{"id":38724,"date":"2017-02-19T00:59:49","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T19:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org\/?p=38724"},"modified":"2017-02-19T00:59:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T19:29:49","slug":"great-bhagavad-gita-decoded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=38724","title":{"rendered":"The Great \u2018Why\u2019 &#8211; Bhagavad Gita Decoded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bhagavad G\u012bt\u0101 opens with the great \u2018WHY\u2019, reflecting the personal crisis that we all face at some point of our lives.<br \/>\nWe are drawn into the protagonist Arjuna\u2019s life at a crucial moment, when the renowned young prince is getting ready for a bloody battle against a huge army consisting of his own family, cousin and teachers. Struggling with fears, a misconstrued sense of duty and an awakening consciousness, the young prince is caught in the dilemma of his life.<br \/>\nEven after five thousand years, Arjuna\u2019s dilemma is still alive in humanity\u2019s experience of life. Our questions are hardly different from Arjuna\u2019s&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2022 Why are we here?<br \/>\n\u2022 Why do we do what we do in our lives?<br \/>\n\u2022 Why don\u2019t we find fulfillment, even after years of working for success in the world?<br \/>\n\u2022 Why do more and more challenges await us, even after we solve and overcome numerous challenges?<br \/>\n\u2022 How can we become spiritually mature and integrated individuals? Why is this path even required?<br \/>\nThis \u2018Why?\u2019 can be answered in a very simple way\u2014You are here to manifest your ultimate Possibility!<br \/>\nBut each one of you has to discover your own answer to this \u2018Why\u2019. Any other answer can only be an inspiration for you to discover your own answer. We can only move when we have the ability to handle this great \u2018Why\u2019. Whether you know it or not, only your deepest conviction about your \u2018Why\u2019, only your deepest clarity about your purpose, can give you the inspiration, energy and courage to face life.<br \/>\nThis great \u2018Why\u2019 is the seed of God himself! This seed is put inside you when you are sent to planet Earth, so that you do not rest until you become a tree and bear fruit. Please understand, every seed has an energy called v\u012brya, which does not rest till it produces more seeds. Even if you eat the seed, you cannot destroy it, because that v\u012brya still goes into your body and does its job in some other way! The question \u2018Why\u2019 is the v\u012brya put into your very DNA structure to help you realize yourself.<br \/>\nThis is the journey that Arjuna undertakes through the G\u012bt\u0101. Under the compassionate guidance of the enlightened master K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, Arjuna faces and realizes the meaning of the great \u2018Why\u2019, to become a realized soul.<br \/>\nJust like Arjuna, you too will not be able to rest until you realize the meaning of the great \u2018Why\u2019 for you.<br \/>\nJust as K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a addresses Arjuna\u2019s questions, Paramahamsa Nithyananda addresses the readers\u2019 questions and doubts, guiding us on the path of transformation, refusing to give up on us until we discover our full potential and live like Gods on earth. As you read this book, you will find the presence of Paramahamsa Nithyananda guiding you to discover your own unique yet universal path to realization.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bhagavad G\u012bt\u0101 opens with the great \u2018WHY\u2019, reflecting the personal crisis that we all face at some point of our lives. 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