This is my favorite version of the Bhagavad Gita. It is a condensed translation by Swami Sivananda. It's not full of purple prose or historical drama but contains a clearly elucidated philosophy for spiritual growth.
I like to think of Bhagavad Gita for Busy People by Swami Sivananda as "The Essence of Yoga" or as "The Path to Sanity (on Wacko World)".
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BHAGAVAD GITA FOR BUSY PEOPLE
By
SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA
Sri Swami Sivananda
Founder of
The Divine Life Society
So Says
Sri Swami Sivananda
A DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PUBLICATION
First Edition: 1996
(61,000 Copies)
World Wide Web (WWW) Edition : 1998
WWW site: http://www.rsl.ukans.edu/~pkanagar/divine/
This WWW reprint is for free distribution
© The Divine Life Trust Society
Published By
THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY
P.O. SHIVANANDANAGAR—249 192
Distt. Tehri-Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh,
Himalayas, India.
FOREWORD
Life is very complex in these days. The struggle for existence is very keen. Man finds no time to study big philosophical and religious books, or the whole of the Gita. Here is an abridged edition of the Gita which contains its quintessence for the use of students, doctors, advocates and busy people.
That man who merely studies daily even a few Slokas is not stained by Karma. He obtains perfect wisdom, Supreme Peace and eternal Bliss and Immortality. Then what to speak of him who lives and acts according to the spirit of the teachings of the Gita?
He who reads even a quarter of a Sloka is freed from great sins and fear of death. The Gita is your benefactor and constant companion. The Gita is your Teacher and Guru.
The Gita is your real Father and Mother. The Gita is your solace, support and prop.
The Gita is an embodiment of nectar. Drink this nectar daily and attain Immortality. May the Gita guide you!
THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
The Despondency of Arjuna
Sankhya Yoga
The Yoga of Action
The Yoga of Wisdom
The Yoga of Renunciation of Action
The Yoga of Meditation
The Yoga of Wisdom
The Yoga of Imperishable Brahman
The Yoga of Kingly Science and Kingly Secret
The Yoga of Divine Glories
The Yoga of the vision of the Cosmic Form
The Yoga of Devotion
The Yoga of Distinction Between the Field and Knower of the Field
The Yoga of the Division of the Three Gunas
The Yoga of Supreme Purusha
The Yoga of Division Between the Divine and the Demoniacal
The Yoga of the Threefold Faith
The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation
