The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

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North Atlantic
15 July 2011

Religion & beliefs; Hinduism

Regarded in India as one of the most important books of the 20th century, Gandhi's commentary on this classic Hindu text addresses the issues he felt most directly affected the spiritual lives of common people.

The Bhagavad Gita, also called The Song of the Lord, is a 700-line section of a much longer Sanskrit war epic, the Mahabharata, about the legendary conflict between two branches of an Indian ruling family. Framed as a conversation between Krishna, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, and a general of one of the armies, the Gita is written in powerful poetic language meant to be chanted. Equally treasured as a guide to action, a devotional scripture, a philosophical text, and inspirational reading, it remains one of the world's most influential, widely read spiritual books.

The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi is based on talks given by Gandhi between February and November 1926 at the Satyagraha Ashram in Ahmedabad, India. During this time-a period when Gandhi had withdrawn from mass political activity-he devoted much of his time and energy to translating the Gita from Sanskrit into his native Gujarati. As a result, he met with his followers almost daily, after morning prayer sessions, to discuss the Gita's contents and meaning as it unfolded before him. This book is the transcription of those daily sessions.

By: Mahatma Gandhi
Imprint: North Atlantic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 283g
ISBN: 9781556438004
ISBN 10: 1556438001
Pages: 245
Publication Date: 15 July 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi(1869--1948) was a preeminent political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian Independence movement. John Strohmeier has edited numerous books on Gandhi. Michael Nagler is Professor Emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley.

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