O King, as I recall again and again this sacred and wondrous dialogue between Keshava and Arjuna, I am filled with joy again and again.
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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.
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- Sanjaya
- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Bhagavad Gita
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- Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 18
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- BG.18.76
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- JoyRemembranceScripture
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Contentment brings us joy and happiness, while dissatisfaction leads to disaster.
If someone truly lives in God's will, they find joy in all pain and simplicity in all complexity; even the torments of hell would be a joy to them.
And then there are those who give with joy, and that joy itself is their reward.
When one is in tune with the Divine Will, one's ego is not appeased. In this state, one's soul receives the Divine Command, and one understands the Command. The Divine Will is beyond human comprehension, and it brings both joy and suffering. Some receive Divine Forgiveness through the Divine Will, while others are constantly troubled by it. Everyone is subject to the Divine Will, and no one is beyond it. Nanak says that when one understands the Divine Will, one's ego is eliminated.