Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Premium US Edition, Sanskrit Verses alongwith Translation - Color illustrations, Bhaktivedanta Swami Purports (BBT US Edition)

I was first given a copy of this most magnificent book in December 1972 on a street corner in downtown Miami by a devotee of the Hare Krishna society. He asked me for a donation and I was unable to give him anything at the time. He said he'd give me the book IF I would promise to read it "cover to cover". I promised. I turned the last page and kept my promise by early 1973. I was just 18 at the time and this remarkable book had made an impression. I knew that it was all true. The path of 'Bhakti' or Devotion was a path of renunciation. I said to myself (and to Krishna), I'm not ready to give up the 'world' just yet...come back for me later...and an inner voice said, "OK." 32 years went by in a flash...and I had read the Gita at intervals in that time. I got married, had a career, had kids, got divorced, the kids grew up and all left, etc, etc. Basically, I had a life in the material world...although I always concidered myself to be spiritual and was always studying one spiritual path or another. Then in 2005...October 24th to be exact, a hurricane by the name of Wilma blew through Miami and in the ensuing days, while cleaning up my property of broken branches and fallen trees, I would take a break from the yard work by early afternoon (I still live in Miami afterall!). During one of those breaks, I felt ready for something...empty, but in a good and receptive way. I looked around in my somewhat extensive library and the Bhagavad-gita As It IS caught my gaze. I pulled it from the shelf and decided to read it through once again. This time after finishing the 18 chapters and 700 verses, I was captivated! My realization was that obviously, whatever I put my attention on...that's where I will go. Simple enough...and very profound at the same time. I was hungry for more. The book had made a significant impression on my more mature mind this time! I reached for a translation of the Srimad Bhagavatam by the same translator, A. C. Bhaktivedanda Swami Prabhupada and I started reading that. I found I couldn't put it down...and there were constant references back to the Gita...over and over again. A few more months went by and I was still reading the Bhagavatam (it's very long - 18,000 verses and commentary) and I found myself going to the local Hare Krishna Temple in the Coconut Grove area of Miami. Anyway, to make a long story longer :-) I met a Guru at the Temple in the tradition of the translator (ISKCON) and got initiated in November 2008 and received my brahminical initiation in September 2009 as Garga Muni das. So, the short version is simply that this book has changed my life...and all for the better in more ways than I can describe. Read this book! And then read it again with a devotee of Sri Krishna. It will change your life as well. An interesting question that was asked of me when I first started attending the Temple was, "You know that it says in the Bible that it's very important to love God with all your mind, heart and soul. Has anyone ever taught you HOW to do that?" I had to answer that no one had ever taught me how to love God...although I knew it was very important. This book will start to teach you about that very thing...if you will read it with an open mind and an open heart. What I found is priceless. Hare Krishna!

Great condition, translations make it easy to understand. I learned so much.

I have been very excited to read this book. Since I have been reading it, it has given me a better understanding about life and the lord Krishna. It is definitely helping me on my path to spirituality and the Hindu culture. I really appreciate the fact that you get the information as it is presented and how it should be presented. It is not interpreted as someone’s opinion, but as actual information the way the book should be broken down so you can understand it clearly and in its entirety. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for a clear understanding of the chapters and text as they should be. Warm regards!

Good

Great read to calm the MIND FOR A CRUEL SOCIETY OF WICKED TIMES

Aum...well,not quite. I honestly had no idea as to what to expect off this text (having been brought up (loosely) as christian), so I was a little surprised to see so much "simple" beauty wrapped up with so many detailed stories of battles. Overall,I love the book although I do have a difficult time reading as my eyes get worse with age, lol!

Wonderful daily reading book

Veiled reading

Das Buch der Bücher für Hindus und alle, die den Hinduismus verstehen möchten.

It’s very good

I have received this book 2 weeks back and I am very satisfied with my purchase. I was looking for a copy of Holy Bhagvad Gita since many years iln ocean of books out there.. As being in Australia it’s little challenging to find one that suits my need. Finally I found this one and ordered immediately. Please know that it will ship from India so it might take a while to deliver to your place. I paid shipping charges happily as this was the book I had a quest! My book arrived within a week from Delhi, India. This book is good thick and need a good patience to go through page by page. It’s very thorough and deep work by ISCKON. Hare Krsnä 🙏🏼❤️

Un libro che pol aiutar a mejorar spiritualmente se se tien la mente verta, pì la lezo e pì me sembra che le religion gabie copià da qua in un modo o int'el altro. Saria belo catar fora una edision italiana pì recente perché qua ghe ze termini inglesi così ricercai che no gavevo mai visto, però niente che el disionario de Kindol no pose risolvere

Always wanted to read it. Take your time and read a couple of verses with the purport a day and think about it. Life changing