Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Can someone recommend a good edition of the Gita? I've got Ecknath Eswaran's (sp?) trnaslation, and a newer one by ... I forget his name, but it's got an orange cover with a black circle on the front, and it's in very plain but poetic English. I do like both of those, but any recommendations? Gabriela --- Mike Brooker <patria1818 wrote: > > They used to tell me that > > the > > path to God was disciplic and that you had to find > a > > "real lover of God" with a true lineage. > > I suspect this is why the ISKCON folks are reluctant > to recognize Amma as a "bona fide spiritual master" > (to use their term), as Amma did not have a guru of > her own, ergo no "lineage" to speak of. One of the > first things I wanted to know about Amma (a year or > so > before I got my first darshan) was "who was Amma's > guru?". Boy was I surprised when I was told that > she > never had one! > > I occasionally visit the Hare Krishna temple in > Toronto, though I never mention Amma with any of the > ISKCON devotees. I've visited the main ISKCON > temple > in Vrindavan, along with the Krishna Janmabhumi > temple > in Mathura, and even have a certificate (suitable > for > framing!) that proclaims to all that on Jan. 3, 1996 > I > chanted the Hare Krishna mahamantra 108 times in > Vrindavan! I also have a Krishna mantra. IMHO, > "Bhagavad Gita as It Is" is great for learning > Sanskrit, as every sloka is written in Devanagari, > transliterated Sanskrit, and word-by-word > translated, > with all the sandhis broken up. It's also got some > nice pictures. But Prabhupada's commentaries aren't > worth the paper they're printed on. > > Keval > > > > The New with improved product > search > > The New with improved product search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 --- Miranda Soliz <msoliz2000 wrote: > Can someone recommend a good edition of the Gita? > I've > got Ecknath Eswaran's (sp?) trnaslation, and a newer > one by ... I forget his name, but it's got an orange > cover with a black circle on the front, and it's in > very plain but poetic English. I do like both of > those, but any recommendations? > I would recommend "The Gita according to Gandhi", edited by Mahadev Desai. This version contains Gandhi's commentaries on the Gita, some of it written while in prison. It's not out of print (though it was published in 1946), but it might be hard to find outside of India. I got my copy at Gandhi's ashram in Ahmedabad. As I mentioned yesterday, ISKCON's version "Bhagavad Gita as It Is" is only good if you're studying Sanskrit and want to learn each sloka untranslated. Keval The New with improved product search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Gabriela, The Gandhi translation of the Gita is great. Try that one. I also have (strangely enough) the Penguin Books version. I really like that one as well. I previously looked on Amazon.com and found a great listmania list with lots of different Gita versions. I'll see if I can find it again. With love, Erica Ammachi, Miranda Soliz <msoliz2000> wrote: > Can someone recommend a good edition of the Gita? I've > got Ecknath Eswaran's (sp?) trnaslation, and a newer > one by ... I forget his name, but it's got an orange > cover with a black circle on the front, and it's in > very plain but poetic English. I do like both of > those, but any recommendations? > > Gabriela > > > --- Mike Brooker <patria1818> wrote: > > > > They used to tell me that > > > the > > > path to God was disciplic and that you had to find > > a > > > "real lover of God" with a true lineage. > > > > I suspect this is why the ISKCON folks are reluctant > > to recognize Amma as a "bona fide spiritual master" > > (to use their term), as Amma did not have a guru of > > her own, ergo no "lineage" to speak of. One of the > > first things I wanted to know about Amma (a year or > > so > > before I got my first darshan) was "who was Amma's > > guru?". Boy was I surprised when I was told that > > she > > never had one! > > > > I occasionally visit the Hare Krishna temple in > > Toronto, though I never mention Amma with any of the > > ISKCON devotees. I've visited the main ISKCON > > temple > > in Vrindavan, along with the Krishna Janmabhumi > > temple > > in Mathura, and even have a certificate (suitable > > for > > framing!) that proclaims to all that on Jan. 3, 1996 > > I > > chanted the Hare Krishna mahamantra 108 times in > > Vrindavan! I also have a Krishna mantra. IMHO, > > "Bhagavad Gita as It Is" is great for learning > > Sanskrit, as every sloka is written in Devanagari, > > transliterated Sanskrit, and word-by-word > > translated, > > with all the sandhis broken up. It's also got some > > nice pictures. But Prabhupada's commentaries aren't > > worth the paper they're printed on. > > > > Keval > > > > > > > > The New with improved product > > search > > > > > > > > > The New with improved product search > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Guess I should have read Keval's response before writing my own. I found a copy of it at Border's. Amazon.com also has it. With love, Erica Ammachi, Mike Brooker <patria1818> wrote: > > --- Miranda Soliz <msoliz2000> wrote: > > Can someone recommend a good edition of the Gita? > > I've > > got Ecknath Eswaran's (sp?) trnaslation, and a newer > > one by ... I forget his name, but it's got an orange > > cover with a black circle on the front, and it's in > > very plain but poetic English. I do like both of > > those, but any recommendations? > > > > I would recommend "The Gita according to Gandhi", > edited by Mahadev Desai. This version contains > Gandhi's commentaries on the Gita, some of it written > while in prison. It's not out of print (though it was > published in 1946), but it might be hard to find > outside of India. I got my copy at Gandhi's ashram in > Ahmedabad. > > As I mentioned yesterday, ISKCON's version "Bhagavad > Gita as It Is" is only good if you're studying > Sanskrit and want to learn each sloka untranslated. > > Keval > > > > The New with improved product search > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 http://www.vedanta.com/getpage.cfm?file=titles/10000167.html&userid=93660082 is one of the most readable versions I have seen. http://www.vedanta.com/getpage.cfm?file=titles/10000548.html&userid=93660082 has the commentary of Sankaracharya - heavy reading, but worth your while. Hope this helps, Girish On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Miranda Soliz wrote: > Can someone recommend a good edition of the Gita? I've > got Ecknath Eswaran's (sp?) trnaslation, and a newer > one by ... I forget his name, but it's got an orange > cover with a black circle on the front, and it's in > very plain but poetic English. I do like both of > those, but any recommendations? > > Gabriela > > > --- Mike Brooker <patria1818 wrote: > > > > They used to tell me that > > > the > > > path to God was disciplic and that you had to find > > a > > > "real lover of God" with a true lineage. > > > > I suspect this is why the ISKCON folks are reluctant > > to recognize Amma as a "bona fide spiritual master" > > (to use their term), as Amma did not have a guru of > > her own, ergo no "lineage" to speak of. One of the > > first things I wanted to know about Amma (a year or > > so > > before I got my first darshan) was "who was Amma's > > guru?". Boy was I surprised when I was told that > > she > > never had one! > > > > I occasionally visit the Hare Krishna temple in > > Toronto, though I never mention Amma with any of the > > ISKCON devotees. I've visited the main ISKCON > > temple > > in Vrindavan, along with the Krishna Janmabhumi > > temple > > in Mathura, and even have a certificate (suitable > > for > > framing!) that proclaims to all that on Jan. 3, 1996 > > I > > chanted the Hare Krishna mahamantra 108 times in > > Vrindavan! I also have a Krishna mantra. IMHO, > > "Bhagavad Gita as It Is" is great for learning > > Sanskrit, as every sloka is written in Devanagari, > > transliterated Sanskrit, and word-by-word > > translated, > > with all the sandhis broken up. It's also got some > > nice pictures. But Prabhupada's commentaries aren't > > worth the paper they're printed on. > > > > Keval > > > > > > > > The New with improved product > > search > > > > > > > > > The New with improved product search > > > Sponsor > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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