HIN 5104 – Message of the Bhagavad Gita

(This course is offered as three weekend intensives)

Srimad Bhagavad Gita is considered to be the key scripture in Hindu tradition at a status equivalent to that of the Bible for Christianity and the Koran for Islam. For centuries, millions of Hindus have found solace and comfort in the words of wisdom in Gita’s verses. The first English translation of Gita appeared in 1785 with introduction by the first British Governor General Warren Hastings and that publication has been recognized as one of the "striking events in the universal history of philosophy". Ever increasing popularity of Gita can be assessed from the fact that an international bibliography of Gita (for the period 1785-1979) contains 2795 entries in 50 different languages selected out of some 6000 citations collected by the author.  Today the Gita is considered by Eastern and Western scholars alike to be among the greatest spiritual texts the world has ever known.  In the words of Aldous Huxley, “Bhagavad Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value to mankind. It is one of the most clear and comprehensive summaries of perennial philosophy ever revealed; hence its enduring value… to all of humanity.” According to Albert Einstein, “When I read the Bhagavad Gita and reflect on how God created this universe, everything else seems so superfluous.” Undoubtedly understanding of the message of Gita is a must for every student of Hindu thought.

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