ethics and values of bhagvad gita
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It's literature of humanity.
It forms part of Mahabharata and has dialogue of Arjuna and Sri Krishna.
It accords supreme importance to duty.
It exhorts human beings for performing action given to them without expecting rewards.
SRIMAD BHAGWAT GEETA is one of most popular literatures of humanity.
At dispelling of doubts of Arjuna of impeding war and effect Sri Krishna describes whole philosophical systems of India through his dialogue and gives unified synthetic scenario of gyan, karma and bhakti.
Main teaching of Geeta is based on cardinal principle of loka sangraha.
Sri Krishna declares that he is supreme lord of universe and has nothing to gain though he goes on performing duties for benefit of humanity.
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Gita has preached this same doctrine of complete self submission and devotion to God in a number of ways among the other characteristic of the Gita, the major ones are the following:
(1) Synthesis of the good of society and individual:
Gita’s ethics has synthesized both social and individual interests.
(2) Theory of division of labour:
Gita’s conception of the varna system is not only the equivalent of the modern scientific division of labour but it is superior in some respect because man does not become entangled his actions because he fulfills his duty with the intention of God realization.
(3) Synthesis of enjoyment and austerity:
Gita’s theory of niskama Karmayoga is the supreme means not only from the spiritual viewpoint but also from the practical and worldly viewpoints.
(4) Divinization of passion:
In spite of the ideal of detachment Gita’s path is natural and integral.
(5) Directive of daily duties:
In view of the fact that the Gita contains a long description of duties concurring to a number of different natures of man, it must be admitted that it affords assistance in the understanding of daily duties.
(6) Based on sound metaphysics:
The ethics of Gita is based on sound metaphysics. Although it is theistic, it does not encourage blind faith in any instance.
7) Synthesis of determinism and freedom of will:
Gita has synthesized determinism and freedom of will.
Becoming the instrument of divine consciousness implies action according to the internal consciousness because fundamentally the soul and God are identical. True, self-realization is in self-surrender. The one way of freeing the soul from its various limitations is social service and devotion to God.
(8) Universal message of the Gita:
In today’s atomic age when human society is grievously endangered by excessive materialism some of the messages of the Gita, like ‘niskama karmayoga’ have assumed an ever greater importance.
Gita treasures elements which can faithfully serve as motive to men of any society and any age. In India from ancient scholars like Samkara and Ramanuja men like Gandhi, Tilak and Sri Aurobindo have been inspired by it.