Bhagavad-gita As It Is

FREE Presentation / discussion at 6.30pm on Thursdays

Tulasi Priya Das, Ananda Hari Das or other special guests 

The Bhagavad-gita is a principal book of wisdom from the East. It has been translated into European languages and commented on by hundreds of spiritual masters, theologians, yogis, and scholars over the last three centuries. But to fully enter into the meaning of Bhagavad-gita, perhaps the best course of action is to hear from a Vaishnava and bhakti-yogi i.e. a person who has devoted his or her life to following the instructions given by Krishna in this great work. Often a university scholar who knows some Sanskrit may translate and comment on Bhagavad-gita, but when he is not practising the yoga of the Gita, how can he really understand? So beware! We don't recommend popping into a book-shop and buying any old interpretation of the Gita! Therefore Bhagavad-gita As It Is written in 1971 is a text book for those who want to deeply understand the meaning of the Gita, and apply this philosophy to their own lives. According to astronomical calculations and the explanations of Vedic texts themselves, the Gita was written down approximately 5000 years ago. (continued below...)

above: Krishna, Radha and the eight principal gopis (angels)

The Bhagavad-gita discusses and explains the nature of five subjects, namely The Supreme Being, the living entities, karma, time and the material nature (Mother Nature). This discussion / talk series is given by Hare Krishna devotees who have been practising the philosophy of the Gita in their own lives for many years. In particular, Tulasi Priya Das has been on the spiritual path since 1975 and is one of the few direct disciples of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in Ireland. He's also a scholar, a philosopher and a gentleman.

The Bhagavad-gita is universally renowned as the jewel of India's spiritual wisdom. Spoken by Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead to His intimate disciple Arjuna, the Gita's seven hundred concise verses provide a definitive guide to the science of self realization. No other philosophical or religious work reveals, in such a lucid and profound way, the nature of consciousness, the Self, the universe and the Supreme.