Bhagawad Gita in modern society

 The Bhagawad Gita is the knowledge of the creation and universe revealed by Lord Krishna who was the incarnation of infinite consciousness while in conversation with Arjuna at the beginning of the war. The knowledge present in Gita is so universal that it can benefit the entire humanity. It can help bring people out of their sufferings and take them towards moksha i.e. liberation and freedom. It has knowledge to come out of materialistic attachments and find happiness.

The knowledge of Gita was given to Arjuna when he was in the middle of battlefield clouded by fear and attachment to concepts. Lord Krishna then gave the knowledge of Gita to follow his dharma and not be entangled in emotions. Lord Krishna takes us step by step, chapter by chapter to attain liberation. There may be a lot of contradictions between different chapters in Bhagawad Gita such as Bhakti yoga may say this is the path to attain liberation, Karma yoga may say this is the path to liberation and can be confusing. But actually depending on our progress in the spiritual path, different chapters may apply to different people in their current life situations. So, we identify where we stand and apply the required principles taught in Gita.

In short, we are still the same human beings at the core since the time of Gita. We are still facing similar human suffering. Though we are in a different era with different lifestyle, we still have body, mind and spirit that are functioning similar to how it was during the era when Gita was written. So, all the teachings in Gita can still be applied to our current era and attain freedom and happiness.