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Chapter introductions clarify key concepts, and notes and a glossary explain Sanskrit terms.</p><p><br></p><p>Easwaran grew up in the Hindu tradition in India, and learned Sanskrit from a young age. He was a professor of English literature before coming to the West on a Fulbright scholarship. A gifted teacher, he is recognized as an authority on the Indian classics and world mysticism.</p><p><br></p><p>The Bhagavad Gita opens, dramatically, on a battlefield, as the warrior Arjuna turns in anguish to his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the fundamental questions of life. Yet, as Easwaran points out, the Gita is not what it seems – it’s not a dialogue between two mythical figures at the dawn of Indian history. “The battlefield is a perfect backdrop, but the Gita’s subject is the war within, the struggle for self-mastery that every human being must wage if he or she is to emerge from life victorious.”</p><p>Arjuna’s struggle in the Bhagavad Gita is acutely modern. He has lost his way on the battlefield of life and turns to find the path again by asking direct, uncompromising questions of his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, the Lord himself. Krishna replies in 700 verses of sublime instruction on living and dying, loving and working, and the nature of the soul.</p><p><br></p><p>Easwaran shows the Gita’s relevance to us today as we strive, like Arjuna, to do what is right.</p><p><br></p><p>“No one in modern times is more qualified – no, make that ‘as qualified’ – to translate the epochal Classics of Indian Spirituality than Eknath Easwaran. And the reason is clear. It is impossible to get to the heart of those classics unless you live them, and he did live them. My admiration of the man and his works is boundless.” – Huston Smith, author of The World’s Religions.</p></div></div></div><div class="search_box_wrapper"><form action=/books id=search_form style="margin:0px;padding:0px;" method=get> <input type=hidden name="redir_esc" value="y"><input type=hidden name="id" value="bcnJAAAAQBAJ"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 class="swv-table"><tr><td class="swv-td-search"><span><input id=search_form_input type=text maxlength=1024 class="text_flat swv-input-search" aria-label="Search in this book" name=q value="" title="Search inside" accesskey=i></span></td><td class="swv-td-space"><div> </div></td><td><input type=submit value="Search inside"></td></tr></table><script type="text/javascript">if (window['_OC_autoDir']) {_OC_autoDir('search_form_input');}</script></form><div id="preview-link"><a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover" class="primary"><span dir=ltr>Preview this book</span> »</a></div></div></td> 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class=about_content><div id=toc_v><div class="first_toc_column"><div class="first_toc_pad"><table><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><a class="primary" href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA7&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2" ><span title="Foreword " style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>Foreword </span></span></a></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>7</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><a class="primary" href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA13&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2" ><span title="Introduction " style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>Introduction </span></span></a></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>13</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>The War Within </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>71</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>SelfRealization </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>83</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>Selfless Service </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>99</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>Wisdom in Action </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>111</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>Renounce Rejoice </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>123</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>The Practice of Meditation </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>133</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="second_toc_column"><div class="second_toc_pad"><table><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>The Eternal Godhead </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>157</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>The Royal Path </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>169</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>Divine Splendor </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>179</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>The Cosmic Vision </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>191</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>The Way of Love </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>203</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>The Forces of Evolution </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>221</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>Two Paths </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>235</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>Freedom Renunciation </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>251</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr></table></div></div><br style="clear:both;"/></div><span onclick="_OC_setListSectionVisible('toc_h', 1)" class=morelesslink id=toc_hc0 style="display:none"><br>More</span><div id=toc_hd1><div class="first_toc_column"><div class="first_toc_pad"><table><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>Wisdom from Realization </span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>147</td></tr><tr><td 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href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&q=Vedas&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>Vedas</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&q=verse&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>verse</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&q=vijnana&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>vijnana</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&q=Vishnu&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Vishnu</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&q=warrior&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>warrior</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&q=wise&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>wise</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&q=word&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>word</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&q=worship&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>worship</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&q=yogi&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>yogi</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&q=Yudhishthira&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>Yudhishthira</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=bcnJAAAAQBAJ&q=yugas&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>yugas</span></a></div></div></div></div><div class=vertical_module_list_row><h3 class=about_title><a name="about_author_anchor"></a>About the author <span style="color:#666; font-weight:normal">(2007)</span></h3><div id=about_author class=about_content><div id=about_author_v><div class=textmodulecontent><p>Easwaran grew up in the Hindu tradition in India, and learned Sanskrit from a young age. He was a professor of English literature before coming to the West on a Fulbright scholarship. A gifted teacher, he is recognized as an authority on the Indian classics and world mysticism.</p> </div></div></div></div><div class=vertical_module_list_row><h3 class="about_title">Bibliographic information</h3><div class="about_content" id="metadata_content" style="padding-bottom:.3em"><div class="metadata_sectionwrap"><table id="metadata_content_table"><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label">Title</td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>The Bhagavad Gita</span><br><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=bibliogroup:%22Easwaran%27s+Classics+of+Indian+Spirituality%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=6"><i><span dir=ltr>Volume 1 of Easwaran's Classics of Indian Spirituality</span></i></a><br><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=bibliogroup:%22The+classics+of+Indian+spirituality%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=6"><i><span dir=ltr>The classics of Indian spirituality</span></i></a></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Author</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Eknath+Easwaran%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=6"><span dir=ltr>Eknath Easwaran</span></a></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Translated by</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>Eknath Easwaran</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Contributor</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>Eknath Easwaran</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Edition</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>reprint</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Publisher</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>Nilgiri Press, 2007</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span 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