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The teachings of Lord Krishna have been written
down in a book famously known as 'Bhagwad Gita'. It is the holy book of Hindus. It is to Hindus, what Bible is to Christians
or what the holy Quran is to Muslims. Since the book is quite big and extensive, sometimes it becomes difficult for a person
to read at a stretch. Geeta Saar is the gist of the main teachings of Lord Krishna. It contains the crux of the Holy Gita.
Lord
questions everyone over various issues and asks them to give up the illusionary world. Bhagwan Krishna says, the only way
to achieve life long happiness is to surrender to him.
- Why do you worry unnecessarily? What are you afraid of?
Who can kill destroy you? A soul is never born, so it never dies.
- Whatever happened in the past, happened for the best; whatever
is happening, is happening for the best; whatever will happen in future, will happen for the best. Do not repent the past,
do not worry for future, concentrate on your present.
- What did you own, that makes you cry on losing? What did
you bring, that you fear losing? What did you give birth to, that you fear its destruction? You didn't bring anything. Whatever
one takes, one must return it to God. Everyone came empty handed and will therefore die, empty handed.
- Whatever belongs to you today, belonged to someone else
yesterday and it will belong to some one else tomorrow. Don't be illusioned by maya. Maya is the root cause of all pain and
misery.
- Change is the rule of nature. What one understands, as death
is actually life itself. One moment you are the owner of crores and in the very next moment you become a pauper.
- Your body doesn't belong to you and vice versa. Body is
composed of five elements- Fire, Water, Air, Earth and Sky; one day it will perish in these elements.
- Offer yourself to the Almighty Lord. This is the best support.
One who knows this unconditional support gains freedom from fear, worry and despair.
Teachings of Lord Krishna
Lord Krishna, is the one of the most loved Gods of the Hindu religion. His teachings on various
aspects of human life to Arjuna during the epic battle of Mahabharata are world famous. His teachings were written in form
of a book by famously known as Bhagwad Gita. Bhagwad Gita literally means divine songs of Lord. Teachings of the lord, are
relevant even in the present age. They are being promoted by a number of spiritual gurus. Few of his important teachings are
as follows:
- Four Kinds Of actions: According to Lord Krishna there are four kind of Actions or karma that a human
can perform they are, Kamya Karma- Actions performed for selfish gains, Nishiddha Karma- Actions that are forbidden
bu holy texts and scriptures, Nitya Karma- Actions that must be performed daily and finally Naimittika Karma-Actions
that must be performed on certain special occasions. Lord Krishna clearly forbade his devotees to perform the first two kinds
of Karmas as they lead to rebirth and laid stress on the performance of the latter two as they help in getting Moksha or Nirvana,
in other words, salvation.
- Liberation and Bondage: Lord Krishna emphasised on being free from all kinds of negative and positive
emotions like, joy, sorrow, grief, happiness, jealousy, as they are all illusions or maya. These emotions are ephemeral. All
the beings are bonded due to lack of knowledge but they get free and achieve liberation once they realize that the world is
nothing but illusion. All the souls taking birth on the Earth must surrender to Lord, be free form attachments to living and
non living objects. One should not be conditioned by body or the worldly things around.
- Glory Of Satsanga: Lord Krishna described, 'satsanga' as the fastest means to be closer to him and
please him. Satsanga literally means being in the company of Sadhus or the knowledgeable one, as it helps in reducing and
finally putting an end to attachment of all kinds.
- Withdrawal from Sense-Objects: Lord Krishna preached withdrawal from all the sensory- objects as a
means to avoid delusion. All the objects of desire ultimately lead to misery. One must control his senses and not run after
the pursuit of desires. As soon as one of the desire is fulfilled, another desire takes its place thus creating a vicious
circle. One shoul give up ahmkara or Ego and identify only with God.
- Importance of Meditation: Lord Krishna emphasises on the benefits of meditation. It is a means of
introspection, looking inside oneself, being close to God and removing oneself from the materialistic world. One should sit
in a comfortable position, placing both the hands on the lap and fixing th eyes on the tip of the nose, followed by deep breathing.
The mind should be free from all thoughts and chanting only the universal sound of 'Om'.
- Path to Life Long Happiness: Lord Krishna describes, Karma(action) Jnana(Knowledge) and Bhakti (Devotion)
as the three fold way to attain Lord and please him. This is sure shot way to achieve happiness and Moksha. Being knowledgeable
will help perform the right Karma and not worry about the fruit of the action. Devotion to God heps introspect and remove
from the worldly desires. The three paths lead to removal of illusion or maya.
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