On reading Gandhiji’s autobiography, I have come to know that he read the Bible and Bhagavad Gita very extensively while he was studying in London to become a barrister and then later when he was a practicing lawyer in South Africa. He was very much interested in the Bhagavad Gita and studied it extensively.
Last week I had the opportunity to attend talks on Bhagavad Gita by Smt Jaya Row at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai. She explained the eighth chapter of Bhagavad Gita and made it very interesting by referring to instances in our day-to-day life.
In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna advised his dear disciple Arjuna: “Lift yourself up with the help of your self ”. You are your best friend, philosopher and guide, at the same time you can be your worst enemy as well. Arjuna was never advised to seek refuge in a guru. Rather, he was advised to rise above all religious rituals and seek refuge in Him, the embodiment of eternal Being, the pure Consciousness, and real Self behind the apparent ripples of delusion.
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