The Seven Teachings of the Bhagavadgita

by Jayaram V

The following are the seven fundamental teachings of the Bhagavadgita.

1. Know the reality of the world in which you live.
2. Know the Reality about yourself, who you are and what you are really.
3. Know the causes of instability of mind to achieve stability of your mind which is the key to self-realization.
4. Cultivate true knowledge and discrimination. Know the difference between Truth and falsehood, reality and illusion, knowledge and ignorance, how true knowledge illuminates and liberates while ignorance veils your wisdom and holds you in bondage.
5. Know the true nature of action and inaction and how actions bind men to earthly life and cause suffering. Know the truth about the doership. Know who is the true doer. Do not seek to escape from responsibility. But perform your desireless actions with detachment, without seeking the fruit of your actions accepting God as the True Doer and yourself as a mere instrument.. True renunciation is renunciation of desire and fruit of action.
6. Know the nature of Supreme-Self, identify yourself with Him and accept Him as the center of your life instead of your ego.
7. Know the true nature of devotion, surrender and sacrifice. Live in total devotion to God, surrendering yourself to Him completely, making your life and actions as true offerings to Him, acknowledge His supremacy in all your affaires and His unconditional love and assurance of liberation to you as His devotee.