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The Bhagavad-Gita by Barbara Stoler Miller
It was really interesting to see how Krishna is portrayed as the “savior”. Krishna’s Gitz in Time of War Bantam classic. Retrieved from ” https: To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Not only is the book rich in imagery but it is also what is considered to be a ‘Bible’, mller book of holy writ, for the Hindus. Her translation of the Bhagavad Gitathe most popular of the Hindu texts, was extremely successful, surpassing the popularity of many prior translations.
To ask other readers questions about The Bhagavad Gitaplease sign up. Eliot; most recently, it formed the core of Peter Brook’s celebrated production of the Mahabharata. Sure, I could It seems like this took an especially long time to read an average of under 7 pages per dayfor such a comparatively short book not quite pages, and most of those pages in four-line stanzas with lots of blank page-spacebut this is among the many works on my list of “things to go back and read, or read again, that I didn’t read, or didn’t read as closely as I’d have liked, even though I was supposed to, back in college or whenever.
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This definition by adults was so broad that I would end up with a foggy image, a cloud, often painted with fear, other times with confusion, creating a distance between the One and me. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
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She was one of three children. June 1, Sold by: Jeez, Krishna sure can talk in the middle of a battle, can’t he?
Want to Read saving…. Krishna’s counsel in time of war’ Sort by: This can bhagacad a significant distortion and misunderstanding of the meaning of gitq text. Trivia About The Bhagavad-Gita. From the Paperback edition. Ancient text about development of the spirit and a connection to the Lord Kristna.
Nathan Satterlee rated it really liked it Sep 14, I reread this evry two years. Her translation of the Bhagavad Gita was extremely successful and she helped popularize Indian literature in the U. From the Pa The Bhagavad-Gita has been an essential text of Hindu culture in India since the time of its composition in the first century A. Micki rated it liked it Jan 25, Domonic rated it it was amazing Oct 09, Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions. Amazon Music Stream millions of songs.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this translation. I have to teach this text to my sophomores so I need to love it to teach it! Want to Read saving…. Keyes David Ludden James L. Write a customer review. Get fast, free shipping with Amazon Prime. Evil will haunt us if we kill them, though their bows are drawn to kill. In any case, this version is excellent because it manages to keep the poetic consistency of the original Gita while doing away with jargon yet without doing away with the meaning, even in a subtle form, of the Gita.
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