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Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
Eknath Easwaran
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Description for Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
Paperback. "The Bhagavad Gita", one of India's most influential scriptures, opens with the warrior-prince Arjuna frozen in indecision on the battlefield. He turns in anguish to his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the fundamental questions of life. This title offers an explanation of the Gita's teachings and their relevance today. Series: Wisdom of India. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
The Bhagavad Gita opens with a crisis - Prince Arjuna despairs on the battlefield, unsure if he should fight his kinsmen in a dreadful war. For Easwaran, the Gita's epic battle represents the war in our own hearts and Arjuna's anguish reflects the human condition: torn between opposing forces, confused about how to live. Sri Krishna's timeless guidance, Easwaran argues, can shed light on our dilemmas today. Placing the Gita's teachings in a modern context, Easwaran explores the nature of reality, the illusion of separateness, the search for identity, the meaning of yoga, and how to heal the unconscious. The ... Read more
The Bhagavad Gita opens with a crisis - Prince Arjuna despairs on the battlefield, unsure if he should fight his kinsmen in a dreadful war. For Easwaran, the Gita's epic battle represents the war in our own hearts and Arjuna's anguish reflects the human condition: torn between opposing forces, confused about how to live. Sri Krishna's timeless guidance, Easwaran argues, can shed light on our dilemmas today. Placing the Gita's teachings in a modern context, Easwaran explores the nature of reality, the illusion of separateness, the search for identity, the meaning of yoga, and how to heal the unconscious. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nilgiri Press United States
Number of pages
225
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Wisdom of India
Condition
New
Weight
356g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Tomales, United States
ISBN
9781586380687
SKU
V9781586380687
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About Eknath Easwaran
Eknath Easwaran (1910 -- 1999) was brought up in the Hindu tradition and learned Sanskrit from a young age. He was chairman of the English department at a major Indian university when he came to the United States on a Fulbright fellowship in 1959. A gifted teacher and writer who settled in the West, Easwaran lived out the principles ... Read more
Reviews for Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
It is impossible to get to the heart of those classics unless you live them, and [Easwaran] did live them. My admiration of the man and his works is boundless. - H U S T O N S M I T H, author of The World's Religions (Reviewing Easwaran's translation, The Bhagavad Gita)