Kriya Yoga-The Art of Successful Living

The instructions in the Uddhava gita bears lots of similarities to Bhagavad-gita, however, there are much more elaborations and practical analysis on how to execute the ideas that were briefly explained in the Bhagavad-gita. Lord Krishna elaborately explained the path of self realisation, various yoga and mystic perfections, real religion, the modes of material nature and their influences, analytical understading of material nature, the process of philosophical inquiries, and the ultimate path of bhakti, which is the process of total dedication to God. In one sense, Uddhava-gita is the ultimate companion to Bhagavad-gita, as what were briefly taught in the Bhagavad-gita were now elaborately explained by the same speaker, Lord Krishna, in the Uddhava gita.While the Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharata, similarly, the Uddhava Gita occurs in the Bhagavata Purana; both epics were composed by Veda Vyasa to highlight the glory of Lord Krishnas descents into the world. There are countless translations and editions of Bhagavad-gita, and the numbers are increasing everyday.