You can find the entirety of my Tantric summary of the Bhagavad Gita in the Blog Archives on these dates: 10/30/10, 12/7/10, 12/9/10, 1/6/11, 1/20/11, 2/10/11 and 3/8/11.
I am having trouble.. No not trouble. I am not sure how to proceed. Do I need a full understanding of what I have read to continue on? Or should I read the whole book?
The Bhagavad Gita is the kind of layered text that usually requires a long-term investment of time and energy to study and understand deeply. Don't expect to glean everything -- or even anything -- very quickly. Read multiple translations; every translator "spins" the text to his/her worldview, which is perfectly aligned with the way Sanskrit works as a strong and flexible language to transmit spiritual wisdom across millennia and continents.
I highly recommend translations that also contain commentaries on the text. "Bhagavad Gita: Annotated and Explained," Translated by Shri Purohit Swami, Annotations by Kendra Burroughs is one of my favorites.
You can find the entirety of my Tantric summary of the Bhagavad Gita in the Blog Archives on these dates: 10/30/10, 12/7/10, 12/9/10, 1/6/11, 1/20/11, 2/10/11 and 3/8/11.
ReplyDeleteI am having trouble.. No not trouble. I am not sure how to proceed. Do I need a full understanding of what I have read to continue on? Or should I read the whole book?
ReplyDeleteHi Carl,
DeleteThe Bhagavad Gita is the kind of layered text that usually requires a long-term investment of time and energy to study and understand deeply. Don't expect to glean everything -- or even anything -- very quickly. Read multiple translations; every translator "spins" the text to his/her worldview, which is perfectly aligned with the way Sanskrit works as a strong and flexible language to transmit spiritual wisdom across millennia and continents.
I highly recommend translations that also contain commentaries on the text. "Bhagavad Gita: Annotated and Explained," Translated by Shri Purohit Swami, Annotations by Kendra Burroughs is one of my favorites.
:^) Shari
I will look for them.. Thank you.
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