The Bhagavad Gita: According to Gandhi - Softcover

Mahatma Gandhi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 812220452X ISBN 13: 9788122204520

Publisher: Orient Paperbacks, 2011

Synopsis

Book Dimensions: 8.5x5.5x0.8 inches, Weight: 1 Lb. This title gives a sloka-by-sloka interpretation of one of the world's most enduring and influential spiritual texts of the twentieth century. The Bhagavad Gita is a profound religious text, and Gandhi's commentary on the Gita is regarded as among the most important of the twentieth century. Gandhi addresses the issues he felt most directly affected the spiritual lives of common people. In his own words his interpretation (of the Gita) is designed for the common man, 'one who has little or no literary equipment, who has neither the time nor the desire to read the Gita in the original, and yet who stands in need of its support'. This book is based on talks given by the Mahatma at the Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, over a nine month period between February 24 and November 27, 1926. During this period Gandhi devoted much of his time and energy to translating the Gita from Sanskrit into Gujarati.

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About the Author

"For more than twenty years I have been paying special attention to the question of Health. While in England, I had to make my own arrangements for food and drink, and I can say, therefore, that my experience is quite reliable. I have arrived at certain definite conclusions from that experience, and these I now set down for the benefit of my readers. As the familiar saying goes, 'Prevention is better than cure'. It is far easier and safer to prevent illness by the observance of the laws of health than to set about curing the illness which has been brought on by our own ignorance and carelessness. Hence is the duty of all thoughtful men to understand aright the laws of health. I do not pretend that the facts mentioned by me have not been said before. But my readers will find here in a nutshell the substance of several books on the subject. I have arrived at my conclusions after studying these books, and after a series of careful experiments."

Edition details

• Publisher: Orient Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 812220452X
• ISBN 13: 9788122204520
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336