Quotes on Gita : āIf one reads Bhagavad-Gita very sincerely and with all seriousness, then by the grace of the Lord the reactions of his past misdeeds will not act upon himā Lord Shiva to Parvatidevi, Gita-Mahatmya.
No other philosophical or religious work reveals ,in such a lucid and profound way, the nature of consciousness, the self, the universe and the Supreme. I will shall read (Youtube Link Attached) and write Gita verses from the book āBhagavad -Gita As It Isā by Swami Prabhupada everyday.
Chapter 2 ā Contents of the Gita Summarised
Text 63 – From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool.
Purport – By development of Kį¹į¹£į¹a consciousness one can know that everything has its use in the service of the Lord. Those who are without knowledge of Kį¹į¹£į¹a consciousness artiļ¬cially try to avoid material objects, and as a result, although they desire liberation from material bondage, they do not attain to the perfect stage of renunciation. Their so-called renunciation is called phalgu, or less important. On the other hand, a person in Kį¹į¹£į¹a consciousness knows how to use everything in the service of the Lord; therefore he does not become a victim of material consciousness. For example, for an impersonalist, the Lord, or the Absolute, being impersonal, cannot eat. Whereas an impersonalist tries to avoid good eatables, a devotee knows that Kį¹į¹£į¹a is the supreme enjoyer and that He eats all that is offered to Him in devotion. So, after offering good eatables to the Lord, the devotee takes the remnants, called prasÄdam. Thus everything becomes spiritualized, and there is no danger of a downfall. The devotee takes prasÄdam in Kį¹į¹£į¹a consciousness, whereas the nondevotee rejects it as material. The impersonalist, therefore, cannot enjoy life, due to his artiļ¬cial renunciation; and for this reason, a slight agitation of the mind pulls him down again into the pool of material existence. It is said that such a soul, even though rising up to the point of liberation, falls down again due to his not having support in devotional service.
Excerpt From: His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. āBhagavad-gita As It Isā. Apple Books.


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