Fantastic, a "must read"April 23, 1999 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have owned this book for years, and have read it several times. This is one of the top ten books in my personal library. I've read most of the books that Eknath Easwaran has written and I can endorse them all, especially this one. He has taken a spiritual classic and translated it, plus made it relevant to modern life. Very readable.
Excellent discussion of ancient wisdom for modern day livingAugust 7, 1998 22 out of 22 found this review helpful
This is an excellent treatment of millenia-old Hindu religious thought for the modern day thinking man. Easwaran begins his discussion with explanations of several terms (such as Karma and Atman)from Vedic literature in easy to understand terms that capture the reader's attention.
The main body of the book is of course Lord Krishna's explanation to his life-long friend and champion archer Arjun of life's purpose i.e. Self-Realization (realization that the individual spirit is part of the Universal spirit). However unlike several other books on the same subject, Easwaran has employed an unimitable style and simplicity of presentation that make the book impossible to put down.
The book does not have any Sanskrit script nor any transliterations of the original poetry of the Bhagavad Gita (literally "The Lord's Song"). But I heartily recommend it to any reader interested in obtaining an overview of one of India's greatest philosophical works!
