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	Bhagavad Gita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bhagavad Gita (Sanskrit: भगवद् गीता - Bhagavad Gītā) is a passage of 701 verses in the epic Mahabharata (Bhishma Parva chapters 23 – 40).
		According to the Bhagavad Gita, the goal of life is to free the mind and intellect from their complexities, and to focus them on the glory of the Self, by dedicating one's actions to the divine.
		The Bhagavad Gita is quickly becoming one of the most popular religious texts in translation, with numerous readings and adaptations of its 700 verses being published in many languages, especially with its exposure to the world outside India.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bhagavad_Gita (2931 words)

	Geeta Updesha : The Philosophy of living (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Gita can be verily said to be the foundation of not only of the Hindusim, but of the root of the religion itself.
		The term yoga (means to unite, to yoke), is used in Gita, in the sense of union of the self with the supreme being it is not used in the sense as given in the yoga-sutra of Pantanjali.
		The age of the compilation of the Gita may be taken to be of between fifth and the second century B.C. The Gita is regarded as a Upnishad's "bhagavadgitastu" The Gita presents synthesis of all the elements and beliefs of the Hinduism, be they major or minor, gross or subtle.
	www.aryabhatt.com /geeta (1516 words)

	Jawaharlal Nehru on Bhagvad Gita - Sify.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Bhagvad Gita deals with the spiritual background of human existence and it is in this context that the practical problems of everyday life appear.
		Bhagvad Gita is a poem of crisis, of political and social crisis and, even more so, of crisis in the spirit of man. It is a poem of 700 verses - the most beautiful, perhaps the only true philosophical song existing in any known tongue.
		Bhagvad Gita has a poise in it and unity in the midst of disparity, and its temper is one of the supremacy over the changing environment., not by seeking escape from it but fitting in with it.
	sify.com /samacharreligion/fullstory.php?id=13536103 (481 words)

	Bhagvad-Gita and Mahabharat - History of Haryana - Yoga - India
		The Bhagavad Gita is the archetype of Yoga scripture and constantly refers to itself as such, the 'Scripture of Yoga'.
		The Gita is part of Book Six of the Mahabharat, the great Indian epic poem.
		The Bhagvad-Gita consists of a dialogue between Krishna and Arjun on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
	www.haryana-online.com /bhagvad-gita.htm (1092 words)

	Bhagvad Gita 2 - Sify.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Bhagvad Gita, one of the most popular Indian scriptures, is part of the Indian epic Mahabharata.
		Gita has the teachings of Lord Krishna (one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu) to the great warrior Arjuna at the time of the great war of Mahabharta when Arjuna was faced with the dilemma in the battlefield of whether to fight or run away for the sake of peace.
		Bhagvad Gita is known as "The Song of the Supreme".
	sify.com /samacharreligion/fullstory.php?id=13536099 (638 words)

	Bhagvad Gita, Spiritual Age India.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Bhagvad Gita is the manifest quintessence of all the teachings of the Vedic scriptures.
		The Bhagvad Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value to mankind.
		If we continue and patiently take the time to complete the Bhagvad Gita and try to ascertain the truth of its closing chapter we can see that the ultimate conclusion is to relinquish all the conceptualized ideas of religion which we possess and fully surrender directly unto the Supreme Lord".
	www.spiritualtimesindia.com /bhagwat-gita (274 words)

	Bhagwad Gita The Essence of true life..Book by GOD himself...
		The Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna.
		Bhagavad Gita is also hailed as Brahma vidya (Knowledge of the Absolute), which is the highest knowledge that a spiritual aspirant seeks.
		Bhagavad Gita is also hailed as yoga shaastra since it deals with the practice of the highest ideals in all walks of life.
	www.kairaly.net /kai_gita.htm (2261 words)

	Manas: Religious texts of India, Bhagvad Gita
		As the battle is about to begin, Arjuna, one of the five Pandava princes, throws down his bow and arrow, and confesses his inability to kill his own cousins and kinsmen, as well as those revered teachers who had been the common tutors of the Kauravas and Pandavas.
		The Gita counsels us to retain our equanimity, and says unequivocally that the sthitha-prajna, or the being preserved in wisdom, is moved to neither excessive joy nor excessive sorrow.
		As these teachings have been delivered by Krishna, who however appears in human form, and that too as as the humble charioteer of Arjuna, the Pandava prince must be brought to the realization that he is in the presence of the Lord himself.
	www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/Religions/texts/gita.html (684 words)

	A summary of the Bhagavad gita (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Bhagavad gita teaches how to escape from this predicament, not by mere escape from the burdens of the worldly life, or avoidance of responsibilities, but by remaining amidst the humdrum of life and facing them squarely with a sense of fearlessness, detachment and stability of mind accepting God as the Doer.
		According to the Bhagavad gita, salvation is not possible for those who want to escape from life and activity.
		The Bhagavad gita is the story of Arjuna, who was suddenly overcome by sorrow in the middle of battle field and stood confused and withdrawn.
	hinduwebsite.com /summary.htm (1487 words)

	newtimesbpb.com \| News \| Glittering 'Gita'
		Written between 400 BC and 100 AD, the "Bhagvad Gita" is the best-known chapter of the Mahabharata, an immense Indian epic that is probably the longest poem in all of literature.
		Instead, her ballet concentrates on the concept of injustice, choosing a scene from each of the "Gita"'s 18 chapters that illustrates an example of the oppression of good by evil and setting that particular injustice to spectacular solo and ensemble dance accompanied by traditional Indian music.
		Shankar's sister, Lakshmi Shankar, is principal vocalist for the performance, singing verses of the "Gita" in the Tamil, Sanskrit, and Marathi languages.
	www.newtimesbpb.com /issues/2003-04-03/music.html (1112 words)

	Yoga - Vedas - Bhagvad Gita - Upnishads - Haryana Online - India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Bhagavad Gita is the archetype of Yoga scripture.
		The Yoga Sutras are a compilation of Yogic thought that is largely Raja Yogic in nature, it was codified some time between the 2nd century BC and the 3rd century by Patanjali, and prescribes adherence to "eight limbs" (the sum of which constitute "Ashtanga Yoga") to quiet one's mind and merge with the infinite.
		After the Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Sutras, the most fundamental text of Yoga is the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, written by Swami Swatamarama, that in great detail lists all the main asanas, pranayama, mudra and bandha that are familiar to today's yoga student.
	www.haryana-online.com /Culture/yoga.htm (3836 words)

	The Bhagvad Gita - 1,2,3 of 18 Discourses... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Introduction The text of the Gita as cited by Sankara has come down the centuries as the authentic text and has withstood the changes in time and space.
		Gita is a text which has to be comprehended with reference to the time it was written.
		In this age of conflict and tension, contradictions and despairs, confusions and distractions, Gita stands more relevant than to the age in which it was originally created.
	www.hindunet.org /alt_hindu/1995_Apr_2/msg00017.html (4000 words)

	Manas: Religious texts of India, Jnaneshvari
		The Jnaneshvari is, in the first instance, a commentary on the Gita, and as the Gita itself expounds on the manifold paths of liberation — action, meditation, devotion, renunciation of the fruits of action, and knowledge — so the Jnaneshvari follows suit.
		But knowledge receives its due: "In the Gita the main theme is the destruction of ignorance and the fruit of it is the attainment of liberation; knowledge is the means that leads to these two"; and "only he who has found spiritual wisdom is able to reach liberation" (XI:675; XV:30).
		The Gita, he often says, is like a mother who suckles her young and lulls them to sleep — here the sleep of final absorption in the spirit (cf.
	www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/Religions/texts/Jnanesh.html (854 words)

	Articles on Bhagvad Gita : The purpose
		The knowledge of Gita is not meant for mere discussion.
		His monetary condition was not very sound and he earned his livelihood solely by lecturing on Gita, his most favorite celestial gospel.
		Once he decided for delivering discourses upon Gita before the king of the country and to get as much money as possible as gift from him.
	www.swargarohan.org /Prabhu/ARTICLES/EoG/19.htm (681 words)

	Bhagvad Gita General
		It is the first time that an exhaustive index of Gita has been made available for going straight to the desired topic.
		It is also first time that, Gita has been presented in the form of questions which you may have ; and the answers are provided by the Lord Krishna himself by way of original shlokas and their english meaning.
		Gita Press Gorakhpur Site of the poineer body doing excellent work in Gita propogation.They have published about 320 million Gitas by this time.
	members.rediff.com /gitabykrishna/home.html (512 words)

	Vedanta Vision
		Bhagvad Gita Chapter V: The Bhagavad Gita expounds the glory of renunciation.
		Bhagvad Gita Chapter VII: In Chapter VII, Krishna presents knowledge from a fresh perspective and ignites original thinking.
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	www.vedantavision.com (336 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Bhagwad Gita is contained in the larger text of the Mahabharata.
		The Bhagwad Gita is the philosophical kernel of this classic epic.
		Lord Krishna, as the "Divine One" delivers the celebrated Bhagvad Gita, the Divine Song." It is here that he distinctly declares himself as the Supreme Being.
	www.sewickley.org /~hinduism/gitaintro.html (157 words)

	Kids Freesouls - Culture - Janmashtmi - Radhe Krishna - Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare!!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The subject of Bhagvad Gita entails the comprehension of five basic truths.
		Bhagvad gita is written with 18 chapters - the conversation of krsna with Arjun as brief below:
		Krsna explains history of Gita, purpose and significance of his periodic descents to the material world and the necessity of approaching a guru.
	www.kidsfreesouls.com /gitarev.htm (841 words)

	Satsangh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Srimad Bhagavad Gita, or Srimad Bhagavatham, or Shri Vishnu Sahasranamam or Gayathri mantram speak one langualge.
		Daily reading of one chapter of Gita with meaning (average 6 to 15 minutes) and one chapter of Srimad Bhagavatha will assure you of knowledge of the Vedas.
		We are pleasantly surprised to see that many of our key aims appear to coincide with those of yours such as making the Gita available in various places such as Hotel rooms, Hospitals etc. Currently, we have targeted placing the books in 300,000 rooms in over 1,000 hotels in India in a phased manner.
	members.tripod.com /~satsangh/mainpage.html (1126 words)

	Amazon.com: The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics): Books: Anonymous,Juan Mascaro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Juan Mascaro's edition of the Gita is undoubtedly one of the more attractive versions for the general reader who is approaching the Gita for the first time.
		The BHAGAVAD GITA is one of the most important of the scriptures of Hinduism, and one of the highest points of all literature in Sanskrit.
		The BHAGAVAD GITA tells of how, as the two armies are squared off on the battle field, the divine manifestation Krishna appears to the noble warrior Arjuna, to calm his doubts and show him a path of righteousness.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140441212?v=glance (2373 words)

	Gita: The Bhagavad Gita: a Hindu Pantheism. Keywords: pantheism, materialism, mysticism, science and religion, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It is a chapter of the immense Indian epic, the Mahabharata, the saga of the war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
		The Gita is variously dated between the third century BC and the fourth century AD.
		The reason for uncertainty is that the Gita is not always consistent and may be the work of several hands.
	members.aol.com /Heraklit1/gita.htm (835 words)

	Hinduism : Bhagvad Gita (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A core sacred text of Hindu religion and philosophy, the Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as the Gita, is a summation of Hindu thought, of the Vedic, Yogic, Vedantic and Tantric philosophies.
		The Bhagavad Gita, meaning "song of the Lord", refers to itself as a 'Yoga Upanishad' and is sometimes called G+topani_ad.
		During the message of Gita Lord Krishna proclaims that he is God Himself and in order to make Arjuna believe what he was saying he shows Arjuna his divine form which is described as timeless and leaves Arjuna shaking with awe and fear after seeing the divine form.
	www.giftreligious.com /bhagvad-gita.html (721 words)

	Amazon.com: The Bhagavad Gita CD-ROM Edition with Book: Books: INDUSvista (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The profound discourse of the Lord Himself is contained in the Bhagvad Gita, one of the most sacred and ancient scriptures of India.
		INDUSvista presents the Bhagvad Gita through more than a dozen interactive audio-visual sections which are as entertaining as they are enlightening.
		This rendition of the Bhagvad Gita offers a mantra for living a peaceful and purposeful life in the new millennium.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/8187682019?v=glance (1272 words)

	gita1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Although it appears in the mythological epic 'the Mahabharata', it is given the status of 'Shruti' as it contains the essence of the Upanishadic teachings of the Vedas.
		The Bhagvad Gita is in the form of a spiritual dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjun on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
		The background is apt as the dialogue concentrates on the use of spirituality in daily context.
	www.btinternet.com /~vivekananda/gita1.htm (223 words)

	Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, Bhagavat Gita in Sanskrit, Hindi, English, Krishna Arjun,Indian Mythology, Geeta Translation
		The example of clear understanding is there in the Bhagavad-gita itself, in the way the teaching is understood by Arjuna, who heard the Gita directly from the Lord.
		If someone is fortunate enough to understand Bhagavad-gita in that line of disciplic succession, without motivated interpretation, then he surpasses all studies of Vedic wisdom, and all scriptures of the world.
		That is the specific standard of the Gita.
	www.4to40.com /discoverindia/bhagavadgita.asp (1310 words)

	indiayogi.com - Yogi Shop - Books - Details of The Bhagvad Gita For Daily Living (3 Vols) - india,indian,spiritual ...
		It is a practical manual for everyone who aims at goodness in the world of conflict and change.
		This verse-by-verse translation and commentary illustrates Gita’s lofty insight with everyday events and contemporary problems familiar to all of us.
		The first volume of 'The Bhagavad Gita For Daily Living' concentrates on the individual: the nature of our innermost Self, how it can be discovered in the depths of consciousness, and how this discovery transforms daily living.
	www.indiayogi.com /eshop/bdetail.asp?id=314 (267 words)

	The Bhagvat Gita
		The entire contents of the Bhagavat gita are presented here in 2 formats (Acrobat & PostScript).
		Please excuse any errors that might be in the text and mail errata to rmullick@iname.com.
		I would like to express my sincere thanks to both for their patience and time.
	www.iconofindia.com /gita (181 words)

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