The Lord-Song

The first part of The Lord-Song is a prose translation of the Bhagavadgȋtȃ, the Indian religious classic, from Sanskrit into English.It includes essays describing the context, the philosophy, and additional notes on several subjects pertaining to the Hindu poem.The second part of the book is a development of a recommendation of the Bhagavadgȋtȃ, the pursuit of a coincidence of opposites, or the search for unity.The third part contains a development of author Ignacio L. Götz's ideas leading up to the publication of this book. He says, "For many years, as a university teacher, I taught a course on Indian philosophy and religion. More than thirty years ago, I delivered a public lecture on the Bhagavadgȋtȃ, and I spent almost a year translating the text so I could give a copy to the audience. This now forms the core of the present work."(About the Author)Ignacio L. Götzgrew up in Caracas, Venezuela. "I left home when I was a teenager, traveled to Spain, and thence lived in India for some thirteen years. In India, I traveled with my parents, but mostly I attended college, where I earned two bachelor's degrees. I also studied to be a Catholic priest, and I was ordained in 1962. I exercised my ministry briefly, as I was drawn to teaching and research." He attended Columbia University Teachers College for a master's degree and earned a Ph.D. at New York University in 1968. Dr. Götz taught at Hofstra University for thirty-five years and retired in 2001. Since then, he has lived in Point Harbor, North Carolina.