The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi
by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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"The Bhagavad Gita, or "Song of God", is one of the world's great scriptures. The story of the warrior Arjuna's battlefield conversation with the divine Krishna, it holds the universal essence of Hindu philosophy and wisdom.".
"Mahatma Gandhi's translation and commentary on the Gita, presented to his followers at prayer meetings over a nine-month period in 1926, is regarded in India as one of the most important of the twentieth century. In clear and simple terms, Gandhi addresses the concerns that most directly affect the spiritual lives of common people.
He draws on his life experiences and inner searching to illuminate what he describes as "the gospel of selfless action." His Gita is a call to detached service to others and devotion to God, for readers of every faith."--BOOK JACKET.
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Criticism, interpretation, Bhagavadgītā, BhagavadgitaShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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The Bhagavad Gita according to Gandhi: text and commentary translated from Gujarati
2009, North Atlantic Books
in English
1556438001 9781556438004
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The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi
September 2000, Berkeley Hills Books
Paperback
in English
1893163113 9781893163119
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"Based upon talks given by Gandhi between February 24 and November 27, 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 During this time--a period when Gandhi had withdrawn from mass political activity--he devoted much of his time and energy to translating the Gita from Sanskrit into his native Gujarati.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. The Bhagavad Gita, also called The Song of the Lord, is a 700-line section of a much longer Sanskrit war epic, the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata is considered one of the greatest religious classics of Hinduism. The entire text of the Gita is a conversation between Krishna, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, and a general of one of the armies"--Provided by publisher.
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