Buddha’s Dhamma shook the Vedic order. In response, Sanskrit epics like the Gita embraced samaṇic values like karma yoga, detachment, and equanimity. This was the fusion: inner renunciation met social responsibility.
For lasting happiness and peace, there is no alternative for us other than operating from higher intelligence and awareness. Meditation is the pathway to that intelligence, wisdom and awareness.
@sadhavi Little correction in maths. Aryans entered in the Indian subcontinent around 1500 BC. At least 1000 years required by Aryans to settle & develop the entire gamut of Vedic literature and later Gita (2-3rd century BC). Buddha born in 563 BC. So Buddha appeared before Gita.
This is the time we can give our best service to Yoga by remaining mindful & wakeful and keep us at guard against the traps of communalism, hatred, partisanship & unnecessary religion thrown at us.