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GEMS OF MAHABHARATA What's In It, You'll Find Nowhere: Pearls of Wisdom & Eternal Truths from the Longest Epic, Portrayed in Captivating Style by a Behavioral Scientist
GEMs of MAHABHARATA
Is there any piece of world literature that
-transcends time and space, encompasses every aspect of human living, nature, and the universe?
-holds eternal values, survived for over 5000 years, and remains new and a promising 'work-in-progress'?
-a cornucopia of myths, passion, love, hatred, revenge, and all the conceivable emotions?
- explores all aspects of spirituality and temporality, creates a code of living, a philosophy of social and ethical living, and explains the law of cause and effect of everything?
- and can be passed on from generation to generation as an inexhaustible treasure trove of eternal wisdom?
The only answer is the Mahabharata.
The very book of Life, the Mahabharata is some fifteen times the combined length of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, and seven times The Iliad and The Odyssey put together. At the same time, it is also "100 times more interesting" than them all, as observed by Wendy Doniger.
W.J. Johnson has put it, in the context of world civilization, on par with the Bible, the works of William Shakespeare, the works of Homer, Greek drama, or the Quran. In India, it is called the Fifth Veda. "He who knows it not," said C. Rajagoplachari, "knows not the heights and the depths of the soul"; he misses the real reasons behind the intriguing trajectory of human living.
The beauty of this greatest of the epics has attracted centuries of readers and scholars, and it has been re-told umpteen times. What makes the present version, which is the first of several volumes, distinct is its critical analysis of the characters and events of Mahabharata from the angle of modern behavioral science, and the valuable lessons it churned out from an in-depth study of it .
This book, for instance, throws light into certain less-known aspects of the well-known characters like Bhishma, Drona, Duryodhana, etc. and answers questions like the following, and more.
What's the meaning of Gandhari's two-year pregnancy and 101 babies at one birth?
How was Kunti a role model of an ideal parent?
How did Bhishma err in following his dharma, and why his tyaga (sacrifice) was not superior?
Why Yudhishtira was considered the kingpin of the Pandavas' victory in the Kurukshetra war?
Who was the only person in the Mahabharata, whose soul directly merged with the Almighty on death?
Why was Duryodhana considered a master communicator?
Why Dharmaputra's Ashvamedha Yaga was inferior to a poor Brahmana's annadaana?
How Sanjaya symbolizes man's introspection?
The story of Indra becoming a python for thousands of years
The Gandharva who ate his own dead body
In this Volume and the other three Volumes of a series on the epic, which is the very book of life, the author dissects the various events of Mahabharata, the nuances of dharma, the invincible nature of the law of cause and effect, and much more, from the perspective of a modern behavioral scientist.Every chapter ends with the answers to the 'What's in it for me?' The book is an excellent guide to modern management topics like personality development, assertive behavior, communication and listening, leadership and motivation, setting and achieving goals, team working, synergistic relationship building, value-based living etc.
Is there any piece of world literature that
-transcends time and space, encompasses every aspect of human living, nature, and the universe?
-holds eternal values, survived for over 5000 years, and remains new and a promising 'work-in-progress'?
-a cornucopia of myths, passion, love, hatred, revenge, and all the conceivable emotions?
- explores all aspects of spirituality and temporality, creates a code of living, a philosophy of social and ethical living, and explains the law of cause and effect of everything?
- and can be passed on from generation to generation as an inexhaustible treasure trove of eternal wisdom?
The only answer is the Mahabharata.
The very book of Life, the Mahabharata is some fifteen times the combined length of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, and seven times The Iliad and The Odyssey put together. At the same time, it is also "100 times more interesting" than them all, as observed by Wendy Doniger.
W.J. Johnson has put it, in the context of world civilization, on par with the Bible, the works of William Shakespeare, the works of Homer, Greek drama, or the Quran. In India, it is called the Fifth Veda. "He who knows it not," said C. Rajagoplachari, "knows not the heights and the depths of the soul"; he misses the real reasons behind the intriguing trajectory of human living.
The beauty of this greatest of the epics has attracted centuries of readers and scholars, and it has been re-told umpteen times. What makes the present version, which is the first of several volumes, distinct is its critical analysis of the characters and events of Mahabharata from the angle of modern behavioral science, and the valuable lessons it churned out from an in-depth study of it .
This book, for instance, throws light into certain less-known aspects of the well-known characters like Bhishma, Drona, Duryodhana, etc. and answers questions like the following, and more.
What's the meaning of Gandhari's two-year pregnancy and 101 babies at one birth?
How was Kunti a role model of an ideal parent?
How did Bhishma err in following his dharma, and why his tyaga (sacrifice) was not superior?
Why Yudhishtira was considered the kingpin of the Pandavas' victory in the Kurukshetra war?
Who was the only person in the Mahabharata, whose soul directly merged with the Almighty on death?
Why was Duryodhana considered a master communicator?
Why Dharmaputra's Ashvamedha Yaga was inferior to a poor Brahmana's annadaana?
How Sanjaya symbolizes man's introspection?
The story of Indra becoming a python for thousands of years
The Gandharva who ate his own dead body
In this Volume and the other three Volumes of a series on the epic, which is the very book of life, the author dissects the various events of Mahabharata, the nuances of dharma, the invincible nature of the law of cause and effect, and much more, from the perspective of a modern behavioral scientist.Every chapter ends with the answers to the 'What's in it for me?' The book is an excellent guide to modern management topics like personality development, assertive behavior, communication and listening, leadership and motivation, setting and achieving goals, team working, synergistic relationship building, value-based living etc.
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Published January 24, 2022
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December 27, 2023
Gems indeed
The author has effectively complied all the essence and important stories from the Epic and put forth in a very easy and relatable way ... Thank you sir... Wishing you holistic abundance always!!!
The author has effectively complied all the essence and important stories from the Epic and put forth in a very easy and relatable way ... Thank you sir... Wishing you holistic abundance always!!!
July 25, 2022
Wow
Do many characters and lessons of Mahabharata is portrayed here in a very good way. So many doubts have been cleared.
Do many characters and lessons of Mahabharata is portrayed here in a very good way. So many doubts have been cleared.
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