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The Isherwood/Swami Prabhavananda translation was the first contact I had with the Gita. In the mean time I have read other versions too - it seems the Gita is a never ending source of Wisdom.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Oct 19th, 2008 at 04:05:03 AM EST
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I am no scholar of the Vedas, but this book, along with the Manchester/Swami Prabhavananda translation of the Upanishads, spoke and still speaks to me in a way that I can best describe as "mind altering." It is almost like taking two hits of my favorite charis back in the '70s. As a consequence, I haven't made it very far into either work! I guess I am just too easily satisfied.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Oct 19th, 2008 at 10:55:05 AM EST
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