STUDY THE WISDOM OF THE
BHAGAVAD GITA
“INDIA’S MOST BELOVED SCRIPTURE”
TUESDAY NIGHTS, GLENDALE TEMPLE
6:30 PM - OPEN MEDITATION
7:30 PM - GITA STUDY GROUP
THE BHAGAVAD GITA
The Promise Of The Gita.
“As God talked with Arjuna, so will He talk with you. As He lifted up the spirit
and consciousness of Arjuna, so will He uplift you. As He granted Arjuna
supreme spiritual vision, so will He confer enlightenment on you.”
A “Scripture of Scriptures.”
“The Bhagavad Gita is the most beloved scripture of India, a scripture of
scriptures. It is the Hindu’s Holy Testament, or Bible, the one book that all
masters depend upon as a supreme source of scriptural authority.”
A Dialogue Between Spirit And The Human Soul.
“It consists of a dialogue between Lord Krishna (symbolizing Spirit) and his
disciple Arjuna (symbolizing the soul of the ideal devotee): words of spiritual
guidance that are timeless in their applicability by all truth-seekers.”
The Daily Battle Between Spirit And Matter, Soul And Body.
“The timeless message of the Bhagavad Gita does not refer only to one
historical battle, but to the cosmic conflict between good and evil: life as a
series of battles between Spirit and matter, soul and body, life and death,
knowledge and ignorance, health and disease, changelessness and
transitoriness, self-control and temptations, discrimination and the blind
sense-mind.”
Profound Yet Beautiful.
“Supremely profound, yet couched in revelatory language of solacing beauty
and simplicity, the Gita has been understood and applied on all levels of
human endeavor and spiritual striving – sheltering a vast spectrum of human
beings with their disparate natures and needs. Wherever one is on the way
back to God, the Gita will shed its light on that segment of the journey.”
Paramahansa Yogananda, God Talks With Arjuna – The Bhagavad Gita.
THE GITA STUDY GROUP
ALL ARE INVITED to the Gita Study Group held on Tuesday nights at the
Glendale Temple. Discover for yourself the profound wisdom in this timeless
scripture. Join us for a single evening or on a regular basis.
Our text is Paramahansa Yogananda’s superb translation and commentary,
God Talks With Arjuna -- The Bhagavad Gita. Copies of the Gita are provided
for you. The Gita Group follows the meditative method of scriptural study used
by the ancient rishis of India:
“After deep meditation, only a small portion of a scripture should be read at a
time, then internally dwelt on to feel the truth therein through the soul’s
intuition. No one should try to interpret spiritual truths equipped only with
reason, emotion, and imagination. To perceive the truth behind the language of
scripture, as intended by the prophets, the requisite faculty is intuitive
calmness gained from deep meditation.” God Talks With Arjuna.
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“Bhagavad Gita means ‘Song Of The Spirit,’ the divine communion of truthrealization between man and his Creator, the teaching of Spirit through the
soul, that should be sung unceasingly.” God Talks With Arjuna.
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Glendale Temple
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