The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume 1: Chapters 1-6

by Eknath Easwaran

Book Overview

"This volume originally appeared in a hardcover edition ... under the title The Bhagavad Gita for daily living, chapters 1 through 6, published by the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation."--T.p. verso. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915132036
• ISBN13: 9780915132034
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Nilgiri Press
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Best modern interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita I've read.

The Bhagavad Gita is the very quintessence of Hindu philosophy. Part of Book 6 of the great epic Mahabharatha, it is in the form of a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna, set in a timeless moment on the battlefield of Kurushetra. Faced with the dilemma of fighting his kinsmen in the cause of justice, Arjuna becomes despondent and decides to forsake everything for a life of renunciation. But Lord Krishna admonishes him saying that his "renunciation", is born of his reluctance to perform his duty rather than spiritual wisdom and is therefore hypocrisy. True renunciation is a state of mind rather than a physical act Lord Krishna explains that all can strive to cultivate this attitude of spiritual detachment even whilst living in the thick of family life by practising nishkama karma yoga i.e. performing one's duties with discipline and detachment. The Gita therefore is a practical guide to ordinary householders. Of the numerous English commentaries on the Gita that I have studied Sri Eknath Easwaran's "The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living," in 3 volumes is by far the best. With practical insight and a gentle sense of humour, Sri Easwaran uses everyday events to show the application of the Gita's teachings. Using local incidents and international issues, Sri Easwaran inspires readers to practice the Gita and translate its timeless values into their daily lives. It will appeal to readers of any background.

Not a Knockoff Version.

Bhagvad Gita is primararily an Indian book. The 3 volumes are published by JAICO PUBLISHERS in India legally. Jaico is one of the biggest publishing houses in the country. Also as far as I know the contents of the Indian version and the Nilgiri Press version is the same. So it is not a Knockoff version but a real version of the book. Example Harry Potter is published in USA by Arthur A. Levine Books and in England by Bloomsbury. Does this make Harry Potter published in USA by Arthur A. Levine Books a knockoff version !!!!! Anyways ratings are given for content of the book and not the version or publisher of the book. If you want to buy an inexpensive legal copy with same content than you will be better off buying a book from Jaico Publishers. Hope this helps readers.

A modern day Guru

To have written such an inspired and inspiring guidebook to the Bhagavad Gita for living in the world and at the same time working toward self-actualization is quite a feat. It says so much about the spiritual life of this wonderful man. Living so far from any true spiritual teacher, I've become bound to these three volumes as a second skin. Eknath's words reach out to me and speak to me, see into my very center. I have no doubt he was a mystic himself, because his words could not have been mere repetitions of other mystics' writings, but rather a journal of his own journey toward actualization. I recommend it to anyone who's willing to take the plunge and live the words of the Bhagavad Gita in today's world...to read it and be guided by it every day.