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The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi by Mahatma Gandhi

The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · February 20, 2013

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A reflective reading of the Gita, shaped by Gandhi’s effort to live its teaching.
Genres
Hindu Sacred Writings, Hindu Thought, History of India
Published
Start Publishing LLC, February 20, 2013

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About this book

My first acquaintance with the Gita began in 1888-89 with the verse translation by Sir Edwin Arnold known as the Song Celestial. On reading it, I felt a keen desire to read a Gujarati translation. And I read as many translations as I could lay hold of. But all such reading can give me no passport for presenting my own translation. Then again my knowledge of Sanskrit is limited, my knowledge of Gujarati too is in no way scholarly.

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How could I then dare present the public with my translation? It has been my endeavor, as also that of some companions, to reduce to practice the teaching of the Gita as I have understood it. The Gita has become for us a spiritual reference book. I am aware that we ever fail to act in perfect accord with the teaching. The failure is not due to want of effort, but is in spite of it. Even though the failures we seem to see rays of hope. The accompanying rendering contains the meaning of the Gita message which this little band is trying to enforce in its daily conduct. --Mahatma Gandhi Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment.

Faith in Practice

A reflective reading of the Gita, shaped by Gandhi’s effort to live its teaching.

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  • A spiritual text approached through daily conduct
  • Gandhi’s candid account of striving and falling short

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  • A contemplative rendering grounded in lived practice
  • Humility about translation and imperfect understanding

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Hindu Sacred Writings82%
Hindu Thought43%
History of India20%

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  • Eastern Philosophy
  • Eastern Religions
  • Self-Help
Authors
Mahatma Gandhi
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
February 20, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Eastern Philosophy