THE ART OF MANMAKING Vol.1

. Vivekananda said: the human race will never again see such a brain as his who wrote the Gita (the Complete Works, 7. 22).. The Gita is meant to awaken us from the slumber and lethargy, and goad us on to the highest self-realization and self-expression. Its rationality and universality have been ever-growing in a world beset with chaos, confusion, restlessness, and anxiety. The outer world is a reflection of the world inside us; the human mind is a battlefield of conflicting interests. People across the globe long to have peace and happiness in life. The definition of happiness and its yardsticks may vary from person to person. But the ultimate aim of everybody will be to live a life of meaning, contentment, and fulfillment. The uniqueness of the Gita is that it offers a solution to every problem that you and I encounter in life. It teaches us how to take on lifes challenges and the way to be practical in successfully handling the various crises and emergencies that may inescapably crop up from time to time. Arjuna in the Gita represents humankind with all its positives and negatives, and Krishna symbolizes the collective wisdom of Indias spiritual heritage. The Art of Man-Making is not yet another book that paraphrases the verses of the Gita, the kind of which we have aplenty. This book, the first in a Series, is an attempt to focus on and glean the nuggets of eternal wisdom contained in the Gita that would help realize the ultimate goal of human life. ..