The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics)
The eighteen chapters of The Bhagavad Gita (c. 500 b.c.), the glory of Sanskrit literature, encompass the whole spiritual struggle of a human soul. Its three central themes—love, light, and life—arise from the symphonic vision of God in all things and of all things in God.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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I don't rate holy books. There are a lot of beautiful lines and interesting thoughts here. This one stood out to me when reading, and then I saw that it's one of the top quotes on Goodreads so it must be a real gem to resonate with so many: “It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.”
That said, it's hard to get behind the initial premise that Arjuna should fight family in war. And in general, my bias is I relate to the parts more reminiscent of Christianity like the section on the importance of sacrifice than the parts that are more similar to Buddhism- accepting happiness and sadness equally. I've long since decided I'm not cut out for non-attachment.
That said, it's hard to get behind the initial premise that Arjuna should fight family in war. And in general, my bias is I relate to the parts more reminiscent of Christianity like the section on the importance of sacrifice than the parts that are more similar to Buddhism- accepting happiness and sadness equally. I've long since decided I'm not cut out for non-attachment.
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