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ESSENCE OF GITA
Gita is a discourse on the totality of
human life. It acts as a friend, philosopher
and guide of the man in the journey of life.
The essence of the message of Gita, as given
below, highlights the underlying unity of the
message, which is otherwise hard to grasp.
Human life is the superior-most form of
life on earth. Besides being meaningful
in itself, it has a distinct aim. It is the
state of the individual soul.
Paramatma is the Supreme Soul.
individual soul meeting and finally
merging with the Supreme Soul is the
ultimate truth of human life.
• The soul is immortal. It is the human body
which dies, not the soul. Howsoever, the
soul depends upon the body to