The Baghavad Gita

by Laurie L. Patton (Translator )

Genres: Philosophy, Theology

Unknown Binding

Reviews

[Emma Gray Lamont]

I dont feel right giving a religious text a rating but I LOVED reading this and have a lot of really great takeaways!

[Asa The Writer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not for me

[Simone D · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now I am hindu expert

[Gonzalo Lujambio · Rating 5 out of 5]

As one who has little contact with things relating to hinduism, I was surprised to find it so moving and relevant to any life. Important, even. At least it felt that way to me

The translation is great, very accesible, I found that I understood it quite well even when it is an ancient text and written in prose. That is because the translator did a great job in balancing - knowing when to directly translate and give it that feeling like Vishnu is speaking in almost "arcane" language, but also when to use a more practical language.
At least for a layman, its amazing. Maybe not so to a scholar or one who actually practices the religion, but I could not say.
I still recommend using a companion text or reading a summary beforehand, to get a little more context about what is going on, such as why Arjuna is going to battle, and so on.

[Cris · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a book of instructions on how to live, in order to get to know God. I found it very similar to the New Testament in the guidance of attitudes and behavior. It's written from a different standpoint, because it's within a system that considers reincarnation. But I found the main idea of human behavior to be the same. It's written poetically and it's very complementary with the Power of Silence by Eckhart Tolle

[Kate]

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[Maria Cristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book as been inspiring throughout my whole life

[syna with a why · Rating 5 out of 5]

My parents are really impressed with my class’s reading list

[Jean K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Je l’ai lu pour avoir une vision d’ensemble de la mythologie hindoux, et ce fut un bon choix! Allez y mais à compléter avec des sources plus « scholaire » du panthéon indien