No. U and Lakshmanan Sir have both misunderstood me. Rather, i have not made myself clear. I am an advocate of neither blind rejection nor of blind acceptance. That exactly is the theme of verse no. 63 of Chapter 18.
If u study Gita, the rationalist content (climaxed by verse no.63) in it is a shocker becz it is supposed to be a religious book. Read the concepts of Yagna in it . Read the concept of austerities in it. Read the things about personality development that a person should achieve in order to undertake his duties (prescribed actions) with a disciplined mind(sthitha pragnya). Read all that it has to say on himan psychology -how anger is caused, how desires r aroused. Read what it has to say on SPIRITUAL and RITUAL. It says Ritualism is not necessarily Spiritualism- a thing that inspired later authorities of all hues-theosophists as well as rationalists.
Also note what it says about action. It shows that the action has a controllable component and an uncontrollable one. The controllable part is performing what u have to with a disciplined mind. HERE WE R THROUGH WITH THE RATIONAL COMPONENT WHICH IS ALMOST 80% with which even atheists will have not much to quarrel about. Now how to deal with the uncontrollable part-the results or fruits of action. If your mind dwells on them, then it kills u. So, surrender completely yourself to him in this matter as he asid or find your own way to handle that if u think u r smart enough.
The great point that he has made in verse no.63 is missed by all. He challenges humanity to see if they have any better way. Becoz he is so sure of the logicality of what he has advised that he knows that humanity will wander all they want and everywhere they want but ultimately they will have to come to his way.
It is these features that has made Gita the inspiration of Great scientists and intellectuals like Einstein, Oppenheimer, Adolus Huxley, R.W. Emerson etc.
If U read Gita and implement it, that is sufficient. If u learn all other scriptures but don't read Gita, one is still nowhere.
IN OTHER WORDS A GOOD RELIGIOUS SCRIPTURE=ONE THAT COMMENDS TO REASON PLUS RECOMMENDATORY. GITA SATISFIES THESE.
A BAD SCRIPTURE=CANNOT STAND TO REASOM PLUS MANDATORY. It is time that we get rid of our national pastime on Pakistan-bashing and see the rationalist trends emerging there and alsewhere (Iran/bangladesh etc.) and what views they have towards a particular scripture which is mandatory and claimed to be perfect. They ask why a perfect thing should be mandatory and blindly accepted? If it is perfect, should it not appeal to reason and logic? Search the net and u will find these views.
