The Original Gita[ e-boek]

The original gitaComments and Word-for-Word Sanskrit TranslationsAvailable in English for the first time, The Original Gita focuses on the basicphilosophical and practical essentials of life and living. The questions:Whatis thought? What is space-time? What is life-death? are examined to give afoundation for the understanding of the Gita. The author comments on the209 verses of The Original Gita, and a Sanskrit-to-English word-for-wordtranslation is given of the 319 verses in the classic Bhagavad Gita thatcorrespond to these verses. A mini Sanskrit-English dictionary is includedfor further clarification.Work according to your characteristic style, in agreement with the teachings.To fall teaches one to rise. Be yourself and let others be themselves.The Original GitaWe might go on reading books and listening to wise people but we have toinvestigate for ourselves. Only personal inquiry can bring us understandingand take us beyond limitation. From the IntroductionAll students of the perennial wisdom and the Gita will want to make acareful study of this book. David Lorimer, Scientific and Medical NetworkDr. Gerard D. C. Kuiken received his Ph.D. from the Delft University ofTechnology, where he lectured in the fields of rheology and thermodynamics.He is the author of Thermodynamics of IrreversibleProcesses, has studied yoga since his youth, and resides in TheHague in The Netherlands