' The Wisdom of the Bhagavadgita '...

The Bhagavadgita portrays in many ways the core beliefs and practices of Hinduism.. It reflects its universality and the ideal vision of God as the center and circumference of all creation.. If Hinduism is a way of life,, the Bhagavadgita suggests how to live it.. Its principles and doctrines are not easy to practice.. They challenge to the core your resolve and commitment to follow a disciplined and virtuous life that guarantees freedom and bliss.. Its message simple,, sacrifice your desires;, but it is very difficult to practice because desires manifest numerously in our consciousness, and we are not always aware of them.. It exhorts those who are thirsty of knowledge, to live selflessly and virtuously with faith,, knowledge,, wisdom,, devotion,, surrender,, and detachment,, and perform their duties dispassionately as an offering to God.. This is in contrast to the egocentric worldly life,, with which we are familiar and in which we pursue our desires rather selfishly,, as part of our conditioning and self-promotion............... From the Book, Essays on the Bhagavadgita, by Jayaram V