Few texts have traveled this far — through centuries, across cultures, into the hands of Thoreau, Gandhi, and T.S. Eliot. A warrior. A god. A conversation about duty and courage that never stops feeling personal. Barbara Stoler Miller’s translation makes it beautifully, genuinely readable. The kind of book that lives on your shelf forever.
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Few texts have endured the way this one has. The Bhagavad-Gita has been a cornerstone of Hindu culture and spiritual life since its composition in the first century A.D., and its wisdom has never felt more relevant than it does today.
At its heart, this is a story about a warrior standing at the edge of battle, paralyzed by doubt and moral conflict — and the extraordinary counsel he receives from the god Krishna. It is a conversation about duty, courage, the nature of the self, and what it means to act rightly in an uncertain world. Timeless questions. The kind that follow you off the page and into your own life.
Its reach is remarkable. The Bhagavad-Gita has moved and shaped some of history’s most searching minds — Henry David Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, T.S. Eliot among them. More recently, it formed the philosophical core of Peter Brook’s celebrated theatrical production of the Mahabharata, introducing its teachings to a whole new generation of readers and thinkers.
Barbara Stoler Miller’s translation is widely praised for its clarity, its lyrical beauty, and its fidelity to the original Sanskrit. It makes one of the world’s great sacred texts genuinely accessible — whether you’re encountering it for the first time or returning to it after years away.
The kind of book you keep on your shelf not just to read, but to return to. Again and again.
| Weight | 0.19 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 4.18 × 0.39 × 6.85 in |
| Book Author | Barbara Stoler Miller |
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