Bhagvad Gita

At Present We Find Individual Life Miserable And Social Life In Shambles. Problems Of Health, Home And Office Make A Man Miserable. He Finds Life Devoid Of Any Charm And Worth. Evils Like Corruption, Nepotism And Warrism Have Shaken The Very Foundation Of Society.The Message Of The Bhagavadgita Can Change The Situation. It Tells Us That Joy Consists In How Magnificently We Fight The Battle Of Life. Every Individual Has A Unique Mission To Fulfil. Success Lies In Doing Our Best In Whatever Field We Are. They Are Misguided Who Fix Their Gaze On The Outcome, Alone Which Is Governed By Divine Will That Rules The Universe. Arjuna, Who Had Imbibed The Spirit Of The Gita, Had Declared: I Have Made Two Pledges. First, I Shall Never Flee Meek, And Second, I Shall Never Flee Away From The Battle Of Life. Every One Of Us Can Lead A Happy And Contented Life If He Tries To Get Inspiration From The Gita, Irrespective Of The Fact Whether One Believes In God Or Not. The Present Book Shall Convince Him About This Fact. To Read This Book Implies Trying To Open The Closed Doors Of Eternal Happiness.

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Ujjawal_GuptaMay 2023

Read them all and find out. But for me, it's Bhagvad Gita

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t0ughcriticDec 2020

For mental health and spirituality the Bhagvad Gita. Definitely not what I expected originally and had put it off for years/decades. After reading it, I felt a bit blissed out, what actually led me to read it was another book on taming our mind called The Yogasutras of Patanjali. I feel like it hasn’t been ‘discovered’ yet by the west but it had life changing consequences for me (for the better).

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amriksohataApr 2019

Knowledge is half the battle which helps, I found reading the Bhagvad Gita about the modern age (Kali yuga) helped

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joddystreetJul 2018

Bhagvad Gita (as it is) - A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Not just a spiritual book, more like the guiding principles that anyone, starting something new, could use.

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indusMar 2008

Take a break. Go for a jog. One technique which has worked form me is looking at a brand new problem and coding for it.

I would also recommend reading: * blog.pmarca.com * Founders At Work * Startup by Jerry Kaplan (old tome but a good read) * Bhagvad Gita, an ancient Hindu scripture which talks about work, victory, defeat (I can lend you a copy)

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navyadDec 2023

Start reading Bhagvad Gita few days back.

re-read: 1984, Animal Farm and flowers of algernon.

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