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My Gita

In My Gita, acclaimed mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik demystifies The Bhagavad Gita for the contemporary reader. His unique approach-thematic rather than verse by verse makes the ancient treatise eminently accessible, combined as it is with his trademark illustrations and simple diagrams. In a world that seems spellbound by argument over dialogue, vivaad over samvaad, Devdutt highlights how Krishna nudges Arjuna to understand rather than judge his relationships. This becomes relevant today when we are increasingly indulging and isolating the self (selfimprovement, selfactualization, selfrealization-even selfies!). We forget that we live in an ecosystem of others, where we can nourish each other with food, love and meaning, even when we fight. So let My Gita inform your Gita.
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Sakhi Gundeti Reviewed on: 02-01-2022
A lucid approach to the Gita

- My Gita is not a verse to verse translation of the Gita but its interpretation with a few translated verses. The book explains the eighteen chapters of the Gita with reference to the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. - Judgement over Observation and Empathy over Ethics - the two lessons I never expected to learn from the Gita. The key focus of the Gita is to accommodate the Other and recognize their fears, ambitions, and needs thereby understanding our own fears, ambitions, and needs. It talks about detaching our identities from the things we own or do and not detaching from other people. - At times, the comparison between Hindu epics and western mythology seems subjective but apart from that, the book is well-explained, lucid, and worth reading.