Introduction The Bhagavad-Gita is one of the most ancient religious scriptures of the world. It contains the direct message of God. It is a dialogue between God and his closest devotee. The antiquity of the Bhagavad-Gita is hidden in tradition, ancient scriptures, myths and legends. Its history content and personality are intimately connected to the life of Lord Krishna. Lord Vishnu incarnated in the form of Lord Krishna to root out evil and establish dharma or righteous living upon earth. He participated in the dharma of human life and left behind his discourse in the form of the Bhagavad-Gita for the benefit of future generations. The central philosophy of the Bhagavad-Gita characterizes in many ways the central theme of Hinduism even in todays contest. It contains the message of divine centered living based upon right knowledge, faith, devotion, self-surrender, detachment and dispassionate performance of tasks as opposed to the ego centered living that is characterized by incessant striving, self-centered thinking, egoism and suffering arising out of non-attainment of desires, or union with undesired objects or separation from the desired objects. The Bhagavad-Gita reveals how anyone can perform ordinary duties in the world and yet remain free from consequences of ones actions. It is not by inaction, not even by doing only the so called good deeds, but by doing deeds without the sense of doer-ship, as a sacrificial offering to God, in the true spirit of renunciation, but without shunning the responsibility that comes with the birth.
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