The Bhagavad Gita is an ancient Sanskrit text, taken from Canto 6, Chapters 25-42 of Mahabharata.
The Bhagavad-Gita has 700 verses in 18 chapters. It is commonly referred to as the Gita.
Krishna, the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita, is Bhagavan, the Supreme Being Himself. The Bhagavad Gita
is the holy scripture of the majority of Hindu traditions. Gita has the essence of Hinduism,
Hindu philosophy and a guide to peaceful life and ever lasting world peace.
In this abbreviated site, the teachings of the Gita are presented in
six basic steps
starting from beginner's level to advanced level and beyond.
1) Children&Beginner's Gita|
2) Forty selected Verses of the Gita|
3) Free Gita Lessons|
4) Selected 400 verses, Blue Book, level 2|
5) All 700 verses, level 3 |
6) Complete Gita with Commentaries, level 4
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1) This children Gita is for children ages 13 and above. also beginners who have no background of Hinduism can start here.
The basic teachings are explained in simple English and stories are added. we will publish it in a book form if and when we get a good illustrator,
publisher, distributor and sufficient funds. any help will be appreciated.
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2) This Gita Chalisa file has selected 40 verses of the Gita in Sanskrit, Romanized Sanskrit, meaning of the verses in Hindi and English.
it can be used for daily reading and contemplation. you will get the 40% of the Gita in these forty verses. it is also available in pocket size booklet form in "Chalisa Format".
this is printed in Bangalore, India for worl-wide distribution at a donation price of USD one (includes S&H, printing costs). you may order in any quantity for distribution to friends, in the temples, during special occasions etc. |
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3) This is step 3 of your Gita study. It is a nice place to study Gita at home. there are Qizzes at the end of the lessons. it comes in two parts and covers 133 important verses (marked red verses in our publications) of the Gita. These Gita lessons are sent FREE to all American prison system upon request from the prisoners.
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4) This is our very popular 400 "Blubook verses". it has only 56, 3.5" x 5.5" pocket size pages. the blue book is mailed free from our associate, www.gita4free.com in Hong Kong. you can read this and build up your knowledge of the Gita before you read all 700 verses of the Gita as given in the Silverbook.
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5) This also has all 700 verses in letter size format for free downloading, reading and printing.
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6) And, finally this is our complete Gita with Sanskrit verses, Romanized Sanskrit verses, English meaning and commentary of important verses in English.
this is for free distribution to those who cant afford to buy our Fourth Edition Gita in Hard cover from www.amazon.com or www.bn.com or local bookstores. The Indian Edition is available from Motilal Banarsidass of Delhi.
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THE FINAL STEP: A Life Long Study
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American/International Gita Society offers the most
comprehensive free Bhagwad Geeta study experience of this scripture of
Hinduism on the net, including free online personal help by phone Our rendition is “beautifully simple and deft”, “free from sectarian
slant”, “more accurate than most versions.”
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· Offers an easy entry into a vast ocean of transcendental
knowledge or spirituality to the average persons as well as the scholars of
Indian philosophy and Eastern thoughts.
The
Vedic art of peaceful, and stress free living by
combining duty, devotion, and
discipline with metaphysics, the Self Knowledge, as taught by Lord Krishna is
very beautifully expounded.
· Quotations from the Vedas, Upanishads, Mahabharata,
Ramayana, Purana, as well as the major scriptures of the world such as the Bible, Dhammapada, and Koran are provided to underline the basic unity of all
religious thoughts. Free downloading of Hindu Scriptures: Ramayana, Mahabharata,
Upanishads, Purana, etc. from our main site: www.gita-society.com
· Presents an introduction, the original Sanskrit text of
the bhagvad geeta spoken by Lord Krisna (krsn, krishna) in an easy to read
format, beautifully simple modern translations in English and Hindi languages
with commentary of important verses, a guide for the beginners and busy people, a free correspondence course on the bhagwad geeta, free
Geeta, free personal help and guidance, free Hindi/Sanskrit/DevaNagari fonts, and much more.
· Some of the subjects discussed in the Geeta are: The science of KarmaYoga (or
altruism); mastering the mind and senses using
meditation techniques; About false gurus;
the knowledge of the Absolute;
paths to nirvana;
three modes of mind and matter;
karma, maya, and reincarnation theory; detachment
and devotional love of God;
the law of divine instrumentality;
attributes of a devotee
(Vaishnava) and the ultimate path ---
surrendering to the will of God by becoming Krisna Conscious.
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