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Title: The Song of God: Bhagavad-Gita by Swami Prabhavananda, Christopher Isherwood, Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavad-Gita ISBN: 0-451-62757-1 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: July, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: aptly called, "the song of God."
Comment: perhaps the greatest piece of truly inspired spiritual literature ever written. considered by many to be the epitome of the vast collection of writings that is Vedanta. its the story of lord krishna's holy teachings and advice to a warrior whose heart is in great distress on the eve of battle. and aren't we all warriors on the eve of the battle of daily life? lord krishna lays out the various ways a person can seek and find and know God. i love the book very much indeed and have read it many times over during the past few decades. this particular translation is a thing of sheer beauty and power. this is by far my favorite translation of the several i've read. this book belongs on the reading table of every sincere spiritual seeker. its simply sublime.
Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome!
Comment: This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. If you're at all curious about Hinduism - this book has it all. Now I don't personally believe that a blue-skinned guy named Krishna ever really existed. But I do believe he is an excellent allegory, or character, used to convey the beliefs of Hinduism and the experience (and non-experience) of Brahman(God). My favorite thing about this book is that Krishna is active in everyday life. The story is actually an excerpt from the epic "Mahabarata". It takes place in the middle of a battlefield. Arjuna, a warrior, does not want to fight because he sees that all the guys on the other side are his relatives - his brothers so to speak. Krishna tells Arjuna to fight and then goes on to explain why it's ok - all the while expounding the ideals and beliefs of the Hindus. What's cool is that even though they express that God is in everyone and everything - it's ok to participate in ordinary life according to your nature. Arjuna has the nature of a warrior so he is supposed to fight when there is a battle. Not everybody needs to sit around meditating and smoking hemp.
The book is a masterpiece and it is beautifully done. Check it out.
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful Interpretation
Comment: This is not a translation of the Gita as much as an intepretation. Scholars will find much to irritate them here as direct translation was not Isherwood's aim, but rather an interpretation of the text in such a way that was best suited to Isherwood's own aim's of self-enlightenment. This volume is easy to read, and many sections have been put into a semi-poetical form to recall the feel of the original (a big plus, as few modern translations have attempted to do the same). Also, quite interesting is the introduction by Aldous Huxley, in which he relates his "Perennial Philosophy" to the Gita and speaks in detail about Hinduism as well as it's relation to other faiths. An appendix on various Hindoo ideas is included that makes some potentially foreign concepts a little bit easier to assimilate. For anyone who loves the Gita as I do, this book is a treasure trove.
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Title: Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda, W. Y. Evans-Wentz ISBN: 0876120796 Publisher: Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers Pub. Date: June, 1979 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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Title: Darsan by Diana L. Eck ISBN: 0231112653 Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali by Swami Prabhavananda, Christopher Isherwood, Patanjali ISBN: 0874810418 Publisher: Vedanta Press & Bookshop Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: A Mahayana Scripture by Vimalakirtinirdesa. English, Robert A. F. Thurman ISBN: 0271006013 Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr (Txt) Pub. Date: March, 1987 List Price(USD): $16.50 |
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Title: The Upanishads: Breath of the Eternal by Swami Prabhavananda, Frederick Manchester, Swami Prabhanananda ISBN: 0451528484 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 06 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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