Monumental work on Hindu religion, with critical introd, notes.

The Bhagavad Gita, Translated with a General Introduction, with Chapter Introductions. A New edition

Easwaran, Eknath

Diana Morison

History

Penguin India

Easwaran’s best-selling translation of the Bhagavad Gita is reliable, readable, and profound. His 55-page introduction places the Gita in its historical context, presents key concepts, and brings out the universality and timelessness of its teachings. This edition includes chapter introductions, notes and a Sanskrit glossary. Easwaran grew up in the Hindu tradition in India, learned Sanskrit from a young age, and became a professor of English literature before coming to the West. He is a gifted teacher and an authority on the Indian classics and world mysticism. The Gita opens, dramatically, on a battlefield, as the warrior Arjuna turns in anguish to his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the fundamental questions of life. Yet the Gita is not what it seems – it’s not a dialogue between two mythical figures at the dawn of Indian history. “The battlefield is a perfect backdrop, but the Gita’s subject is the war within, the struggle for self-mastery that every human being must wage if he or she is to emerge from life victorious.”

The Bhagavad Gita, 2nd Edition (Easwaran's Classics of Indian Spirituality Book 1)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

Nilgiri Press

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