Samipya 1991 Vol 08 Ank 01 02

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

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Crisis of thought & action
Today the world as a whole is passing through ultimate crisis of thought and action in all of its history. The earlier world, with its thoughts, opinions and institutions, is in a state of rapid deterioration. Not only this but none can imagine clearly the shape of things to come.
In these crises one can have the solace and explanation of all life's problems in the philosophy of Shree Krsna and in the ethical teachings of Geeta. One important feature of Geeta's teachings is nothing but its synthetic approach.
What is the philosophy of life?
Now-a-days there is a need to have 'philosophy of life' without which it seems the world at large will not come out of crises of thought and action. There is an insistent demand of an hour that requires no submission of the hard-earned moral values and ethical norms. In such times of crisis the BG brings a message of hope and assurance. In fact, its message is fully significant precisely because it offers the eternal philosophy of life. The ingredients of this philosophy are Jnana, Bhakti, and Karma.
Here we discuss these ingredients through the following points: (1) Action with Dharma, (2) Doctrine of Karmayoga, (3) Building a perfect personality, (4) Samatva as the basis of life, (5) Karma for serving humanity, (6) Knowledge of Atman, (7) Qualification of egolessness, (8) Welfare of mankind, (9) Citadel of truth and (10) stable civilization, (11) Geeta shows the way, (12) Mobility of thought and (13) Geeta's message.
Action with Dharma
Geeta is not just a book that teaches how to live, but it also directs us how to carry on worldly activities without making any detrimental to Dharma. Therefore, the Geeta does preach high principles of religion, morality and culture with an utmost view that these may be practised in everyday life for redeeming the problems mentioned earlier. Its teachings are based on a deep and firm foundation of human psychology. Therefore, Geeta prescribes us how to work and how to live bringing into accord both spiritual and temporal side of daily life.
Doctrine of Karmayoga
The importance of Geeta lies in the doctrine of Karmayoga. The end and means are so interwoven in Yoga that they cannot be dualistically separated. When ends and means are unitively conceived there is a continuous and progressive realization of the end in the application of means. Therefore, Geeta emphasises that a nation's or Society's progress or down-fall is connected with the activity or inactivity of the
Geeta's Message to Modern Civilization]
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