Happiness therefore is eternally within but it has been obscured by our concentration on that which is outside of us. He echoes the saying that “If we do not go within we will go without” (anonymous). In order to realize happiness the self must be realized and self-inquiry directly leads to realization of the Self. Self-inquiry “is a searching in a deeply introverted mind wherefrom the Self springs. The ego or the mind does not exist; this is the truth and brings about the realization of the Self”
The duration of life in a material reality is substantial, but insignificant to all the living bodies in the tangible world are subject to a phenomenon of reoccurring past and once again develop other bodies in another realm. This idea of one life coming after another is a continuing occurrence in the literary world of religious themed texts. Across continents and cultural standpoints, east and west, across time, a thousand years, there are two characters who both begin a journey away from the confusion
Bhagavad Gita leaves the end ambiguous, as to which of Lord Krishna’s arguments convinced Arjuna to fight his own, if the arguments managed to convinced him that is. Bhagavad Gita does not give an explicit answer in the end, so it is plausible that Arjuna is still filled with doubts about going to war with his family. However, in the 18th discourse, verse 66, Lord Krishna presents a philosophical and a svadharmic argument which crystallizes all his previous arguments of dharma and karma which clears
In the book Bhagavad Gita, Krishna teaches Arjuna how to reach the highest stage of spirituality, and ultimately the divine God. Krishna gives Arjuna a clear road map to follow so he can reach this goal. Yoga is the main tool to obtain spirituality and it takes a lot of hard work and true determination to do so. The main part of reaching spirituality is to depart this world and sense objects, and build strong morals. Upon giving up worldly desire, one cannot but seek the Devine and by seeking God