Srimad Bhagavad Gita (Text From the Book Gita-Rahasya)

The influence of Bhagavad Gita on the spiritual life of India is immense even today. Compiled some five thousand or more years back by Great Seer Vyasa, it has been inspiring millions of Hindus in their search of Peace, Truth and Emancipation.
As Aldous Huxley says, "The Gita is one of the clearest and most comprehensive Summaries of the Perennial philosophy ever to have been made. Hence its enduring value, not only for Indians, but for all mankind...... The Bhagavad Gita is perhaps the most systematic spiritual statement of the Perennial philosophy."
It is one of the most sacred scripture of Hindu religion recognised for its equal authority alongwith Vedas, Upnishdas and Brahamsutras. Originally, the book is written in ancient Sanskrit Language but it has since been translated, interpreted and retold in various Languages and styles. There are hundreds of commentories and expositions written on the Gita.
Spread in Eighteen Chapters or 'Adhyayas' the Bhagavad Gita addresses metaphysical issues such as true nature of universe, God, Soul as well as ways to realize the Supreme Lord and true self-knowledge.
This inspirational dialogue between Sri Krsna and Arjuna discusses in depth about how a man can live in the Highest-self yet continue to be active in the worldly life. Sri Krsna, the teacher, while answering Arjunas queries has beautifully integrated the various elements of Vedas, Brahmsurtras and Upnishadas as well as of various schools of philosophical thoughts of that time which has made the Gita such an ocean of Divine Knowledge which embraces all the streams of different religious thoughts. Non-Dualism of Sankracharya, Qualified Non-Dualism of Ramanujacharya and Dualism of Maddhavacharya, all find support in this comprehensive & flexible scripture which is a compendium of subtle Vedic wisdom. So aesthetically it brings-forth that all the different lines of thoughts converge ultimately into one single endone ness of soul and the Supreme.