A person is called degenerate and dead when his or her conscience is dead. A true disease of an individual; is his or her trivialization or vulgarization. This happens when he or she gets disoriented and lost from his or her true self. Gita enlightens and empowers us; to annihilate this true death! Gita never dwells on any ideology, religion, race, region, nation, cult or a sect; but catalyzes our ascent; to our immortal and blissful true (universal) self, the greatest and ultimate goal; we can ever aspire for!

1. VIOLENCE
AND
GITA
DR.
SHRINIWAS

2. KASHALIKAR
One of the misconceptions about Gita; is that; “Gita advocates
violence”.
If we read all the 18 chapters carefully; then it would be clear that
Gita considers; any activity in personal and social life; conducive
to forgetting of one’s immortal ‘true self’; is ADHARMA; i.e.
violence; towards self and others. The word “PRANASHYATI” is
used in 6th chapter, 9th chapter and also 18th chapter; to clearly
imply this meaning.
In practical life also; forgetting one’s larger self (that includes our
bond of love with; father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, teacher,
friend and society); is associated with; overtly mean, mindless,
individualistic, ungrateful, cruel, brutal, barbaric, maniacal and
indiscriminately destructive behavior (ADAHRMA or violence)!
Gita asks us to live; in remembrance and latter; realization of our
immortal true self; applicable only to all human beings; but all
beings; so that; our behavior remains oriented and conducive to
(individual and global) self realization. This is DHARMA. When
we look at it from a particular individual’s point of view; with
reference to his or her particular skills, expertise and aptitude; in
specific context; then it is called SWADHARMA. Gita teaches us

3. to participate in; ‘DHARMYA YUDDHA’ and “kill” the inner
and outer forces opposing this ADHARMA or violence! It is
DHARMYA-not DHARMA (2.31 and 2.33). It means one, which
culminates in DHARMA; or is in accordance with DHARMA.
A person is called degenerate and dead when his or her
conscience is dead. A true disease of an individual; is his or her
trivialization or vulgarization. This happens when he or she gets
disoriented and lost from his or her true self. Gita enlightens and
empowers us; to annihilate this true death! Gita never dwells
on any ideology, religion, race, region, nation, cult or a sect; but
catalyzes our ascent; to our immortal and blissful true (universal)
self, the greatest and ultimate goal; we can ever aspire for!