Bhagavad Gita

Les 700 versets de la Bhagavad-Gîtâ


Parmi les textes fondamentaux de l’Hindouisme, le plus connu et le plus répendu est la Bhagavad-Gîtâ qui se présente sous une forme littéraire poétique. Ses 700 versets sont insérés au centre de la grande épopée anonyme du Mahâbhârata.

Les indianistes s'accordent à penser que le texte a été écrit entre le Ve et le IIe siècle av. J.-C. Selon la légende des groupes Vaishnava, il daterait de 5 000 ans mais la ressemblance qu'elle présente avec les formes upanishadiques a fait se demander s'il ne s'agissait pas primitivement d'une upanishad.

Le texte a pu, à l'origine, être moins long ; il n'est pas homogène, il trahit des influences diverses ». La Bhagavad-Gita occupe une place importante en Inde. Cet ouvrage sacré, dont le nom signifie le chant du Seigneur, apparaît comme un abrégé de la doctrine védantique. Le dieu Krishna, avatar (incarnation) de Vishnu, prend la forme d’un conducteur de char et expose au  guerrier Arjuna sa doctrine.

L’enseignement prodigué par Krishna est centré sur l’action, la discrimination, la connaissance et la dévotion… qui mènent à la connaissance suprème du divin, Paratman incarné en Krishna-Vishnu.

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Empli de douce dévotion, cherche refuge en le Suprême Seigneur seul (Kŗşna ou Īśvara), O Arjuna. Par Sa grâce tu atteindras la paix suprême et l‟Éternel Demeure (Paramadhāma).(18.62) Ainsi, t‟ai Je exposé la connaissance plus secrète que tous les secrets. Après y avoir réfléchi, fais ce que tu veux. (18.63)

LA VOIE DE L’ABANDON, EST LA VOIE ULTIME VERS DIEU

Écoute une fois de plus Mon grand secret, Ma parole suprême. Tu M‟es très cher, par conséquent, Je te dirai ce qui est bon pour toi. (18.64)Fixe ton mental sur Moi, sois mon dévot, offre-Moi ton service, prosterne-toi devant Moi, et tu M‟atteindras certainement. Je te le promets, car tu es Mon très cher ami. (18.65)

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SHIRMAD BHAGAVAD GITA SIXTH CHAPTER – ATMA YOGA 
 
Bhagavan shri Krishna told “karma sanyasi is the one who do the karma (duty) without any expectations or karmaphala (result). One who can’t give up his expectations and wishes can never become a yogi.”
 
One should improve himself. A controlled mind (manas) is like a friend and uncontrolled mind is like an enemy.  (Below are the steps given by bhagavan shri Krishna to control mind)
 
One should place a cloth or a mat in a neat place and should sit on it. Then he should first relax. He should sit in such a way that his neck, head and backbone should be straight. Then he should look at the tip of the nose and then he should meditate on me (god).
 
A person who eats more or less, who works more or less, who sleep more or less can’t practice dhyanam (meditation).
 
One should control his thoughts by meditation and should keep his manas in athma.
 
When manas (thoughts) which is not constant moves here and there we should get it back to our athma.
 
The person who is able to find me in all human beings and all human beings in me is always close to me”
 
Then Arjuna told like this “Krishna I think it’s difficult to practice athma yoga with this manas which is not constant.”
 
Mind is very fickle. As it is very difficult to control a strong wind in the same way it is very difficult to control manas.”
 
Then bhagavan shri Krishna told like this “There is no doubt in this. It is very difficult to control manas. But with practice, vairagya and self -discipline it is possible to control manas.”
 
Then Arjuna told like this “Hey Krishna what will happen to a person who try to achieve this but unable to achieve and to a person who   achieved it and unable to stay in that stage. Will he be deprived of the both enjoyments in this world and the yoga as well?”
 
Then Bhagavan shri Krishna told like this “Arjuna nothing goes wrong for a person who tries to do good.
 
A person who tried but unable to achieve yoga will go to punyalokas (better world) stay there for many years and then will be born again as a human to very good parents and in good family. Then he will get back the knowledge which he has achieved in previous life. He will start his journey towards yoga from the point where he has stopped earlier.
 
Of all the yogis person who fill his manas with me, is the best “
 
With this bhagavad gita sixth chapter Atma yoga has been completed