The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive: A Radical Translation

THE BHAGAVAD GITA is India’s most celebrated & enlightening spiritual text, offering deep wisdom & solace to all. The Bhagavad Gita is also India’s most-translated—and mis-translated—Vedic text, until now.Ten years in the making, and infused with years of linguistic & etymological research, Jeffrey Armstrong Kavindra Rishi's The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive: A Radical Translation gets to the root of the Sanskrit-English translation conundrum. By staying true to the Sanskrit words & their meanings, Armstrong delivers the purest & most accurate English translation of the Bhagavad Gita to date. It is essential reading for all seekers of wisdom.Armstrong Kavindra Rishi has degrees in History & Religion, Psychology, and Literature. He is an award-winning author & poet and has been a practitioner & teacher of yoga philosophy/Sanatana Dharma for 50 years.BENEFITS OF THIS TRANSLATION:- Concise & easy to read.- True to the original meaning—has removed mistranslated words such as God, Lord, heaven, hell, sin, religion, angel, demi-god, sacrifice, idol, faith & charity.- Reintroduces the accurate Sanskrit terms into the English verses and offers detailed definitions in the glossary to explain Vedic concepts that have been lost in translation.- Exquisitely written by a poet & master of the English language.THIS BHAGAVAD GITA IS IDEAL FOR:- Novices & long-time lovers of the Gita.- English-speaking Hindus in India & abroad.- Schools, libraries & all readers of literary & religious classics.- Yoga students, teachers & practitioners.- Hindus interested in revitalization of Sanatana Dharma.- The spiritually curious & seekers of universal wisdom.Compact and beautifully presented, Kavindra Rishi's The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive: A Radical Translation can be read in an afternoon, or slowly savored. It will become your daily companion, cherished for life. Read more