The Bhagavad Gita
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375705554 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kim said Ancient epic tale containing profound teachings on life. The Gita is an ancient epic Indian tale of a man's struggle to do what is right in the face of a great war between family members. On the battlefield, Arjuna seeks advice from his chariot driver as to how he can avoid war and its inevitable consequences; death and distruction. The chariot driver is in fact Lord Krishna who has returned in human form, to help unify people at a time of struggle. Anyone who enjoys reading ancient history texts and the knowledge of of philosophy that they encompass will thoroughly enjoy this book. The introductions before each chapter give historical context and are fascinating reading.. "A Jewel of Spiritual Wisdom" according to Craig Mooneyham. This is the second book in Easwaran's series, Classics of Indian Spirituality, that I have read. This work is one of the most important spiritual writings ever created. Easwaran's translation is easily readable, and his introduction to the Bhagavad Gita is priceless. Easwaran had such a pleasant, inviting, and passionate way of describing the mystical experience of Self-realiztion that one is overly eager to delve into the work he is introducing in just a few pages.Each chapter includes an introduction that is helpful. Notes on key verses are contained in the back as well as an extremely useful glossary of important terms.I cannot. Marie Brack said Clear and useful. As a non-Hindu, I thought I would have trouble understanding this, but it is perfectly clear. The translation is smooth and the commentary is beyond valuable.
And so the most famous and revered of all Hindu Scriptures goes on to teach the paths of knowledge, devotion, action, and meditation, becoming the seed for all the Hindu systems of philosophy and religion that followed. For all of its profundity, Eknath Easwaran manages to translate the Gita in easy prose that neither panders nor obscures. Prince Arjuna faced a dilemma that many face sooner or later--whether to take action that is necessary yet morally ambiguous. Krishna, his charioteer and incarnation of divine consciousness, begins to teach him the nature of God and of himself, that Arjuna can attain liberation through union with God, and that there are several available paths. The difference is that Arjuna's action was to wage war against his own family. Coupled with his thorough introduction, Easwaran's version comes off on all the levels it should: as a guide to action, devotional Scripture, a philosophical text, an
"The most important, the most influential, and the most luminous of all Hindu scriptures." --R.C. ZaehnerThe Bhagavad Gita (in Sanskrit, "Song of the Lord") is the most famous poem in all of Hindu literature and part of the Mahabharata, the Indian epic masterpeice. The Gita consists of a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna on the morning of a climactic battle. Krishna provides Prince Arjuna with the spiritual means to understand his own nature so that he can take action and prevail.Of course the larger canvas painted in the poetry is that of the moral universe of Hinduism. As Eknath Easwaran, one of the world's premier teachers of meditation and spirituality, notes "The Gita does not present a system of philosophy. It offers something to every seeker after God, of whateve