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The Bhagavad Gita (Classic of Indian Spirituality)
Eknath Easwaran
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Description for The Bhagavad Gita (Classic of Indian Spirituality)
paperback. Translator(s): Easwaran, Eknath. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 345.
The Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of the Lord," is probably the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Easwaran's clear, accessible translation is the best-selling edition. The Gita opens dramatically, with prince Arjuna collapsing in anguish on the brink of a war that he doesn't want to fight. Arjuna has lost his way on the battlefield of life, and turns to his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, the Lord himself. Krishna replies in 700 verses of sublime instruction on living and dying, loving and working, and the nature of the soul. This book includes an extensive and very readable ... Read more
The Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of the Lord," is probably the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Easwaran's clear, accessible translation is the best-selling edition. The Gita opens dramatically, with prince Arjuna collapsing in anguish on the brink of a war that he doesn't want to fight. Arjuna has lost his way on the battlefield of life, and turns to his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, the Lord himself. Krishna replies in 700 verses of sublime instruction on living and dying, loving and working, and the nature of the soul. This book includes an extensive and very readable ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nilgiri Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Tomales, United States
ISBN
9781586380199
SKU
V9781586380199
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99-46
About Eknath Easwaran
Easwaran grew up in the Hindu tradition in India, and learned Sanskrit from a young age. He was a professor of English literature before coming to the West on a Fulbright scholarship. A gifted teacher, he is recognized as an authority on the Indian classics and world mysticism.
Reviews for The Bhagavad Gita (Classic of Indian Spirituality)
“No one in modern times is more qualified – no, make that ‘as qualified’ – to translate the epochal Classics of Indian Spirituality than Eknath Easwaran. And the reason is clear. It is impossible to get to the heart of those classics unless you live them, and he did live them. My admiration of the man and his works is ... Read more