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The Bhagavad Gita
- Narrated by: Paul Bazely
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of the Lord", is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Easwaran's reliable and accessible version has consistently been the best-selling translation. Easwaran's introduction places the Gita in its historical setting and brings out the universality and timelessness of its teachings. Chapter introductions give clear explanations of key concepts in that chapter. To listen to the scripture without the introductions, listeners should start at track 044. The Bhagavad Gita opens dramatically on a battlefield, as the warrior Arjuna turns in anguish to his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the fundamental questions of life. But as Easwaran points out, the Gita is not what it seems - it's not a dialogue between two mythical figures at the dawn of Indian history. "The battlefield is a perfect backdrop, but the Gita's subject is the war within, the struggle for self-mastery that every human being must wage" to live a life that is meaningful, fulfilling, and worthwhile. This audio recording is a complete and unabridged reading of Eknath Easwaran's book The Bhagavad Gita.
Narrated by Paul Bazely, an actor of Indian heritage and a longtime student of Easwaran. Music by Yann Stoneman.
Critic Reviews
"For all of its profundity, Eknath Easwaran manages to translate the Gita in easy prose that neither panders nor obscures. Coupled with his thorough introduction, Easwaran’s version comes off on all the levels it should: as a guide to action, devotional scripture, a philosophical text, and inspirational reading." (Amazon.com Eastern Religion editor)
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- Anonymous User
- 01-06-2024
Engaging Translation and Reading
It made my life better. I listened twice back to back and will listen many times over!
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- Chat
- 21-03-2017
love it
love the book. narrator works through the concepts in the book really well . ,.....
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- Arnold
- 30-09-2022
It really made me find the security of eternity within myself
The Bhagavad Gita has given me company through a certain period of my life. I thank this audiobook for being such a beautiful portrayal and amazingly put.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-04-2023
Incredible
Great in depth translation of the Bhagavad Gita, easy to understand and comprehend thanks to the great translations
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- Flip B
- 09-04-2018
Listen without the commentary
I’ve heard some excellent narrators and some really terrible ones on Audible, and Paul Bazely is definitely one of the better ones. He delivers the tone and atmosphere of the Gita perfectly. With regards to the book, the first half has Easwaran’s commentary before each chapter of the Gita and the second half has the Gita translation only. I found the commentary either just repeated the Gita or that his opinions were misleading, contradictory or just missed the point entirely. Where on the other hand his translation seems to touch on real depth and wisdom. My recommendation is to skip the commentary (don’t waste your time), and start at chapter 20 where you can listen to Gita translation only.
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- Lee Abrahams
- 31-08-2020
Brahmans flawless wisdom given to us
These words are pure love, intelligence and wisdom. Krishna's words are concise perfection, they pour truth into us, we are cleansed from delusion when we listen to the absolute truth from Brahman's mouth.
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- LC
- 13-02-2019
extraordinary text..
Spiritually confirming and moving. easy to understand and related to spiritual concepts..well worth a second read.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-11-2022
Essential Listens
This is one of those books that you can reread/listen to multiple times throughout your life to keep you on the right path. The vocal performance was superb too.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-08-2019
Wonderful
I truly valued the second half of this wonderfully read translation without the introduction/ interpretation.
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- mathew
- 18-03-2017
intense
loved it! will need to listen to this recording many more times to grasp fully
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