Bhagavad-Gita: Herrens Sång
Bhagavad-Gita: Herrens Sång
Translated by Hjalmar Johannes Runeberg
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, warrior prince Arjuna freezes at the sight of his enemies: his teachers, his relatives, his friends. He cannot lift his bow. This is where the Bhagavad-Gita begins, with a man unable to act, paralyzed by moral crisis. What unfolds is a conversation that has shaped human consciousness for millennia. Krishna, disguised as a charioteer, gradually reveals himself as the supreme divine presence, guiding Arjuna toward understanding duty, action, renunciation, and the nature of the self. The Gita distills centuries of Indian philosophy into seventeen chapters of devastating clarity: the paths of knowledge, devotion, and selfless work become lenses through which to examine any life, any choice. This is not merely a text for Hindus or philosophers. It is a manual for anyone who has ever asked: What should I do? Who am I? What remains when everything is taken? Its power lies in refusing easy answers, instead offering a vision of existence where duty and detachment coexist, where the mortal and immortal meet. Five thousand years later, the battlefield still waits.
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“It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.””
— Unknown
“A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return””
— Unknown
“No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come””
— Unknown
“The happiness which comes from long practice, which leads to the end of suffering, which at first is like poison, but at last like nectar - this kind of happiness arises from the serenity of one's own mind.””
— Unknown
“Curving back within myself I create again and again.””
— Unknown
“Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation.””
— Unknown
“The peace of God is with them whose mind and soul are in harmony, who are free from desire and wrath, who know their own soul.””
— Unknown
“Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity.[Trans. Purohit Swami]””
— Unknown
“He who has let go of hatredwho treats all beings with kindnessand compassion, who is always serene,unmoved by pain or pleasure,free of the "I" and "mine,"self-controlled, firm and patient,his whole mind focused on me ---that is the man I love best.””
— Unknown
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