THE VISION, August 2025, Vol 92, Issue 11:
Please click on the bold darker colours to read the article and on the arrow icon to get back to the contents. Beloved Readers, We all respect the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. However, its profound wisdom often stays on the bookshelf. Even though it is highly revered, it is not reflected in our daily lives. This distance may be because the teachings seem irrelevant or abstract to ordinary experiences. Just as crude oil, in its raw form, has limited utility, our unrefined mind—bound by the narrow confines of ego and individualism—remains largely dormant in its potential. It is only when crude oil passes through a refinery that it is transformed into valuable products like aviation fuel, petrol, diesel, kerosene, gas, naphtha, bitumen and more—each serving a vital purpose. In the same way, the Bhagavad Gita serves as a timeless spiritual refinery. When the mind, caught in the grip of ‘me’ and ‘mine,’ is exposed to the Gita’s wisdom, it begins to expand from ‘me’ to ‘we...