Gita

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The Greatness of the Gita

From Mahatma Gandhi to a school teacher in Utah, the Gita offers guidance

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The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for Westerners

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'Like Having an Intimate Friend'

Stephen Mitchell talks to Beliefnet about translating the Bhagavad Gita

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To Fight or Not to Fight? The Bhagavad Gita and the Iraq War

Does God ever want people to fight? Understanding the Hindu epic's complex teachings on nonviolence and war.

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Ask the Swami: The Iraq War, Part II

A response to reader mail about the Iraq war. Plus: The bank account of karma

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Grading the Gita

Our reviewer questions whether the newest translations of the Hindu epic are needed

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Loving with No Strings Attached

Was the Bhagavad Gita right? Were my attachments to my spouse, children, and friends really selfish?

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Grading the New Gitas

The new Bhagavad Gitas in English point up the problem with translating ancient sacred texts

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Yoda and Yoga

The Bhagavad-Gita may well have been Yoda's manual for teaching Luke Skywalker the way of the Jedi.

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Ask the Swami: Finding God Through the Heart, Not the Head

Plus: The unity of religions, grieving for the dead, Krishna vs. karma, and Brahmas with a million heads

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