The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi

<b>Regarded in India as one of the most important books of the 20th century Gandhi&#146;s commentary on this classic Hindu text addresses the issues he felt most directly affected the spiritual lives of common people.</b><br> &#160;<br> The <i>Bhagavad Gita </i>also called <i>The Song of the Lord </i>is a 700-line section of a much longer Sanskrit war epic the <i>Mahabharata </i>about the legendary conflict between two branches of an Indian ruling family. Framed as a conversation between Krishna an incarnation of the god Vishnu and a general of one of the armies the <i>Gita </i>is written in powerful poetic language meant to be chanted. Equally treasured as a guide to action a devotional scripture a philosophical text and inspirational reading it remains one of the world&#146;s most influential widely read spiritual books.<br> <i><br> The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi </i>is based on talks given by Gandhi between February and November 1926 at the Satyagraha Ashram in Ahmedabad India. During this time&#151;a period when Gandhi had withdrawn from mass political activity&#151;he devoted much of his time and energy to translating the <i>Gita </i>from Sanskrit into his native Gujarati. As a result he met with his followers almost daily after morning prayer sessions to discuss the <i>Gita</i>&#146;s contents and meaning as it unfolded before him. This book is the transcription of those daily sessions.