How to overcome distress – The material world is a world of duality. Can you think of anyone who never had any distress in life? Either someone has financial distress, or family distress, or work stress. If one is lucky not to have any of these, there would be health issues, old age catches up, some near and dear one meet an accident. Sometimes, this distress can take extreme form, and put one in complete delusion in one’s path of duty. In fact, the setting of Bhagavad Gita starts with the distress of Arjuna. He is the greatest warrior world has ever seen. Still, he meets a situation where he has to fight his relatives and teachers, and he is confused about his duty and has lost all his composure.
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What is True Religion According to Bhagavad Gita?
What is True Religion According to Bhagavad Gita? – What is religion? Is it simply faith? To understand what is true religion, let us talk about what is religion. The English word religion conveys the idea of faith, and faith may change. One may have faith in a particular process, and he may change this faith and adopt another. In human society, for instance, religion generally invokes various conceptions such as Hindu, Muslim, Christian, etc, and thus, loosely corresponds to a particular faith; we see differences in the way people of various faiths lead their lives. Many times, these differences also lead to hatred and so forth. How can religion in its true sense lead to these unwanted and unpleasant effects?
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