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David Lynch frequently tweets Bhagavad-Gita.


Byline: ANI

Nevada (US), Oct 22 (ANI): Oscar nominated helmer David Lynch frequently tweets verses from ancient Hindu scripture Bhagavad-Gita.

Here are some examples of Lynch's tweets: "You have control over action alone, never over its fruits. Live not for the fruits of action, nor attach yourself to inaction", "These bodies come to an end; But that vast embodied Self is ageless, fathomless fath·om·less  
adj.
1. Too deep to be fathomed or measured.

2. Too obscure or complicated to be understood.



fath
, eternal".

Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed Rajan Zed is a Hindu chaplain from Reno. He is director of interfaith relations for the Hindu Temple of Northern Nevada, which is raising money to build a Hindu temple in the Reno area.  has urged other Hollywood celebrities also to explore Bhagavad-Gita, which considers the nature of action, the religious and social duty, the human relationship to God, the means of liberation, the nature of sacrifice, etc.

It would bring meaning to the life of celebrities, Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, adds.

Lynch, 63, whom some bestow "Best of Twitter A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages from their cellphones to a group of friends. Launched in 2006, Twitter (www.twitter.com) was designed for people to broadcast their current activities and thoughts. " title, is a Hollywood filmmaker who maintains a strong cult following This article does not discuss cultist groups, personality cults, or "cult" in its original sense of "religious practice". See cult (disambiguation) for more meanings of the term "cult".  and has directed Mulholland Dr., Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man, Wild at Heart, The Straight Story, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, etc.

Bhagavad-Gita, often considered the epitome of Hinduism, is a philosophical and intensely spiritual poem containing 700 verses in 18 chapters. (ANI)

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