Srimad Gita for modern stress : Gita as stress eraser.
(Gita must be studied not as Hindu sacred text but a medicine
to cure stress related disorders)
Gita simply
teaches you how to get rid of stress. It emphasises that through (a)Keeping faith on god, we can get rid of stress. This is also known as chanting in modern terms.(b)It teaches you to give your cent percent and leave rest to that hidden hand of god(C)It teaches life undergoes constant change, You may be happy today and shall be sad next moment. So keep balance of mind
Srimad Gita or Gita is one of the widely accepted sacred texts through out the world. Gita in simple words means, Song of life .Scholars of different faiths study it to seek answers to various questions on life after death, responsibility, and detachment. Like many sacred religious texts of other religions such as, Torah, Bible, and Quran and Zend avestha, it teaches uniform method to survive turns of life. It has two central characters- Sri Krishna and Arjuna. They both have a dialogue in the battlefield where Srikrishna, the greatest Philosopher of that era, motivates Arjuna, the greatest but the disheartened warrior. Sri Krishna as an advisor exhorts Arjuna to keep aside his worries and take up challenges of life.
He says, 'Even circumstances are against you but never leave your duties for a single moment.’ In Hinduism, Srikrishna is worshipped as
Supreme Being who took human form to rid this earth of man made sufferings. Gita exhorts its readers to keep faith in supreme power and work in detached manner. It explains when work is done with a motive then we are worried about its outcome. When we work in a selfless manner, we are sure to do our best and leave everything to our creator. Today most of us work to gain something be it appreciation or money or status but while it we do not know if we are going to get the positive result!
Gita also explains that this entire creation is hand work of Divine power who knows everything and loves everyone regardless of sex, creed or religion because for it everything is part of it’s creation. When we realise that the other person is also part of us then we do not want to hurt him or her or it. Then we become more humane and start loving others.
One of the important lessons of Gita is that this body is like clothes while soul is ever living entity that cannot be killed and destroyed by fire, water, or any thing. This ever living consciousness is part of supreme consciousness. Soul collects good and bad experiences during its stay in this earth and one undergoes numerous births because of these experiences .For example if one eats a lot and desires food , food, and food then he/she will be born again to satisfy food instinct.
Gita explains craving for a desire leads to another and one gets caught up in this web of desires .Message of Gita is not for cowards and those with escapist tendencies, it is for all who want to give a hand to every situation without having any attachment.
Gita should be read by all not as a spiritual text but answer book to every mundane
problem. Many famous philosophers from Dr. Radhakrishanan to Bertrand Russell have written on this deep subject and many concluded that it is not easy to fully interpret it.
However Gita is for all who understand that Hard work is service to God and detachment is panacea to all ills
(Ashish Dimri, a freelancing journalist wrote this review)