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Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita
by Ram Dass
from Harmony

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• good for the general reader
  i'm not a specialist in hindu thought nor have i read the bhagavad gita. i read the book to get a feel for ram dass, his interpretation of the gita and to get a different viewpoint from the christian, materialist worldview that has surrounded me most of my life. i think the book does a good job of getting the reader a glimpse of a very different reality experienced by people that are much more intuitive and in touch with a reality of a network of human spirits rather than a mass of flesh and desire. there... more info

• Helpful, Inspiring and Another Gift from Ram Dass
  I like the teachings and the person of Ram Dass. And, having read the Gita in seven translations, most with commentary --- I was very pleased to find both Ram Dass and the Gita in one book.
  However, it is not what I expected. It exceeded my my preconceived expectations. For me Ram Dass uses the Gita and its teachings as a takeoff point to help the reader find his/her own path to God. Glancing through the book as I write this brief review --- I can tell how much it meant to me by my ubiquitous... more info

• Great Teacher = Greater Student
  For anyone remotely interested (esp. in the West) in the Gita, Hinduism, and the Actual definition/acknowledgment/application of Karma, I HIGHLY recommend this back. Ram Dass shares four decades of his own experience with/without his Guru, his ruminations/contemplations on the Gita, and his own results of this life. Beautifully written, worded for us 'mere mortals', this is one the best, most direct, commentaries available on truly living Spiritual Principles.
  

• Good if you like watered-down Hinduism
  The twelfth canto of the Bhagavata Purana describes how, in the present age of Kali Yuga, irreligion replaces religion. This does not occur overnight; it is a gradual process. And one catalyst of the process is the "watering down" of religion.
  Just as when acid comes into contact with milk, the milk is transformed (into curds and whey), similarly, when beatnik and hippie philosophy mingles with Eastern thought, you get the watering down of Hinduism (and Buddhism).
  Such is the case with this book.... more info

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