Veda Vyasa is not the origin of the Bhagavad Gita.
Bhagavan is the source of the Bhagavad Gita. Lord Krishna is the speaker of
the Bhagavad Gita; Veda Vyasa is only the compiler, editor, and publisher.
In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna declares to Arjuna, that He is God. If we
consider Him a LIAR and cannot accept Krishna as God, we cannot understand
the Bhagavad Gita.
Before we can understand the Book, we need to accept the credentials of the
Author. If we do not trust the Author, we will not trust His Book and find
ourselves unable to benefit from it.
Krishna tells Arjuna never to share the message of the Bhagavad Gita with
certain individuals. If you fall into any of these categories, please
unsubscribe from this egroup now! [:-)
Never share the message of the Bhagavad Gita with:
1) Hedonists: Those leading purely pleasure centered lives (incapable of
engaging in basic sacrifice and austerity).
2) Monists and Nihilists: Individuals who believe that "I am God (and so are
you)" or that "there is no God only a void."
3) Uninterested: People who do not desire to hear about the Bhagavad Gita.
4) Inimical: Persons who have a revulsion and hatred for Krishna.
You need to approach the Bhagavad Gita with the right attitude and spirit.
Krishna tells Arjuna that He is giving this message to him because he is a
devotee and a friend.
To study the Bhagavad Gita as a Sanskrit scholar, Indologist, philosopher,
or historian is like licking the bottle of honey from the outside. Such
commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita do not allow you to taste the honey within
the bottle but only the glue on the label outside.
One who shares the message of Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita with other
devotees (you could forward these messages to your friends) gains
wonderfully.
For such a person, Krishna guarantees:
1) Pure Bhakti
2) Permanent reunion with Krishna on leaving this body
Courtesy: My spiritual Master S U N
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