The Bhagwat Gita

by R. R. Varma · first published 2013

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rajnikant · Oct 17, 2015 · Recommends

If you are asking about the general books then the one which has been relevant from 5000 years and will always be relevant in future also is Bhagwat Gita
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FameofLight · Jan 6, 2012 · Recommends

The Bhagwat Gita : You will very changed man once you read this, a very different person. This book is around 10000 years old,has even more relevance in the world today.
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wowsig · Mar 28, 2017 · Mentions

…'why'. Haven't included just book mentions without explanations of why that has been the most influential book. Which book is mentioned most? Haven't counted, but I think it is Selfish Gene and the Bhagwat Gita! And here is the list --> You guys can go ahead and add these to your reading list. http://shelfjoy.com/sia_steel/non-technology-books-that-have...
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wowsig · Mar 28, 2017 · Mentions

…the 'why'. Haven't included just book mentions without explanations of why that has been the most influential book. Which book is mentioned most? Haven't counted, but I think it is Selfish Gene and the Bhagwat Gita! And here is the list --> You guys can go ahead and add these to your reading list.
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sudhirc · Apr 2, 2023 · Mentions

May be this is why Bhagwat Gita suggests living like a Yogi. Dispatch all your duties, do everything but never get attached to anything, not even your kids. नैव किञ्चित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित् | पश्यञ्शृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपञ्श्वसन्…
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pkphilip · Dec 30, 2025 · Mentions

…the caste that you are born into and that it is actually a sin to perform the duties (dharma) of a caste that you aren't born into - which is the crux of the argument that Krishna made to Arjuna in the Bhagwat Gita. Links: Skanda Purana on the punishments for actions from the previous births - special emphasis on what happens to people who killed or mistreated Brahmins in their previous births.. note that, it doesn't…
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