Gita Acharan

T he Bhagavad Gita was a live conversation where Krishna was observing Arjuna in totality. Krishna must have observed an expression of doubt or disbelief on Arjuna’s face when Krishna mentioned ‘to remember Him all the times and fight’ (8.7) as Arjuna was resisting the ‘work at hand’ (Kurukshetra battle). This tendency of resistance to the ‘work in hand’ is still prevalent in us. Krishna immediately describes Himself as the omnipresent, eternal, the great ruler, subtler than the finest atom, supporter of all, of inconceivable form, shines like the Sun, beyond darkness (8.9). When existence has to describe itself, even words fall short. Krishna gives two paths to remember Him - one is the path of awareness, and another is the path of devotion. Regarding the path of awareness He says, “He attains the Supreme Effulgent Lord whose mind, stabilized by yoga , is immovably fixed on the thought of Him” (8.8). The mind evolved to divide the sense inputs brought by senses and t...