipya 1991 Vol 08 Ank 01 02

Author(s): Pravinchandra C Parikh, Bhartiben Shelat
Publisher: Bholabhai Jeshingbhai Adhyayan Sanshodhan Vidyabhavan

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Geeta's Message to Modern Civilization*
Preamble
Mahabharat is a treasure-house of many things. It mirrors the life and soul of the Indian ethos and milieu. Bhagvadgeeta (BG), one of the many treasures of Mahabharat is more sublime and profound teacher to every individual on the globe. It is a treasure-house of all sorts of Yoga, i.e. a special devise of performing actions or it means equanimity of mind towards success or failure, not only for India but for the mankind also as a whole. BG is a book which thinks globally and acts locally.
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All time scripture
There is a general impression that the BG, one of the systems of the Prashanatrayt, is meant only for spiritual & religious aspirants and that it has nothing to do with secular and temporal activities of human beings. But it does not make any distinction between spiritual and temporal, nor between the sacred and secular. Contrary to the general impression, the BG enjoys the status of universal scripture, applicable to all persons in all places and at all times. Those who want to achieve success in worldly activites, there is a good deal of teachings in BG to give guidance.
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Cultural crisis
The world at the end of this century looks complex and contradictory. The world at large engulfed by problems and problems. There are scarcity of food, unimaginable poverty, stark unemployment, absence of faith, need of understanding, want of comradeship, lack of intellect and so on and so forth. Every country has its own problems either major or minor, either religious or political, either social or economic.
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This Paper was presented to the VIII International Social Philosophy Conterence sponsered by North American Society for Social Philosophy, Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad and Gujarat University from 28 th to 31 st December, 1991 on 'Freedom, obligation & Rights' with courtesy.
Professor & Head, Department of History & Culture, Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad-380 014
[Sampуa: April, '91-March, 1992