Uniqueness of the Bhagavad Gita

Abstract

The Bhagavad Gita is a magnificent text. Like the Bible, Koran and the Upanishads, these texts belong to the world because they are meant to instruct the world and elevate it to the task of self understanding. It is a text for all time. By that is meant that the principles contained in it can be contemporised in any age, time and historical setting. The Gita summarises the wisdom of the entire gamut of spiritual traditions that find their origins in the East. It is a veritable treasure trove of spiritual wisdom designed to help the aspirant fulfil the essential objective of his or her life. The eighteen chapters communicate eighteen powerful insights to accomplish this inner transformation. The battle lasted eighteen days. The Gita has eighteen chapters and seven hundred verses. Symbolically they denote the fact that there are eighteen steps to a good life. The Gita teaches us that it is only when we master our inner life that we are able to master the outer environment. It is only by living from the inside that are able to accomplish the twin tasks of being active and creative in our worldly engagement and develop inner tranquility.

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