Relevance of The Bhagavad Gita

Our first book ‘The Corporate Bhagavad Gita – Discover the Arjuna in You’ is an effort to make The Bhagavad Gita a must read for everyone, and make it available for masses to imbibe, emulate, and make a positive difference in one’s life.

Shrimad Bhagvad Gita was said more than 5000 years ago, and is an integral part of the epic Mahabharata. However, because of its relevance towards leading a holistic life, it has gained prominence over Mahabharata itself. It must be noted here that Shrimad Bhagavad Gita is not a book but a section of Mahabharata wherein Lord Shri Krishna gives a discourse to Arjuna, the greatest bow wielder of his time.

Unlike spiritual books, which recommend world of renunciation and adoption of life of austerity and penance, Shrimad Bhagavad Gita helps understand how one can enrich his/her life by excelling in the field of his/her aptitude. It is about a holistic view to life that leads to happiness through practice of sequential and logical methods. Pursuit to Happiness, needs to convert knowledge into action through the right intellect, which is prescribed in this great discourse.

It is said that the preaching of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita is like an Ocean filled with priceless jewels. The more one dives deep into it, the more jewels one is bound to discover.

The question arises, if the above is true, why is it not being used widely by a larger cross–section of people to make our society a better place to live? One of the reasons is the discourse is written in Sanskrit, and the unfortunate withdrawal of Sanskrit as a compulsory subject from schools’ curriculum.

Every Shloka (Verse) of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita has its own prominence, and each time one reads, a new meaning emerges, which aptly suits the situation that one is in.

In corporate world, organizations are facing challenges with regard to Ownership, Leadership, Communication, Values, Speed, Integrity, Engagement, Seamlessness, Negotiation, Productivity, Lack of Initiative (inherent fear of things going wrong), Excellence in Execution, Relationship, Gap between Skill and Talent etcetera.

The gem that we have for over five thousand years in the form of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita has a solution to all the above challenges, provided one engages (works as prescribed).

The most important message that Shrimad Bhagavad Gita leaves you with is “WHAT MIND CAN CONCEIVE, MAN CAN ACHIEVE”