Krishna, the
Supreme Lord is universally acclaimed as the jagat guru or spiritual master of
the whole universe. And he is teaching Arjuna in Bhagavad-gita how to control one’s mind and how to lead a pure
life.
Right at the outset of Bhagavad-gita, Lord Krishna
explains to Arjuna that we are not these material bodies; we are actually
spiritual souls. This body is simply like a dress; it is just an eternal being,
who is the eternal servant of god, is now trapped in this body exactly like a
parrot on the cage. Being trapped in the body we are constantly suffering due
to the miseries caused by this body and the mind. It is not that we are
suffering only now; our history of suffering dates back to many, many
lifetimes. Therefore according to all the scriptures, the ultimate goal of
life, the only way to lasting happiness,is to liberate oneself from cycle of
birth and death and to achieve the kingdom of god.That is our original home and
it is from there that we have come to this foreign place, the material world.
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