Gita Wisdom: An Introduction to India's Essential Yoga Text

by Joshua M. Greene

1601090366|9781601090362. Gita Wisdom An Introduction to India's Essential Yoga Text published in the year 2009 was published by Mandala Publishing Group. The author of this book is Joshua M. Greene. This is the Paperback version of the title "Gita Wisdom An Introduction to India's Essential Yoga Text". Gita Wisdom An Introduction to India's Essential Yoga Text is currently Available with us.

Genres: Spirituality, Philosophy, Hinduism

96 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2009

About the author

Joshua M. Greene earned his M.A. at Hofstra University, where he taught Hinduism and Holocaust history until his retirement in 2013. His books on war crimes trials and survivor testimony have been published in six languages. He has spoken at the Pentagon, the Judge Advocates College, the New York Public Library Distinguished Author series, and lectures frequently before state bar associations. In 1969, he was initiated as Yogesvara Das by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and spent 13 years in Krishna temples, serving as director of ISKCON’s European publishing office. His books on spirituality include Here Comes the Sun: The Spiritual and Musical Journey of George Harrison and Gita Wisdom: An Introduction to India’s Essential Yoga Text. His most recent book is a biography of Srila Prabhupada, titled Swami in a Strange Land: How Krishna Came to the West. Greene is also a filmmaker whose Holocaust documentaries have aired on PBS, The Disney Channel, and Discovery.

Reviews

[G Bernard · Rating 4 out of 5]

great gita-especially for beginners. manages to be a "gita lite" without being too light. preserves the essence of the work without being too epic with the language and is very understandable with great footnotes. This will be the Gita I suggest to people who have always been daunted by this work.

[Diwakar Narayan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book Gita Wisedom is good for those who have not read any full version of the Bhagvad Gita. Wish short and easy meaning of the Gita verses given out in the book makes it a comfortable read, avoiding the usage of technical details. Wherever, the author could not escape using them, he has well explained the concept in footnotes.

One thing that I would like to have seen is Joshua explaining the concept of the titles of different chapters of Gita i.e. Sankhyayoga, Karmayoga, Gyankarmasamyasayoga, karmasamyasayoga, aatmasamyamyoga and so on for all the eighteen chapters, and why they were named so. It would have helped the reader understand the very purpose of Bhagvad Gita.

[Charlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful! So many verses and quotes were starred and underlined. It's one of those books that it's okay to interact with via pen.

[Christina M Rau · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you love footnotes and have interest in the Bhagavad Gita, this book is for you.

[Mary Squire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed the footnotes and message/story

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a sweet introduction to the Bhagavad Gita. I loved it and will always carry it with me. Thank you so much for that read Joshua

[Cozy · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was my first introduction to the bhagavad gita after hearing and reading about it for years. I truly appreciate this book for making the overall concepts and truths very digestible because other translations of the text can be very dense and overwhelming to some. the author definitely put effort into his footnotes, which can sometimes be tedious but nonetheless appreciated. i’ll be looking forward to the next translation and interpretation of the gita I find!

[Paulina · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first encounter with Bhagavad Gita, The Song Celestial.. Concise and written in an easy to grasp way, the book contains a glossary of main terms and amazing illustrations that propel the reader to the battlefield where Arjuna and Krishna talk about purpose of life, love, God and yoga... Hope you'll enjoy!

[Ben Root · Rating 5 out of 5]

Greene captures the essence, profundity, and magical mysticism of the Gita without watering it down with his accessible translation. Synthesized masterfully, the verse summaries use a modern lens to glance at ancient grandeur in a way usually dreadfully missed in books like this. This is a fantastic introduction to the Gita and bhakti at large, would recommend to anyone!

[Valerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very concise version with no dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna as the original Bhagavad Gita has, so it ends up skipping many teachings that some people might find important.

I would not recommend this version for those who want to seriously study the Gita. This is more of a summary for a casual reader.

Still, the author's summary at the beginning of every chapter, the footnotes with more explanations, the images, and the glossary at the end of the book made this book enjoyable.

[Jules Iavarone · Rating 5 out of 5]

This beautiful book is a light easier to read story version of the Bhagavad Gita ( the Hindu spiritual text ) . I highly recommend if you want to know more about the Bhagavad Gita, or want an easier way to read it Per se.

[Mateo Tomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Birthed from his decades of self study and academic rigor, this goes down so smooth, and leaves one feeling renewed, inspired and with a clear understanding of why the Bhagavad Gita is as one of the planets most holy works.

[Paige · Rating 4 out of 5]

somewhat confusing in theories it is imparting but it is much more digestible and lite then other versions of the gita I have seen