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Quotes
on the Gita
Albert
Einstein When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect
about how God created this universe everything else
seems so superfluous.
Mahatma Gandhi When doubts haunt me, when disappointments
stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope
on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-gita and find a
verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile
in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate
on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new meanings
from it every day.
Henry David Thoreau In the morning I bathe
my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy
of the Bhagavad-gita, in comparison with which our
modern world and its literature seem puny and trivial.
Dr. Albert Schweitzer The Bhagavad-Gita has
a profound influence on the spirit of mankind by its
devotion to God which is manifested by actions. Sri
Aurobindo The Bhagavad-Gita is a true scripture of
the human race a living creation rather than a book,
with a new message for every age and a new meaning
for every civilization.
Carl Jung The idea that man is like unto an
inverted tree seems to have been current in by gone
ages. The link with Vedic conceptions is provided
by Plato in his Timaeus in which it states..." behold
we are not an earthly but a heavenly plant." This
correlation can be discerned by what Krishna expresses
in chapter 15 of Bhagavad-Gita.
Prime Minister Nehru The Bhagavad-Gita deals essentially
with the spiritual foundation of human existence.
It is a call of action to meet the obligations and
duties of life; yet keeping in view the spiritual
nature and grander purpose of the universe.
Herman Hesse The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita
is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom
which enables philosophy to blossom into religion.
Ralph Waldo Emerson I owed a magnificent day
to the Bhagavad-gita. It was the first of books; it
was as if an empire spoke to us, nothing small or
unworthy, but large, serene, consistent, the voice
of an old intelligence which in another age and climate
had pondered and thus disposed of the same questions
which exercise us.
Rudolph Steiner In order to approach a creation
as sublime as the Bhagavad-Gita with full understanding
it is necessary to attune our soul to it. Adi Shankara
From a clear knowledge of the Bhagavad-Gita all the
goals of human
existence become fulfilled. Bhagavad-Gita is the manifest
quintessence of all the teachings of the Vedic scriptures.
Aldous Huxley The Bhagavad-Gita is the most systematic
statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value
to mankind. It is one of the most clear and comprehensive
summaries of perennial philosophy ever revealed; hence
its enduring value is subject not only to India but
to all of humanity.
Ramanuja The Bhagavad-Gita was spoken by Lord
Krishna to reveal the science of devotion to God which
is the essence of all spiritual knowledge. The Supreme
Lord Krishna's primary purpose for descending and
incarnating is relieve the world of any demoniac and
negative, undesirable influences that are opposed
to spiritual development, yet simultaneously it is
His incomparable intention to be perpetually within
reach of all humanity.
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati The Bhagavad-Gita
is not seperate from the Vaishnava philosophy and
the Srimad Bhagavatam fully reveals the true import
of this doctrine which is transmigation of the soul.
On perusal of the first chapter of Bhagavad-Gita one
may think that they are advised to engage in warfare.
When the second chapter has been read it can be clearly
understood that knowledge and the soul is the ultimate
goal to be attained. On studying the third chapter
it is apparent that acts of righteousness are also
of high priority. If we continue and patiently take
the time to complete the Bhagavad-Gita and try to
ascertain the truth of its closing chapter we can
see that the ultimate conclusion is to relinquish
all the conceptualized ideas of religion which we
possess and fully surrender directly unto the Supreme
Lord.
Madhvacarya The Mahabharata has all the essential
ingredients necessary to evolve and protect humanity
and that within it the Bhagavad-Gita is the epitome
of the Mahabharata just as ghee is the essence of
milk and pollen is the essence of flowers.
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The
Gita is a conversation between Krishna and His dear friend
Arjuna. At the last moment before entering a battle between
brothers and friends, the great warrior Arjuna begins to
wonder: Why should he fight? What is the meaning of his
life? Where is he going after death? 
