Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Bhagavad-Gita

Chapter 7

Maharishi Foundation International, 2009

Back Cover:

“The Veda reveals the unchanging Unity of Life which underlies the evident multiplicity of Creation, for Reality is both manifest and unmanifest, and That alone is. ‘I am That, thou art That, and all this is That’ is the Truth; and this is the kernel of the Vedic teaching, which the Rishis extol as teaching ‘worthy of hearing, contemplating, and realizing’…

The purpose of this commentary is to restore the fundamental truths of the Bhagavad-Gita and thus restore the significance of its teaching. If this teaching is followed, effectiveness in life will be achieved, men will be fulfilled on all levels, and the historical need of the age will be fulfilled also.”

Maharishi, 12 January 1965

From the Publisher’s Note:

“When working on his commentary of Chapters 1-6 of the Bhagavad-Gita, Maharishi had the time to read, refine, and perfect the expressions and reflections on the very fine values of knowledge and experience in the verses, and to bring the profound teaching of these chapters of the Bhagavad-Gita to light in a manner that is understandable to all. The publication in print today of these first six chapters is Maharishi’s very complete and comprehensive commentary.

Regarding Maharishi’s commentary on Chapters 7-15 now in press, after the first draft Maharishi did not review or refine the commentary as he had done in the first six chapters, and as he would have liked to have done. His time did not allow for this as his global Movement expanded so rapidly in more than eighty countries, with millions of people learning the Transcendental Meditation Programme and its advanced techniques; and his revival of the forty areas of Vedic Science, and the practical application of his Vedic Science and Technology of Consciousness in all fields of life and living demanded his attention.

Nevertheless, Maharishi’s commentary of Chapters 7-15 is so illuminating, and his expressions so simple and enlightening, and the reality he expounds so profound, that even in their so-called ‘unfinished’ form these Chapters are now being made available for the benefit of all the seekers of Supreme Knowledge in the world, those who strive for perfection in life…”

JOB’s Comment:

See also my comments on Maharishi in the Spirituality category, and on his books on the References page. This book was published in a limited edition and now seems to be out of print, but will, I suppose, be made available again when the commentaries on the remaining chapters have been published.