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| Commentaries on the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita: The Three Branches of India's Life-Tree | | Author: | Sri Chinmoy | ISBN: | 0884971139 | Format: | Handover | Publish Date: | June, 2005 | | | | | | | | | Book Review | | |
Book Description This book brings toge ther in one volume Sri Chinmoy's commentaries on the Vedas the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita three ancient Indian scriptures which are the foundations of Hindu spiritual tradition. His approach is clear and practical and at the same time profound and richly poetic. In a style unmistakably his own Sri Chinmoy makes direct and personal contact with the reader who joins him on a journey through the wisdom of these celebrated classics. This book is both an excellent introduction for readers who are coming to the subject for the first time and a series of illumining meditations for those who already know it well.
About the Author Sri Chinmoy is a noted author, musician, artist, meditation teacher and philosopher; but he known above all a a man of peace. In his tireless search for new pathways to inner harmony and world peace, he has explored various fields of human endeavor and touched the lives of thousands of people around the world. "Our goal is always to go beyond, beyond, beyond," he says. "There are no limits to our capacity because we have the Infinite Divine within us." For more than two decades he has held twicw-weekly peace meditations at the United Nations in New York. He has held discussions on peace with anumber of world leaders, including Pope Paul VI, Mikhail Gorbachev, Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela. He is the founder of more than 350 peace meditations throughout the world.
Three Branches of India's Life-Tree: Commentaries on the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the... FROM THE PUBLISHER This book brings together in one volume Sri Chinmoy's commentaries on the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita, three ancient Indian scriptures which are the foundations of Hindu spiritual tradition. His approach is clear and practical, and at the same time profound and richly poetic. In a style unmistakably his own, Sri Chinmoy makes direct and personal contact with the reader, who joins him on a journey through the wisdom of these celebrated classics. An excellent introduction for readers who are coming to the subject for the first time.
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