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BHAGVAD GITA
Summary
The Bhagavad-Gita is the divine conversation between a man
named Arjuna and God himself in the human form, Lord
Krishna. It is the word of God, as God himself spoke it in person.

LORD KRISHNA

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 Bhagavad-Gita

The spot where Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-Gita to Arjuna in Kurukshetra, India.

The Bhagavad-Gita is the divine conversation between a man named

Arjuna and God himself in the human form, Lord Krishna. The conversation
took place in the middle of the battleground 5137 years ago just before the
start of a great war in Kurukshetra, India. Spiritual realization and not
war is the subject matter of the Bhagavad-Gita.

The Bhagavad-Gita is the word of God, as God himself spoke it in

person. It is the only known scriptures spoken by God in person. Hinduism is
the only religion based on following a God who was actually seen by
millions. The Bhagavad-Gita gives information regarding God, the soul,
material nature, birth, death, life after death, and life on other planets. No
other religious scripture provides this information.
1. What does Lord Krishna preach to Arjuna and Mankind?
In a clear way, Lord Krishna describes:
1. The science of self-realization.

2. The exact process by which a human being can establish their

eternal relationship with God.

3. The purpose and goal of human existence.

4. The eternal principles, which are essential for spiritual life.

5. Material nature.

6. Life on higher and lower planets. How to attain life on higher planets

7. How to be free from the cycle of birth, death and re-birth, Moksha.
"That very ancient science of the relationship with the Supreme is today told
by me to you because you are my devotee as well as my friend and can
therefore understand the transcendental mystery of this science." Lord
Krishna to Arjuna (Bg. 4.3)
2. Who is Krishna?
Krishna is the human incarnation of the
Almighty God. Millions of people
actually witnessed the glory of God
in, with their own eyes. Lord
Krishna revealed himself as the
origin of everything.
"The whole cosmic order is
under Me. Under My will it is
automatically manifested again
and again, and under My will it is
annihilated at the end." Lord Krishna
(Bg. 9.8)
"All opulent, beautiful, and
glorious creations spring from a spark
of my splendor." Lord Krishna (Bg. 10.41)

Lord Krishna proved he was the Creator

To protect innocent people from imposters, Arjuna asked Krishna to prove
his divinity by exhibiting his universal form, a form that anyone who claims
to be God should be prepared to show. Lord Krishna then proves his divinity
by revealing his universal forms to Arjuna. Arjuna sees the brilliant, glaring
unlimited universal manifestations of Lord Krishna. Who reveals in one
place, everything that ever was or now is or will be.
3. Lord Krishna is The God

"Those who are devotees of other gods and who worship them with faith
actually worship only me, but they do so in a wrong way." Lord Krishna
(Bg. 9.23)
"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto me. I shall deliver
you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear." Lord Krishna (Bg. 18.66)

4. Who are we?

We are not the physical body but the soul. The soul is present in the heart of
every living being, including animals. The soul is 1/10,000th of the upper
point of a single hair. Although so minute the soul is so powerful that it
animates the entire body with consciousness. It is situated in the heart and
when it leaves the body, the heart stops beating, as a result the blood stops
circulating and the entire body disintegrates. There are 8.4 million different
bodies; the individual soul can reside in. Unlike the physical body, the soul
can never be destroyed.
"For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come
into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is
unborn, eternal, ever existing and primeval. He is not slain when the body is
slain." (Bg. 2.20)
5. God is present in every living being

Accompanying every individual soul is God, as the super soul.

"I am the Super soul, seated in the hearts of all living entities. I am the
beginning, the middle and the end of all beings." Lord Krishna (Bg. 10.20)

6. Materialism carries away the Righteousness qualities in a person

Modern lifestyles (partying, sexual lust and lust for material objects, greed,
ego, desires and relationships), western culture and bollywood culture
(copying the west), western pop music and Indian pop music (copy of
western music) turn a person of intelligence into a person of ignorance.
Materialism slowly and unknowingly drains away the righteousness
qualities in a person.
"As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming
senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man's intelligence. " (Bg.
2.67)
"While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment
for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger
arises. From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment
of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when
intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool." (Bg. 2.62-63)
7. What causes one to engage in sinful acts?
It is lust, which induces one to sinful acts. Lust bewilders and entangles one
in the material world. Lust presents itself in the senses, mind and
intelligence. Self-control and Yoga practice can counteract lust.

"Arjuna said: by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if

engaged by force? Lord Krishna said: It is lust only, Arjuna, which is born
of contact with the material mode of passion and later transformed into
wrath, and which is the all-devouring sinful enemy of this world." (Bg. 3.36-
37)

8. There is Life on other Planets

"The seven great sages and before them the four other great sages and the
Manus [progenitors of mankind] come from Me, born from My mind, and all
the living beings populating the various planets descend from them." (Bg.
10.6)
9. Cycles of Creation and Desolation

Brahmaloka is the highest planet in the material universe; the living entities
there are called the Brahma.
One day on the planet of Brahma (Brahmaloka) is 1000 cycles of four ages
(Yugas) on the planet Earth.
Satya Yuga: The age of the truth and true religion. The yuga (age) lasts
1.728 million years.
Treta Yuga: The introduction of ignorance takes place in this age. The yuga
(age) lasts 1.296 million years.
Dvapara Yuga: Increased decline in the truth and religious values takes
effect in this age. The yuga lasts 864,000 years.
Kali Yuga: The age of irreligion (following false religions) and ignorance.
The truth is being virtually non-existent. The yuga lasts 432,000 years.
Thus, one single day (12 hours) on the planet of Brahma is:
1000*(1,728, 000+1,296, 000+864,000+ 432,000) = 1000*(4,320, 000)
=4320, 000,000 human years
The night is also of the same duration. A Brahma lives up to a 100 years.
The life of Brahma is truly fantastic by comparison to the life of humans on
Earth.
"By human calculation, a thousand ages had taken together form the
duration of Brahma's one day. Any such also is the duration of the night. At
the Beginning of Brahma's day, all living entities become manifest from the
unmanifest state, and thereafter, when the night falls; they are merged into
the unmanifest again. Again and again, when Brahma's day arrives, all
living entities come into being, and when with the arrival of Brahma's night
hey are helplessly annihilated. “Lord Krishna (Bg. 8.17-19)
10. This is the age of Kali Yuga

We are 5000 years into the age of Kali Yuga; we still have 427,000 years to
go, before Lord Krishna incarnates himself as Lord Kalki and destroys all
the material planets. The Kali Yuga is the age of darkness, irreligion (spread
of false religions) and ignorance. No one can argue with this. The whole
world is full of violence and truth being virtually non-existent. Greed, lust,
anger, ignorance, materialism and violence have covered the minds of most
people.
"In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is
chanting the holy name of Lord Krishna, there is no other way. There is no
other way. There is no other way."

11. God does take forms

Left, a sampling of Lord Krishna's infinite

manifestations, both in the spiritual and material
worlds. Outer circle (clockwise beginning from the upper
left-hand corner): Indra carrying the thunderbolt, the
Himalayas, Lord Siva with the Ganges River in his hair,
the moon, the horse Ucchaihsrava, the transcendental om,
Kapila, Rama, flower-bearing Spring, Kamadhuk,
Vyasadeva, Prahlada, the shark, Vasuki, Skanda,
Varuna, Yamaraja, the lion, Kuvera, Agni and Airavata.
Inner circle, clockwise (beginning from four-headed
Lord Brahma sitting on the lotus flower): Brahma, Narada,
Garuda, the sun, the ocean, Lord Vishnu.
"Fools deride me when I descend in the human form. They do not know my
transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be." Lord Krishna (Bg.
9.11)
12. The Lord Appears in Every Millennium

Millennium in the Bhagavad-Gita means one Yuga,

(Kali Yuga is 432,000 years). See 9 above.
"Although I am unborn and my transcendental body
never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of
all living entities, I still appear in every millennium
in my original transcendental form." Lord Krishna
(4.6).

Lord Krishna's Incarnations:

1. Matsya, the fish incarnation, is saving the Vedas

2. Kurma, the tortoise incarnation, is holding the hill on His back.

3. Varaha, the boar incarnation, is fighting with the demon Hiranyaksa.

4. Nrsimhadeva, the lion incarnation, is killing the demon Hiranyakasipu

5. Vamanadeva, the dwarf incarnation, is begging some land from

King Bali.
6. Parasurama is killing the demoniac ksatriyas.

7. Lord Ramacandra is going off into exile with His wife, Sita, and
brother, Laksmana.

8. Krsna is lifting Govardhana Hill, and beside Him is His

brother Balarama.

9. Lord Buddha

10. Lord Kalki is riding on His horse, killing all the demons and
thus liberating them
13. There is life after death
"Never was there a time when I did not exist,
nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall
any of us cease to be. As the embodied soul continuously
passes, in the body from childhood to youth to
old age, the soul similarly passes into another
body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by
such a change." Lord Krishna (Bg. 2.12-13)

"As a person puts on new garments, giving

up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material
bodies, giving up the old and useless ones." (Bg. 2.22)

"One who has taken his birth is sure to die,

and after death one is sure to take birth again.
Therefore, in the unavoidable discharge of your duty,
you should not lament." (Bg. 2.27)
14. What will you be in your next life?
The Result of Devotional service to Lord Krishna, offering charity, eating
meat and lust.

Top section: On the left, a man is praying the

deities of Lord Krishna. The result such
devotional consciousness is shown on
the right, where he is dancing with Krishna as
a playmate in the Lord's spiritual abode.

Second section: On the left a man is offering charity;

on the right he has taken the body of a
demigod and is enjoying heavenly delights.

Third section: A man is eating meat and other

abominable foods; in his next life he is
seen in the body of a hog that eats anything
and everything.

Bottom section: A man is approaching a woman

with lust. This bestial consciousness will
carry him to a dog's body in his next
incarnation.

"One who, at the time of death, fixes his life air between the eyebrows
and, by the strength of yoga, with an undeviating mind, engages himself in
remembering the Supreme Lord in full devotion, will certainly attain to the
Supreme Personality of Godhead." (Bg. 8.10)

If you have studied well through a course, you will remember the
subject matter during the final exams and pass. If you did not study well,
you will not know and fail.
Being Free from the Cycle of Birth and Death

"Whoever, at the end of life, quits his body remembering me alone at once
attains my nature without a doubt." Lord Krishna (Bg. 8.5)
If you think of Lord Krishna during your life, you will think of Lord
Krishna at the end of life and attain Moksha or freedom from the cycle of
birth and death.

"After being situated in this yoga practice and vibrating the sacred syllable
aum, the supreme combination of letters, if one thinks of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead and quits his body, he will certainly reach the
spiritual planets." (Bg. 8.13)

Attaining Higher and Lower Life Forms

"When one dies in the mode of goodness, he attains to the pure higher planets
of the great sages. When one dies in the mode of passion, he takes birth
among those engaged in fruitive activities; and when one dies in the mode of
ignorance; he takes birth in the animal kingdom." (Bg. 14.14-15)

"Those situated in the mode of goodness gradually go upward to the higher

planets; those in the mode of passion live on the earthly planets; and those in
the abominable mode of ignorance go down to the hellish worlds." (Bg. 14.18)
Your consciousness at death will determine your next body

If you have eaten animals (meat) all your life, your final thoughts will be
that of animals, you will take birth in the animal kingdom. If you have lived
a life of charity and generosity (helping people), your final thoughts will be
that of helping people, you will take birth on one of the heavenly planets.

"The living entity in the material world carries his different conceptions of
life from one body to another as the air carries aromas. Thus he takes one
kind of body and again quits it to take another." (Bg. 15.8)

"Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he
will attain without fail." (Bg. 8.6)

15. Why Does the Lord Appear?

"Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant

of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion-at that time I descend
myself. To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to
reestablish the principles of religion, I myself appear millennium after
millennium." Lord Krishna (4.7-8)

Lord Krishna appeared 5000 years ago for two reasons, firstly to destroy the
ignorant people of that time to uphold righteousness and truth, and to teach
the science of God, the Bhagavad-Gita to Arjuna and mankind.

Even before the war started, Lord Krishna told Arjuna that apart from him
and his four brothers, all the soldiers on both sides would be killed. Arjuna
was merely an instrument used by the Lord to destroy the ignorant men.
16. Life on Material Planets is Miserable

"From the highest planet in the material world down to the lowest, all are
places of misery wherein repeated birth and death take place. But one, who
attains to my abode, O son of Kunté, never takes birth again." Lord Krishna
(Bg. 8.16)

17. Attaining peace from the miseries of material life

"A person in full consciousness of me, knowing me to be the ultimate

beneficiary of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets
and demigods, and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities,
attains peace from the pangs of material miseries.” Lord Krishna (Bg. 5.29)

18. The Mind can be the greatest enemy or the best friend

"One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself.
The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well. For
him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one
who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy." (Bg. 6.5-6)

19. The qualities of a self-realized person (A Yogi)

"A person is said to be established in self-realization and is called a Yogi,

when he is fully satisfied by virtue of acquired knowledge and realization.
Such a person is situated in transcendence and is self-controlled. He sees
everything – whether it be pebbles stones or gold – as the same. Lord
Krishna (Bg. 6.8)
20. Being happy in this life

"Before giving up this present body, if one is able to tolerate the urges of the
material senses and check the force of desire and anger, he is well situated
and is happy in this world." (Bg. 5.23)

21. Every being is equal

A Krishna conscious person does not make any distinction between species or
castes. All beings are equal.

"The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a
learned and gentle Brahman, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater."
(Bg. 5.18)

"I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever
renders service unto me in devotion is a friend, is in me, and I am also a
friend to him." (Bg. 9.23)

22. What is real knowledge?

"Humility; pridelessness; nonviolence; tolerance; simplicity; approaching a

bona fide spiritual master; cleanliness; steadiness; self-control; renunciation
of the objects of sense gratification; absence of false ego; the perception of
the evil of birth, death, old age and disease; detachment; freedom from
entanglement with children, wife, home and the rest; even-mindedness amid
pleasant and unpleasant events; constant and unalloyed devotion to Me;
aspiring to live in a solitary place; detachment from the general mass of
people; accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search
for the Absolute Truth-all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this
whatever there may be is ignorance." (Bg. 13.8-12)
23. Who is a miser?

Those who think only of themselves, those who enjoy while aware of those
who cannot, those who are greedy, and those who have no consideration for
others and those who do not share are misers.
"Those who want to enjoy the fruits of their work are misers." (Bg. 2.49)

24. A person of steady mind

"One who is not disturbed in mind even amidst the threefold miseries or
elated when there is happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear and
anger, is called a sage of steady mind." (Bg. 2.56)

25. A person in a state of perfect knowledge

"In the material world, one who is unaffected by whatever good or evil he
may obtain, neither praising it nor despising it, is firmly fixed in perfect
knowledge." (Bg. 2.57)

26. A person in a state of perfect consciousness

"One who is able to withdraw his senses from sense objects, as the tortoise
draws its limbs within the shell, is firmly fixed in perfect consciousness. "
(Bg. 2.58)
27. A person of steady intelligence

"One who restrains his senses, keeping them under full control, and fixes his
consciousness upon me, is known as a man of steady intelligence.” (Bg. 2.61)
"Therefore, O mighty-armed, one whose senses are restrained from their
objects is certainly of steady intelligence.” (Bg. 2.68)

28. Don’t satisfy your desires

"A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires-that enter
like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still-can
alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires. A
person who has given up all desires for sense gratification, who lives free
from desires, who has given up all sense of proprietorship and is devoid of
false ego-he alone can attain real peace." (Bg. 2.70-71)

29. Those who will be liberated from material existence soon

"Those who are free from anger and all material desires, who are self-realized,
self-disciplined and constantly endeavoring for perfection, are assured of
liberation in the Supreme in the very near future." (Bg. 5.26)
30. What is the Kingdom of God like?

The kingdom of Lord Krishna is a place without anxiety. It lies far beyond
the material planets. It is eternal, full of countless spiritual planets where
Krishna's Vishnu expansions reside. The kingdom is called Vaikuntha. A
planet shaped like a lotus flower, stands in the midst of Vaikuntha. There,
the trees fulfill all desires, palaces are made of touchstones, and cows supply
unlimited milk. Lord Krishna enjoys life there with his loving devotees.
Those who reach the supreme abode of Lord Krishna, never return to the
material planets.

"That supreme abode of mine is not illumined by the sun or moon, nor by
fire or electricity. Those who reach it never return to this material world."
(Bg. 15.6)

"That which the Vedäntists describe as unmanifest and infallible, that

which is known as the supreme destination, that place from which, having
attained it, one never returns-that is My supreme abode." Lord Krishna (Bg.
8.21)

31. How does one attain salvation?

"One can understand me as I am, as the supreme personality of Godhead,

only by devotional service. And when, by such devotion, one is fully
conscious of me, one can enter into the kingdom of God." Lord Krishna (Bg.
18.55)
"Whoever, at the end of life, quits his body remembering me alone at once
attains my nature without a doubt." Lord Krishna (Bg. 8.5)
32. Surrender the result of all activities to Lord Krishna

"One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results
unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is
untouched by water. The yogis, abandoning attachment, act with body,
mind, and intelligence and even with the senses, only for the purpose of
purification. The steadily devoted soul attains unadulterated peace because
he offers the result of all activities to me; whereas a person who is not in
union with the Divine, who is greedy for the fruits of his labor, becomes
entangled. “Lord Krishna (5.10-12)

33. Engage in Yoga

Engage in Buddhi Yoga - Work (Actions) without attachment to the results.

Offer the results of all work to Lord Krishna. By working without
attachment, one attains the Supreme. Play for enjoyment, not to win or lose.

Engage in Karma Yoga - Actions in Krishna consciousness. One, who works

in devotion, with the mind and senses controlled, is in divine consciousness.
Although the senses are engaged with sense objects, one is aloof from them if
engaged in Krishna consciousness, situated in peace and happiness.

Engage in Dhyana Yoga - Work (Actions) without a desire for reward. Give,
but do not expect anything in return. Offer your services with love and
generosity, without expecting a reward. Give, but do not take.
34. Famous people should set a good example

"Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever
standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues." (Bg. 3.21)

35. God helps from within

Devotees engaged in pure devotional service to Lord Krishna, even if lacking

education or knowledge of the Vedic principles, are helped from within by
Lord Krishna, who is present in the heart of all living beings as the super
soul. Lord Krishna personally destroys the darkness born of ignorance.

36. The Three Modes of Nature

One is in one of three modes of nature, goodness, passion and ignorance.

These modes compete in exerting their influence upon us. By understanding
that the three modes are active and not we. By realizing that we are separate
from the modes of nature. In this way, the influence of material nature
gradually diminishes from us.
"Material nature consists of three modes-goodness, passion and ignorance.
When the eternal living entity comes in contact with nature, O mighty-
armed Arjuna, he becomes conditioned by these modes." Lord Krishna to
Arjuna (Bg. 14.5)
The Mode of Goodness - A person in the mode of goodness is free from all
sinful reactions and is in a condition of happiness and knowledge. One who
dies in the mode of goodness attains the higher planets.

"O sinless one, the mode of goodness, being purer than the others, is
illuminating, and it frees one from all sinful reactions. Those situated in that
mode become conditioned by a sense of happiness and knowledge." Lord
Krishna to Arjuna (Bg. 14.6)

"Charity given out of duty, without expectation of return, at the proper

time and place, and to a worthy person is considered to be in the mode of
goodness." (Bg. 17.20)

Simple Food is dear to those in the mode of Goodness

"Foods dear to those in the mode of goodness increase the duration of life,
purify one's existence and give strength, health, happiness and satisfaction.
Such foods are juicy, fatty, wholesome, and pleasing to the heart." (Bg. 17.8)

The Mode of Passion - A person in the mode of passion is plagued by

unlimited desires for material enjoyment, greed and lust (especially sexual
pleasures). To satisfy these desires, one is always forced to engage in hard
work that binds the person to sinful reactions, resulting in misery. A person
in this mode is never satisfied with the position already acquired. One, who
dies in the mode of passion, takes birth again on Earth among persons
engaged in material desires, greed and lust.

"The mode of passion is born of unlimited desires and longings, O son of

Kunté, and because of this the embodied living entity is bound to material
fruitive actions." Lord Krishna to Arjuna (Bg. 14.7)

"Charity performed with the expectation of some return, or with a

desire for fruitive results, or in a grudging mood, is said to be charity in the
mode of passion." (Bg. 17.21)
Hot and salty food is dear to those in the mode of Passion

"Foods that are too bitter, too sour, salty, hot, pungent, dry and burning are
dear to those in the mode of passion. Such foods cause distress, misery and
disease." (Bg. 17.8)

The Mode of Ignorance - A person in the mode of ignorance is in a delusion.

It fosters laziness, foolishness and madness. One who dies in the mode of
ignorance takes birth in the animal kingdom or on the hellish planets.

"O son of Bharata, know that the mode of darkness, born of ignorance,
is the delusion of all embodied living entities. The results of this mode are
madness, indolence and sleep, which bind the conditioned soul. “Lord
Krishna to Arjuna (Bg. 14.8)

Processed, frozen, un-fresh food and meat is dear to those in the mode of
Darkness

"Food prepared more than three hours before being eaten, food that is
tasteless, decomposed and putrid, and food consisting of remnants and
untouchable things is dear to those in the mode of darkness." (Bg. 17.9)

37. The Classes of Beings

"There are two classes of beings, the fallible and the infallible. In the
material world every living entity is fallible, and in the spiritual world every
living entity is called infallible." (Bg. 15.16)
38. The Qualities of Godly People

"Fearlessness; purification of one's existence; cultivation of spiritual

knowledge; charity; self-control; performance of sacrifice; study of the
Vedas; austerity; simplicity; nonviolence; truthfulness; freedom from anger;
renunciation; tranquility; aversion to faultfinding; compassion for all living
entities; freedom from covetousness; gentleness; modesty; steady
determination; vigor; forgiveness; fortitude; cleanliness; and freedom from
envy and from the passion for honor-these transcendental qualities, O son of
Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature." Lord Krishna to
Arjuna (Bg. 16.1-3)

39. The Qualities of Demonic People

"Pride, arrogance, conceit, anger, harshness and ignorance-these qualities

belong to those of demoniac nature, O son of Påthä." Lord Krishna to Arjuna
(Bg. 16.4)

40. The Demonic do not accept Lord Krishna as the Supreme Being

It is known that God is all-merciful, but God is never merciful to the

demoniac. The demoniac people, life after life, are put into the wombs of
similar demons.

"Bewildered by false ego, strength, pride, lust and anger, the demons
become envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in
their own bodies and in the bodies of others, and blaspheme against the real
religion. Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among
men, I perpetually cast into the ocean of material existence, into various
demoniac species of life. Attaining repeated birth amongst the species of
demoniac life, O son of Kunté, such persons can never approach Me.
gradually they sink down to the most abominable type of existence." Lord
Krishna (Bg. 16.18-20)
41. The Three Gates to Hell

"There are three gates leading to hell-lust, anger and greed. Every sane man
should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul." (Bg. 16.21)

42. Study the Bhagavad-Gita, the only word of God in person

"And I declare that he who studies this sacred conversation of ours worships
me by his intelligence. And one who listens with faith and without envy
becomes free from sinful reactions and attains to the auspicious planets
where the pious dwell." Lord Krishna (Bg. 18.70-71)

43. Truth Alone Triumphs

"Wherever there is Krishna, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is
Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory,
extraordinary power, and morality. That is my opinion." Sanjaya told the
King (Bg. 18.78)
44. Conclusion

The above is just a brief summary of the Bhagavad-Gita; study the complete
book for guidance on life and to re-affirm you to righteousness. Practice non-
violence, be a vegetarian. Practice Yoga. Always seek the truth, and spread
the word of Lord Krishna to your friends and family. Do not become
materialist; don’t get in-tangled in the modern culture of partying, discoing,
and pop music. Realize the law of karma and build good karma by taking
only good actions.