The Gita is a practical code to man’s life.

Chitvish · Apr 20, 2007

My dear Kamla,
No argument, in fact far from it.
I fully agree with the sentence that one has every right to diagree, but with due respect.
What I could not agree was
Lord Krishna got away with an 'incomplete and and unconvincing' argument

If we do not understand an arguement or are not convinced by it, we do not have the right to say that it was incomplete & unconvincing !
Don't we say that
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
I think that is the comparison from me to the above sentence.

I am only happy that you are helping me analyse thread bare what I write about & convince myself better.
I have a l...o...n...g way to go in my path to wisdom, Kamla. I just want to make a beginning in this life & leave it to God !
Love you as much as ever, Kamla !
Chithra.

Kamla said: ↑

Dear Chithra,

I did not mention the words from A Sen's book to cause any arguments. I was eagerly awaiting your thoughts about that one sentence. I would be more than willing to accept and understand your views on it. You should not feel the need to PM your thoughts. Please do not think that your friend is so narrow in mind as not to accept a different view and idea. Actually, I am rearing to learn from you and acquire a fraction of your wisdom.

With love, Kamla
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asha2664 · Apr 22, 2007

Dear Chitra
I cannot express in words how impressed by all your spiritual works.Hats off to u.All my sundays i go through all the old posts that you have written and I must say you are a house full of knowledge .In fact i feel that i am lucky to know a great personality like you.I have decided to make a file and print out all that you post so that i can read it at leisure and enjoy the whole text.The problem is that some of your articles like hauman kavacham and dina vazhivadu are all in Tamil so i feel very bad that i cannot readthem.I also liked the lakshmi kubera pooja format .Can i do that on any friday other than deepawali day .Somewhow things are not working well financially well for us for the past years.With growing up children iam really worried.As u have said i hhave left everything up to the lord.What kind of 16 lamps must we light should it be the mud ones taht we light for deepawali.Please advise.
Once again Thank you so much for all the great work .Will be looking forward to all your new posts
Take care and God bless
with lots of love
asha

Chitvish · Apr 22, 2007

Dear Asha,
Your words are so full of love & admiration that I cannot thank God enough for giving me an opportunity to interact with everyone of you.
kb 2000 has made a pdf file for al the articles posted so far & I havbe posted inthe pdf file thread. Make use of it for taking a printout.
A friend of mine does Lakshmi Kubera puja every friday. You can do so or once a month as well. There is no hard & fast rule.Use any lamps, terracota inclusive, but avoid steel, iron etc.
Do not lose faith in God. By going through tough times, we emerge stronger, just remember that.
Thankyou very much for your F B.
Love,
Chithra.

asha2664 said: ↑

Dear Chitra
I cannot express in words how impressed by all your spiritual works.Hats off to u.All my sundays i go through all the old posts that you have written and I must say you are a house full of knowledge .In fact i feel that i am lucky to know a great personality like you.I have decided to make a file and print out all that you post so that i can read it at leisure and enjoy the whole text.The problem is that some of your articles like hauman kavacham and dina vazhivadu are all in Tamil so i feel very bad that i cannot readthem.I also liked the lakshmi kubera pooja format .Can i do that on any friday other than deepawali day .Somewhow things are not working well financially well for us for the past years.With growing up children iam really worried.As u have said i hhave left everything up to the lord.What kind of 16 lamps must we light should it be the mud ones taht we light for deepawali.Please advise.
Once again Thank you so much for all the great work .Will be looking forward to all your new posts
Take care and God bless
with lots of love
asha
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asha2664 · Apr 22, 2007

asha2664 said: ↑

Dear Chitra
I cannot express in words how impressed by all your spiritual works.Hats off to u.All my sundays i go through all the old posts that you have written and I must say you are a house full of knowledge .In fact i feel that i am lucky to know a great personality like you.I have decided to make a file and print out all that you post so that i can read it at leisure and enjoy the whole text.The problem is that some of your articles like hauman kavacham and dina vazhivadu are all in Tamil so i feel very bad that i cannot readthem.I also liked the lakshmi kubera pooja format .Can i do that on any friday other than deepawali day .Somewhow things are not working well financially well for us for the past years.With growing up children iam really worried.As u have said i hhave left everything up to the lord.What kind of 16 lamps must we light should it be the mud ones taht we light for deepawali.Please advise.
Once again Thank you so much for all the great work .Will be looking forward to all your new posts
Take care and God bless
with lots of love
asha
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Dear Chitra
Thanks so much for the reply in fact was waiting for the same.I throughly enjoyed seeing the pictures or your pooja room .Looks so divine and so much full of positive energy .Wish i coul dsee it in person sometime .
Thanks for the advise.where will i get thr file to download and printout
with lots of love
asha

Chitvish · Apr 22, 2007

Dear Asha,
Please go to
The PDF file for all above topics
You can download & take a print out. Please come home, without fail, when you next visit Chennai. I would love to meet you.
Love,
Chithra.

asha2664 · Apr 22, 2007

chitvish said: ↑

Dear Asha,
Please go to
The PDF file for all above topics
You can download & take a print out. Please come home, without fail, when you next visit Chennai. I would love to meet you.
Love,
Chithra.
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Dear Chitra
Thanks so much for the invitation.In fact was there last year this time on my way to Tirupati wherew i did angapradakshina.Hope to meet you sometime
Take care and God Bless
with lots of love
asha

rajammalr · Sep 23, 2020

Chitvish said: ↑

The Gita is much more than a scripture for intellectual appreciation. It is a positive pragmatic code to regulate man’s life and to answer all situations. It is universal in character, dealing primarily with one who has to live in this world, love his neighbours and leave, when the call comes.

The Gita does give an answer to every problem, a man faces in life. The Gita never commands one what to do and does not also say anywhere “Thou shalt not”. This is the beauty of the Gita. It just gives the pros and cons of every issue and allows the individual to take one’s own decision. Do we not learn better that way ?
We must remember that after listening to the Gita, Arjuna did not become a hermit ! He fought a fierce war and won over his enemies. By following the Gita, a man undergoes a complete change of consciousness and there need not be a change in his outward appearance or lifestyle! It teaches the annhilation of desire and ego. It advocates selfless actions and different ways to control the mind and the senses.

Life has to be purposeful and the Lord’s message in the Gita lays down the dictum that man should be free from malice and be friendly even to one who envies him. He should also be kind to those who have gone astray and remain ever-balanced. He should be forbearing and forgiving. The Lord says that man should cultivate equanimity even under the most disturbing circumstances.
Lord Krishna says,

“Look upon friends and foes alike, ignore both obloquy ( disgrace or defamation) and honour, be indifferent to praise or blame.”

The Gita contains the unwritten laws of the universe. So if you study the same in a logical manner, you will achieve salvation. But on the other hand if you are a devotee of Lord Krishna and read it with devotion, you will achieve salvation. So, the Gita will lead you to God both the intellectual way and the devotional way.

Devotion is a quality of the heart and not mere external symbolism. One can call it, a one way traffic where one always gives without expecting anything back in return. The supreme devotee submits himself without expecting any reward. For him, life is wedded to daily activities.
Mere bland action is “Karma”, but when impregnated with desireless devotion and service, it turns into “ Karma Yoga”, which is doing an act without expecting any return.

Desireless service is best. Lord Krishna says all acts should be consecrated to Him. We must have the attitude of “ Sarvam Krishnarpanamasthu”. As a devotee, one should perform his duties leaving the resuts to God. The core of His message to mankind runs thus:
“ Take shelter in Me alone as the highest Divinity.
I shall deliver you from all sins”.

Love,
Chithra.
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Hello Mam,

I am not able to access the Culture Posts.
Please guide.

Regards,
Rajammal

Thyagarajan · Sep 23, 2020

I am drawn to this thread by # 37 some one wanting to back pages and seeking direction to access to this repository of knowledge written a decade and half before ...

2. But the thread from beginning to fb#37
Is a wonderful read, the intellectuals agree to disagree, et al very interesting.

3. A worthwhile read and hats off to OP & all other participative respondents.

Despite all solutions set out for issues of humans some five thousand years before in Gita (Mahabharata) & eight thousand years before in Ramayana, why the world was and is in turmoil with varieties of problems and cataclysms like world war I&II, Middle East jews muslims fight, plague COVID etc..

the morals for individuals but not applicable for huge groups of people or citizens of nations. Why can’t God the omnipotent just make all happy peaceful on Earth.

If it is karma, how the very first man or and woman born on earth acquired karma to start with?

Thanks and Regards.

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