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.
Great. A friend of mine has been trying to explain the Gita. In my reading of it I tend to get lost in the minutia of the whatever line of text I am reading at the moment. Hopefully using these blogs I can find guide post to where I am going..
I'm so happy that you're finding these very brief chapter summaries helpful! I own quite a few different translations of the Gita, but two books of commentary stand out for me: "Understanding and Standing Under the Bhagavad Gita," Written by Donald Curtis (with a Foreword by Wayne Dyer), and "Bhagavad Gita: Annotated and Explained," Translated by Shri Purohit Swami, Annotations by Kendra Burroughs.
The Gita is a magnificent text, full of depth, so you're certainly not alone in tending to "get lost in the minutia of whatever line" you're reading. A lifetime wouldn't be long enough to fully explore all the nuances of this beautiful, ancient scripture. Enjoy your journey with it!
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.
ReplyDeleteGreat. A friend of mine has been trying to explain the Gita. In my reading of it I tend to get lost in the minutia of the whatever line of text I am reading at the moment. Hopefully using these blogs I can find guide post to where I am going..
ReplyDeleteHi Carl,
DeleteI'm so happy that you're finding these very brief chapter summaries helpful! I own quite a few different translations of the Gita, but two books of commentary stand out for me: "Understanding and Standing Under the Bhagavad Gita," Written by Donald Curtis (with a Foreword by Wayne Dyer), and "Bhagavad Gita: Annotated and Explained," Translated by Shri Purohit Swami, Annotations by Kendra Burroughs.
The Gita is a magnificent text, full of depth, so you're certainly not alone in tending to "get lost in the minutia of whatever line" you're reading. A lifetime wouldn't be long enough to fully explore all the nuances of this beautiful, ancient scripture. Enjoy your journey with it!