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| | | | Bhagavad Gita, a part of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, is one of the most sacred Hindu scripture of India. Consisting of roughly 700 verses,Bhagavad Gita is the conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna (the third of the five Pandava brothers) which takes place on the Kurukshetra war battlefield. In Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna teaches Arjuna about his duties to perform as a prince and warrior and teaches on various Vedantic and Yogic philosophies, with suitable examples and analogies. Bhagavad Gita is also known as Gitopanisad, Moksasastra (Scripture of Liberation), and sometimes as "the Upanishad of the Upanishads".
Several great personalities all over the world had talked about theBhagavad Gita. In this hindudevotionalblog com post we can have a look at what famous peoples around the world have said about Bhagavad Gita.
What Great Personalities Think about Bhagavad Gita - Famous Sayings
Adi Shankaracharya Quotes on Bhagavad Gita
From a clear knowledge of the Bhagavad-Gita all the goals of human existence become fulfilled. Bhagavad-Gita is the manifest quintessence of all the teachings of the Vedic scriptures.
– Adi Shankara (The great Indian Philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta)
Albert Einstein Quotes on Bhagavad Gita
When I read the Bhagavad Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous.
-- Albert Einstein (One of the most influential scientists of all time)
Mahatma Gandhi Quotes on Bhagavad Gita
When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-gita and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day.
-- Mahatma Gandhi (Spiritual/Political Leader of India; officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation)
Dr. Albert Schweitzer Sayings on Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita has a profound influence on the spirit of mankind by its devotion to God which is manifested by actions.
-- Dr. Albert Schweitzer [Famous Alsatian German-French theologian, philosopher, physician, and musician.]
Madhvacharya Quotes on Bhagavad Gita
The Mahabharata has all the essential ingredients necessary to evolve and protect humanity and that within it the Bhagavad-Gita is the epitome of the Mahabharata just as ghee is the essence of milk and pollen is the essence of flowers.
-- Shri Madhvacharya (Acharya Madhva is one of the most influential Hindu sage philosophers and the chief proponent of Dvaita or dualistic school of Hindu philosophy.)
Sri Aurobindo Quotes on Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a true scripture of the human race a living creation rather than a book, with a new message for every age and a new meaning for every civilization. [
-- Sri Aurobindo Ghose (Indian freedom fighter, Yogi, Philosopher, major Indian English poet)
Carl Jung Quotation on Bhagavad-Gita
The idea that man is like unto an inverted tree seems to have been current in by gone ages. The link with Vedic conceptions is provided by Plato in his Timaeus in which it states behold we are not an earthly but a heavenly plant. This correlation can be discerned by what Krishna expresses in chapter 15 of Bhagavad-Gita.
-- Carl Gustav Jung
Mata Amritanandamayi Devi Quotes on Bhagavad Gita
Yoga has two different meanings - a general meaning and a technical meaning. The general meaning is the joining together or union of any two or more things. The technical meaning is a state of stability and peace and the means or practices which lead to that state. The Bhagavad Gita uses the word with both meanings. Lord Krishna is a real Yogi who can maintain a peaceful mind in the midst of any crisis.
-- Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Hindu spiritual leader popularly known as “Amma” (Mother)
Herman Hesse Sayings on Bhagavad Gita
The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables philosophy to blossom into religion.
-- Herman Hesse (German-born Swiss novelist, poet, and painter)
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