The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi
by Mahatma Gandhi
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Author: Mahatma GandhiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-19
ISBN: 1556438001
Number of pages: 248
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
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Book Review: Great tool for studying the Gita
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read many different translations of the Bhagavad-Gita (and am always looking for more). As a translation of the Gita, this one is...fairly good. It has a slightly "fancy," mildly archaic form of English that uses a lot of "thee" and "thou," and sometimes uses some syntactical flourishes that make it very pretty, but sometimes difficult to understand--something like the New King James Bible, if you want a comparison. And, occasionally, there's a Sanskrit term in the text that didn't make it into the glossary, so that's something to keep in mind.
But what i really like about this book is Gandhiji's commentary, which runs through the whole book, interspersed between lines of the text. It provides wonderful insight into how he understood and practiced the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita--and how that informed Satyagraha, and his overall commitment to non-violence. The only other Gita commentary i've read thus far is that contained in "Bhagavad Gita As It Is," by Swami Prabhupada, so that's the only commentary i can compare this one to: This commentary is much less substantial, but also has a bit less of... an "agenda" is not the word i want, but i can't come up with a better one. Gandhiji's commentary is not written from the perspective of a devout Krishna bhakta, so this book is not meant to teach one how to attain "Krishna Consciousness," as Swami Prabhupada and those devotees in his tradition might want. What this commentary does do is give some insight into how people from any and all walks of life can use the Gita as a guide to living a life of devotional service--no matter what deity (if any!) you worship. I'm glad i purchased this book; it has added substantially to my understanding of the Bhagavad Gita and the path of bhakti yoga, and i would recommend it highly--maybe not as your only copy of the Gita, but certainly a translation worth reading.
Namaste
Summary of The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi
The Bhagavad Gita, also called The Song of the Lord, is a 700-line section of a much longer Sanskrit war epic, the Mahabharata, about the legendary conflict between two branches of an Indian ruling family. Framed as a conversation between Krishna, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, and a general of one of the armies, the Gita is written in powerful poetic language meant to be chanted. Equally treasured as a guide to action, a devotional scripture, a philosophical text, and inspirational reading, it remains one of the world?s most influential, widely read spiritual books.The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi is based on talks given by Gandhi between February and November 1926 at the Satyagraha Ashram in Ahmedabad, India. During this time?a period when Gandhi had withdrawn from mass political activity?he devoted much of his time and energy to translating the Gita from Sanskrit into his native Gujarati. As a result, he met with his followers almost daily, after morning prayer sessions, to discuss the Gita?s contents and meaning as it unfolded before him. This book is the transcription of those daily sessions.
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