The Message-Light of the Bhagavad Gita

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1.

India's Bhagavad Gita
Is
Infinity's inspiration-beauty.

2.

India's Bhagavad Gita
Is
Eternity's aspiration-purity.

3.

India's Bhagavad Gita
Is
Immortality's satisfaction-profundity.

4.

Arjuna,
Humanity's ascending
Aspiration-cry,
And
Sri Krishna,
Divinity's descending
Compassion-Smile,
Became one,
Inseparably and eternally one.

5.

Arjuna
Was the human soldier.
He was the representative
Of the slow and steady progress
Of humanity.

6.

Sri Krishna
Was the divine Commander.
He was the embodiment
Of quick and perfect Divinity.

7.

Two cousins —
Krishna and Arjuna.
Two friends —
Krishna and Arjuna.
The Master and the disciple.

8.

As two cousins,
They loved each other
Deeply.

9.

As two friends,
They loved and needed
Each other significantly.

10.

As the Master and the disciple,
They loved, needed and fulfilled
Each other amazingly
In the world of human aspiration
And
In the world of divine manifestation.

11.

The Bhagavad Gita pilgrimage
Starts with
Arjuna's fearful body,
Helpless vital, confused mind
And unlit heart.

12.

Slowly, steadily, compassionately
And blessingfully
Lord Krishna inspired Arjuna
To become
His supremely choice instrument
For the establishment
Of Truth Transcendental
In the heart of Life Universal.

13.

Arjuna and his soulful love
Satisfied
Sri Krishna's Vision-Eye.

14.

Arjuna and his breathless devotion
Satisfied
Sri Krishna's Compassion-Heart Abundantly more.

15.

Arjuna and his unconditional surrender
Satisfied
Sri Krishna's Perfection-Being
Infinitely more.

16.

When I study the Vedas,
I see the blossoming
Of an Indian lotus
Inside my heart.

17.

When I study the Upanishads,
I see the beauty of that lotus
Illumining me.

18.

When I study the Bhagavad Gita,
I feel the fragrance of that lotus
Fulfilling me.

19.

When I am a passenger
In the Veda-boat,
The boatman takes me
To the vastness-peace-shore.

20.

When I am a passenger
In the Upanishad-boat,
The boatman takes me
To the liberation-light-shore.

21.

When I am a passenger
In the Gita-boat,
The boatman takes me
To the realisation-delight-shore.

22.

The Mahabharata
Is
The Reality's body.

23.

The Gita
Is
The Reality's heart.

24.

Arjuna
Is
The Reality's
Involution-evolution-soul.

25.

Sri Krishna
Is
The Reality's
Perfection-manifestation-Goal.

26.

If you happen to ask a Christian
What his scripture is,
His immediate answer will be:
The Bible.

27.

If you happen to ask a Buddhist
What his scripture is,
His immediate answer will be:
The Dhammapada.

28.

If you happen to ask a Sikh
What his scripture is,
His immediate answer will be:
The Adi Granth.

29.

If you happen to ask a Jew
What his scripture is,
His immediate answer will be:
The Talmud.

30.

If you happen to ask a Muslim
What his scripture is,
His immediate answer will be:
The Koran.

31.

But if you happen to ask a Hindu
What his scripture is,
The poor Hindu is totally lost
In a sea of hesitation.

32.

Unlike other religions,
The Hindu religion has a number
Of scriptures:
The four Veda-oceans,
The one hundred and eight
Upanishad-forests,
Teeming Puranas,
The Chandi (the Mother-glory),
And the Bhagavad Gita.

33.

But if you ask the same Hindu,
Of all these scriptures,
Which one touches the very depths
Of his aspiration-heart
And dedication-life,
In no time his answer will be:
The Bhagavad Gita,
The Song Celestial.

34.

Study the Bhagavad Gita.
You will be able to receive
Sri Krishna's Blessings.

35.

Live the Bhagavad Gita.
You will be able to claim Sri Krishna
As your own, very own,
Throughout
The length and breadth of the world.

36.

Manifest the message-light
Of the Bhagavad Gita.
Sri Krishna will give you
Everything,
His Infinity's ALL.