Bhagavad Githa, an extract from the holy book, Mahabharatha, written by the Saint Veda Vyasa describes how to overcome the
imbalance of mind while facing the tough competitions of the world. It is the psychoanalysis of the mind, its drawbacks and the abilities it will provide to make a man a superpower.
It is
written as a conversation between Lord Krishna, the Spiritual as well as Key advisor of the Pandavas,( the right side against the wrong side, the Kauravas ) and Arjuna, the main prince among Pandavas to whom the Lord himself acts as the driver of the Chariot.
The Chariot in a philosophical level symbolizes oneself, as indicated in the Upanishad as
“Atmanam Radhinam Viddhi
Sareeram Radhamevacha
Buddhim thu Saradhim Viddhi
Manah Pragrahamevacha:”
It runs as: Consider the ‘Atma’ as the owner of the Chariot, that is symbolized by Arjuna here; Consider the body as the Chariot, Buddhi or wisdom as the driver of the Chariot, symbolized by the Lord himself, and the mind as the chord that control the Horses, and it follows as the five horses that pulls the chariot as the five sense organs and so and so’
Arjuna being the leader of the Pandava side sees his cousin brothers, teachers, his dear grand-grand father, and so many as the forces that oppose him, namely the Kauravas. He could not pull himself up to fight them, because the enemies are a part of him, and is like fighting oneself.
He decides to give up the fight, could not bring himself up, loses all the strength, sweating and lamenting sits on the chariot. He asked the Lord what gain would he get after defeating his brothers, even killing them. And even if he gains the kingdom,
Would he be able to enjoy his victory?
The Lord Krishna, the guide of Arjuna in all his life, smiling and fully composed, replied Arjuna for all his questions.
Similar is our case. In the battle of life, we sometimes loses our heart, when we see that what we have to fight with is the
feelings or sentiments and we had nursed for long, to give up that feelings would be something equal to giving up our self.
The most things that may attract us may be that mostly distract us from our duties, and we sometimes may feel that giving up our goal will be easier than giving up that pleasures or feelings.
Githa is an essential guide that a student of Management should study, a student of Psychology or Psychiatry should study, a dishearten fellow should read, a teacher and student should read, because every aspect of life, where one has to console other, or advise other, or guide the other is dealt with in this book. Every question Arjuna asks Krishna is what we ask ourselves, what we ask our parents, teachers, and guides in the past, present and future. That is what makes Githa apart. It is written thousands of years of ago and is relevant today, and will be a useful guide for many more thousands of years to come.