The Holy Gita- The Discourse Nonpareil

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Birth is a change, death is a changelife itself is a continuity of changes in so far as the changeful holy is concerned, THE SUBSTRATUM THE PARAM-ATMAN THE JIVA-ATMAN THE EMBODIED SOUL, HOWEVER, IS IMMORTAL AND CHANGELESS, IT IS THE ILLUMINER -THE OBSERVER THE ENJOYER WHO ILLUMINES/OBSERVES/ENJOYS THE CHANGES IN THE CHANGEFUL, BODY, IT IS ONLY THE CHANGEFUL BODY THAT IS BORN AND OR DIES.....THE EMBODIED SOUL'EVER WAS, IS, AND SHALL EVER BE......

It is worth noting that prior to the revelation of The Holy Gita, undertaking Karma as were prescribed by the scriptures (eg Vedic Karma-Kandin actions) etc. were alone considered 'worthwhiletheir pursuit was deemed to be 'spiritually meritorious' and hence these Karma were alone deemed to be liberating in nature. Other Karma, especially the mundane day-to-day Karma, were invariably deemed to be inferior and/or binding in nature. Thus, pursuit of the former variety of Karma and that too in Gurukuls and Ashramas-situate in far-off locales under the tutelage of the venerable preceptors far removed from the hurly-burly of day-to-life-became the 'prescribed and preferred way of living for those seeking spiritual progress and/or fulfillment. The Holy Gita interalia seeks to correct this.

Karma-Yoga is 'the art and science' as to how any and all Karmacan be raised to the level of Dharma; this indeed is amongst the foremost contributions of THE HOLY GITA. Indeedthis represents a huge quantum leap and puts THE HOLY GITA in an orbit all its own in a territory uncharted by any philosophy or scripture at anytime and/or anywhere.

It is worthwhile looking at the term aparaspara-sambhutam. THE LORD IS DECLARING THAT ALL SUCH NOTIONS - that creation/evolution is un-caused..... that it is purely random/accidental (that creation is not 'the effect' consequent upon an 'all-intelligent cause")......that space, time, matter and energy somehow (un-wittingly) "exploded out" of essentially nothing in the sudden/accidental "Big Bang" (13.7-14.5 billion years ago).....that the 'Big Bang' (un-wittingly) produced Hydrogen, Helium (and possibly Lithium) and a variety of subatomic particles that somehow (un-wittingly again) condensed into stars through some sort of an un-intelligent/random/accidental evolutionary process.....that these two/three original elements somehow (un-wittingly) evolved into the other naturally occurring chemical elements we know today.....that primate life on earth began as a result of chance and/or un-witting natural occurrences (about 3.5-4 billion years ago).....that over innumerable millennia primate life 'linearly' evolved into 'more complex and more evolved species'.....that 'consciousness' that is 'now intrinsic' to plants, animals and/or humans (in varying degrees) is also but consequent upon 'a happy random accident'.....that overtime even more complex and even more evolved species with intrinsic 'so- called supra-consciousness' shall 'descend' to inhabit the mother earth or even some far removed planetary body within the Milky Way or even beyond - ARE ABSOLUTELY UNFOUNDED.....

Author: Malayaj Garga

Birth: 11 September 1953 (haritalika teej), Meerut (U.P.), India

Parents: Smt, Ratan Kumari and Late Ravendra Kumar Garga

Education: B.Tech. (IIT Kanpur; 1975)

I had read that 'when the time is ripe the Master appears, as if from nowhere, to take charge of his disciple' All this belonged to the realm of fables.....so I believed; but then it actually happened on 14 March 2005..... Guradey came calling. It was love at first sight.

10 April 2005 Gurudev blessed us by visiting us yet again. The admiration grew manifold. It was then, after Gurudev had left, that Pranav (my son) told Abha (my wife) that he was extremely keen on getting diksha from Gurudev. The fact is that Abha had been insisting on getting diksha for quite a while.....many years for that matter, she was however, 'insistent' that both of us should seek diksha simultaneously..... and that was that. Honestly, I was not really interested.....for I neither wanted to tie-down my free atman.....nor did I want to 'follow' the 'diktat' of another soul, howsoever noble.....and nor was I interested in following 'a regimen as might be prescribed by him. The matter had been sitting there.....somewhat 'uneasily'. Little did I realize that the die had already been cast.

In June 2005, it was decided that Abha would go to London.....to be with Shruti (my daughter).....who was about to start working after completing her higher studies. Abha's travel plans took shape.....her sojourn was scheduled for exactly 100 days. I quietly calculated that The Holy Gita had 700 verses; @ 7 verses per da I would complete reading this 'treatise nonpareil' (and also make some notes in an attempt to appreciate better') during the interregnum. Little did I realize that 'an inner calling' had come to the fore. The Master ha 'communicated'.....albeit 'silently'