SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By Joshua M. Greene (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2014
• Pages : 144 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8184954074
  

DESCRIPTION:

About the Book: Gita Wisdom: Insights into Sacred Teachings Insights into Sacred Teachings It is dawn, just before the start of an epic war. Two armies comprising nearly four million soldiers fill a vast battlefield. Warrior elephants-their armored tusks glistening in the sunlight-trumpet and stomp the ground. Horses tethered to gold-plated chariots pull at their reins, anxious for the attack. Soldiers beat drums, rattle spears, ready bows and arrows. Between the two armies, noble prince Arjuna looks out from his chariot and envisions the destruction to come. This war is a last chance for his family to regain the kingdom stolen from them fourteen years before by ruthless cousins. Yet, in these final moments, he falters. He turns to his friend and mentor Krishna, who serves as Arjunas charioteer, and confesses to feelings of horror over the lives that will be lost and shame over his participation. What follows is a two-hour dialogue, known as the Bhagavad Gita, or "Song of the Supreme Person," one of the worlds most renowned testimonies to the transformative power of love. In this highly readable introduction to Indias classic yoga text, scholar-practitioner Joshua M. Greene has created a bridge between the Gitas millennial wisdom and the world we know. Through crisp renderings of verses and insightful commentary, the author sheds a bright light on profound concepts. In the tradition of theologians writing for uninitiated readers, he has provided a compulsively readable edition of the Gita, one that lures readers into the very human dimension of its sacred teachings. About the Author: Joshua M Greene Joshua M. Greene received his Masters Degree from Hofstra University and has been teaching Bhagvad Gita for the past twenty years. He is a popular lecturer, Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker, and author of numerous books on paths to enlightenment. In 1982, after spending thirteen years in Hindu ashrams, he returned to the United States and became a communications consultan