Comments on: Book Review: The Bhagavad Gita /2019/02/27/book-review-the-bhagavad-gita/ "Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind." - Virginia Woolf Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:43:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Madame Writer /2019/02/27/book-review-the-bhagavad-gita/comment-page-1/#comment-4196 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:43:36 +0000 http://madamewriterblog.com/?p=4595#comment-4196 In reply to The Spiritual Seeker.

Good luck!

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]]> By: The Spiritual Seeker /2019/02/27/book-review-the-bhagavad-gita/comment-page-1/#comment-4195 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:30:40 +0000 http://madamewriterblog.com/?p=4595#comment-4195 ]]> In reply to Madame Writer.

Indeed ma’am… A lot to take in from the Gita… Truly gives insights into one’s life which I am trying to understand and spread the lessons myself using my blog😄

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]]> By: Madame Writer /2019/02/27/book-review-the-bhagavad-gita/comment-page-1/#comment-4193 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:28:19 +0000 http://madamewriterblog.com/?p=4595#comment-4193 In reply to The Spiritual Seeker.

Thank you! Yes, the Gita does read like something of a summary of all scripture, which is probably why I was so overwhelmed. But it was certainly interesting to read. Thank you for explaining my confusion!

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]]> By: The Spiritual Seeker /2019/02/27/book-review-the-bhagavad-gita/comment-page-1/#comment-4190 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:20:24 +0000 http://madamewriterblog.com/?p=4595#comment-4190 ]]> Hi.
As Krishna has mentioned… The goal of the human life is to seek answers to the questions of life….And we must attain liberation from this cycle of birth and death and reach back to Godhead. This is can be achieved by simply surrendering to Him as He mentioned in 18.65… and note perfection does take time… It depends on how much effort you put to achieve it
Regarding the complexity… Honestly, the Bhagavad Gita is the summary of all scriptures that are present right from the Vedic times. So reading and trying to understand the Bhagavad Gita is equivalent to reading all the scriptures.
Keep reading and understanding. All the best😊

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]]> By: Reading Wrap-up: February, 2019 – Madame Writer /2019/02/27/book-review-the-bhagavad-gita/comment-page-1/#comment-4175 Sat, 02 Mar 2019 13:06:04 +0000 http://madamewriterblog.com/?p=4595#comment-4175 […] my review. […]

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]]> By: Madame Writer /2019/02/27/book-review-the-bhagavad-gita/comment-page-1/#comment-4168 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 02:54:50 +0000 http://madamewriterblog.com/?p=4595#comment-4168 In reply to Rebekah Durham.

Thank you! I find it interesting to learn about religions and the way different people think, even if I don’t agree with it completely.

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]]> By: Rebekah Durham /2019/02/27/book-review-the-bhagavad-gita/comment-page-1/#comment-4167 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 01:37:05 +0000 http://madamewriterblog.com/?p=4595#comment-4167 I appreciate your willingness to understand other religions! I’ve never read the Bhagavad Gita bit was I was close friends with a number of Hindus in college. I’m so grateful to the time I had learning from them. Great post!

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]]> By: Madame Writer /2019/02/27/book-review-the-bhagavad-gita/comment-page-1/#comment-4166 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:05:01 +0000 http://madamewriterblog.com/?p=4595#comment-4166 In reply to carlos10101.

Interesting, and I agree! The self-annihilation struck me as particularly strange as well. Though it definitely didn’t make me want to convert, it was fascinating to read. I’ll have to check out the Vedas as well.

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]]> By: carlos10101 /2019/02/27/book-review-the-bhagavad-gita/comment-page-1/#comment-4165 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:32:47 +0000 http://madamewriterblog.com/?p=4595#comment-4165 I read it years ago and the idea behind reincarnation, as far as I understood it, was that one’s striving for perfection life after life ratchets up one’s spiritual evolution until that level of transcendence is reached that is the ultimate perfection. It is a repetitive and slow read, but then, the Wheel of Karma is repetitive and slow turning!
I’m glad I read it, but like you, I rejected its world view in the end. Not because I was a Christian (I wasn’t one at the time), but because its ideal of self-annihilation struck me as a form of insanity. I couldn’t understand why anyone would want to be free of joy. I still can’t. Free of fear and envy, sure; but freedom from joy? That’s crazy talk.
I read a couple of the Vedas too. Equally interesting reads.

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]]> By: joycesmysteryandfictionbookreviews /2019/02/27/book-review-the-bhagavad-gita/comment-page-1/#comment-4160 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 21:33:58 +0000 http://madamewriterblog.com/?p=4595#comment-4160 I recall struggling with this one in college.

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