Wisdom of India: Essence of the Bhagavad Gita: A Contemporary Guide to Yoga, Meditation & Indian Philosophy (Paperback)

from vpfluke

I found this book rather difficult to get into. I loved seeing Peter Brooks' staging of the Mahabharata, and thought I would like a book on the Gita, which is a small section of the Mahabharata. The Gita is a philosophical discourse beween the warrior Arjuna and his charioteer, Krishna, who is ac...

from AzureMountain

I have just started reading this book and wil update this review once I finish. Based upon what I have ready to date, I have already ordered Essence of the Upanishads by the same author and look forward to the other companion books being published. I am sure to add them to my library!

from tangledthread

This book is a posthumous publication of Easwaran's teachings on the Gita in his later life. As a long time student of yoga, I've been exposed to bits and pieces of the Bhagavad Gita over the years. But the teachings have always felt foreign to me since I am firmly rooted in western culture. Easw...

from orangewords

Wow. This was a really, really good read. It took me a while to get through this book, which I was surprised by, but I would say that this is because it was such a rich text. Each chapter was like a lesson for the reader, and it couldn't be read too quickly. I have read "The Bhagavad Gita" before...

from antiquary

Frankly, this was much better than I expected. As a non-Hindu, I have never been greatly impressed by the Gita. However, Easwaran writes as a thoroughly sophisticated man thoroughly at home with modern culture and at the same time a man with a genuine faith in the Hindu tradition as learned from ...