The Bhagavad Gita: Song of the Lord
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780911206289 (0911206280)
Publish date: January 1st 1944
Publisher: Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York
Pages no: 386
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Cultural,
Religion,
Philosophy,
India,
Asian Literature,
Indian Literature,
Poetry,
Spirituality,
Mythology,
Hinduism
The poetry is very beautiful. I have to admit that I liked the bits that were not philosophical more than the bits that were philosophical, but it is quite interesting.It serves as a good introduction to Hindu beliefs and is very very pretty. I am not sure that in the end it is not self contradict...
Incredible!An absolute Life-transformer!
A philosophical treatise presented as a discourse between Arjuna, a reluctant archer or the brink of war, and his chariotman, who turns out to be Krishna. Krishna gets most of the air time. The Bhagavad Gita was probably a separate discourse that was interpolated into the Mahabharata. On the positiv...
I'm rather fond of Eknath Easwaran's translations of ancient Indian texts.
Only gave it four because I haven't finished it yet.
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