Journey Through Wisdom: Exploring the Timeless Teachings of the Bhagavad Gita

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 Famous people inspired from Gita 

  1. Swami Vivekananda: A prominent spiritual leader and key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. Vivekananda regarded the Bhagavad Gita as a spiritual guide and drew upon its teachings in his lectures and writings.

  2. Henry David Thoreau: An American philosopher, essayist, and transcendentalist thinker known for his book "Walden" and his essay "Civil Disobedience." Thoreau was deeply influenced by Eastern philosophies, including the Bhagavad Gita, which he read in translation. Its themes of self-discovery, duty, and non-attachment resonated with his own ideas of individualism and resistance to unjust authority.

  3. J. Robert Oppenheimer: An American physicist who played a crucial role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. Oppenheimer was well-versed in Eastern philosophies and literature, including the Bhagavad Gita. He famously quoted a verse from the Gita, "Now I become Death, the destroyer of worlds," upon witnessing the first successful test of the atomic bomb in 1945. (reference from ChatGPT 3.5)

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