The Bhagavad Gita : A Walkthrough for Westerners

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Summary: Knowing thyself
Review: Like my favorite collection of Eastern wisdom, "Open Your Mind, Open Your Life" by Taro Gold, this translation of the Bhagavad Gita is less about Eastern philosophy and more about the struggle within to 'know thyself'. The war spoken about in this book is the war that we all can relate to, the dualities, the fears, the skepticism and then realization of the incomprehensible. The beauty in the Bhagavad Gita resembles the poetry of life, calm but forceful, stern while also sympathetic and compassionate. This book doesn't question beliefs, but it somehow insures that there is a belief, and offers different perceptions toward our own personal outlooks.