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A two-volume translation of and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, offering a comprehensive examination of the science and philosophy of yoga. It seeks to break new ground as a revelation of the Gita's most profound spiritual, psychological and metaphysical truths, long obscured by metaphor and allegory. The author outlines the Gita's balanced path of meditation and right activity, and shows how we can create for ourselves a life of spiritual integrity, serenity, simplicity and joy. Included are Sanskrit transliterations of each verse, along with subject guides and a 37-page index.
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AS A PREEMINENT TREATISE ON YOGA, the renowned Bhagavad Gita speaks both pragmatically and esoterically to embrace the broad spectrum of human seeking that has tor generations sheltered itself in the counsel and solace found in the verses of this beloved scripture. Read the first page
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AS A PREEMINENT TREATISE ON YOGA, the renowned Bhagavad Gita speaks both pragmatically and esoterically to embrace the broad spectrum of human seeking that has tor generations sheltered itself in the counsel and solace found in the verses of this beloved scripture. Read the first page
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Anyone who is looking for answers to the true reason for their existence will find the answers here. The true nature of the Spirit and the Soul is expounded throughout its eighteen chapters. I believe Paramahansa Yoganada had a direct link to God by his precise use of words, and explaining unambiguously his translation of the Gita.
It's a must read because you owe it to your soul to find its way back to its true home immersed in Spirit.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As Autobiography of a Yogi sparked a flame inside of me,this commentary on the Bhagavad Gita is without doubt,the best I have ever read.It is full of rich information about creation and our existence.Wonderfully written,I shall treasure this forever.A reference book for living from one of the most enlightened beings in history.
As a Yoga teacher myself,I would highly recommend!
James Currie
As a Yoga teacher myself,I would highly recommend!
James Currie
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Essential reading for anyone interested in yoga, whether as a practictioner or as a scholar, this book also offers a lot to those interested in other paths of transformation. This is a brilliantly executed work: verse by verse, the book provides the sanskrit text, the English translation and Yogananda's comprehensive commentary mining the Gita's many levels of meaning. For example, Yogananda explores the Gita's depiction of events (the armies of Arjuna and his brothers arrayed against their foes) as an allegory for every aspirant's internal struggle between the forces leading towards spiritual realization and the forces (e.g. sense-slavery, sloth, lack of discrimination)that thwart it. Within this context, he also examines the dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna as a reflection of the inner dialogue between Spirit and soul (hence the "God Talks" title). On other fronts, Yogananda makes connections between the Gita and Pantanjali's Yoga Sutras and the Sankhya philosophical traditions. In ways I am not yet able to articulate, this book helped me bridge the gap between what I categorize--imprecisely I'm sure--as yogic and non-yogic traditions. (By yogic I mean any meditative tradition that predicated on the existence of Spirit, the realization of which serves as the final goal, vs. non-yogic by which I mean meditative traditions that assert Emptiness as the final goal.) Ultimately, what makes this book so powerful is that Yogananda clearly knows whereof he speaks. The result is a book that speaks in direct and practical terms to the aspirant, while also able to satisfy the pedant.
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