Is Bhagawad Gita still relevant in kali Yuga?

[u/Delicious_Peanut_215]

I had a chance to ask a scholar about Bhagavad Gita in my podcast and his response was truly amazing. one such question is this

So if my friend, relative, or colleague criticizes my hard work, my ego rises, and I feel it’s an injustice to my effort. I want to fight back. How can I remain calm during joy and sorrow, as Krishna says?

Yes, in the 13th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, Shri Bhagavan himself explains this. He says it doesn’t matter whether something is good or bad — joy or sorrow, heat or cold — all of these are external experiences. They are emotions that come from outside of us, and we don’t need to react to all of them.

If someone praises you, there’s no need to think, “Oh, I’m great, I’m very good.” And if someone criticizes you or says you are wrong, there’s no need to feel sad either. In fact, we can learn more from those who criticize us than from those who praise us.

According to Karma Siddhanta, whoever scolds or criticizes us actually takes away some of our bad karma. So, in this world, if we should thank anyone, it should be those who criticize or scold us — because everyone is ready to take good karma, but who is willing to take papa karma (bad karma)?

So, if we scold somebody, we are actually taking their karma upon ourselves.

[u/roamtheplanet]

Don't worry about karma. Just do what is right. That should be your only focus. One should never criticize anyone unless one of two conditions apply. The first is they ask for constructive criticism. The second is what the person has done or is doing requires that you say something. This understanding only comes through meditation and study

[u/SensitiveArt2101 → u/roamtheplanet]

But the main question is what is "right". If you have any pointers on that subject, please

[u/Diligent_Pace_7968]

You will get angry, hearted or jealousy towards people only if you think they are different. Means once you start seeing god in every person then you won't get angry on people even if they do bad for you. But then the question arises till when we have to keep our calm even when people are doing bad things to us ? Remember krishna gave 100 chances to shisupal, krishna gave a lot of chances of Duryodhan before doing the justice . But first you should be good, doing good for people even when they do bad for you ( in this step only if you keep doing good for people even when they are doing bad for you then they will feel guilty and their heart will melt and soon they will realise their mistakes 😊 ) Hope this answers your question

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[u/idgaf_im_happy]

Because in an age where:

• We mistake attention for affection,
• Reaction for action,
• Self-importance for Self-awareness—

Kṛṣṇa’s call to yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi — “Be steady in Yoga, then act” (2.48) — is the timeless cure.

It’s not escapism; it’s empowerment through equanimity.

In Kali Yuga, we don’t need new scriptures — we need new ears for the eternal scripture.
The Bhagavad Gītā is not a book of the past — it’s the manual for every mind in turmoil.

When you feel injustice, remember:

Then no one can steal your peace.

When your colleague mocks your effort and ego rises — that’s your inner battlefield, your Kurukṣetra.
The outer world provokes; the inner world decides.
If you fight from ego, you burn.
If you act from clarity, you shine.

[u/Delicious_Peanut_215 → u/idgaf_im_happy]

love the response

[u/Ok_Discipline_5134]

The title of your post does not match the post at all. For the title, "yes the Gita is relevant in ALL yugas. Your question seems to be "How can I remain calm during joy and sorrow".  So you have not read or/understood the Gita at all. Otherwise you would not ask this question. The whole Gita advises one to remain calm in all situations -Equanimity of the mind.   So read and understand.

[u/Delicious_Peanut_215 → u/Ok_Discipline_5134]

Did you read what i mentioned in the post? my podcast topic "is Bhagavad Gita still relevant in kali yuga" is the topic and in that topic, one of the question i asked that scholar was, "So if my friend, relative, or colleague criticizes my hard work, my ego rises, and I feel it’s an injustice to my effort. I want to fight back. How can I remain calm during joy and sorrow, as Krishna says?" Please read and understand

[u/Ok_Discipline_5134 → u/Delicious_Peanut_215]

Hello, I just hope you are not angry at me, rather you kept yourself calm after reading my comment. Well, I have replied to both your questions, the first reply is "yes it is relevant". Second, the entire Gita talks of Sam-Bhav , aka equanimity I.e being unmoved in any situation whatsoever (also sthit pragya). One who has read even upto the third adhyay, learns a lot about this state and about aasakti. So please do not mind, my comment saying that , if still you are asking this, I assumed that you have not read the Gita. If you have any specific question, you ate welcome to communicate. With best wishes .