ludicrousbrunonian's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
jammasterjamie's review against another edition
4.0
A short but interesting spiritual guide and look into Eastern philosophy. I liked it.
ahubitsky's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
ya p cool, def has some interesting metaphysics—would’ve been able to appreciate & understand this more if i had a better grip on the history and theology (may revisit due to this), but nevertheless a valuable read.
c2pizza's review against another edition
3.0
It's a fun game of mine to jot done the clearly immoral and the not so obviously moral things every religious book says. The bhagavad-Gita did surprisingly well, on the same level as the Tao te Ching in that it said nearly as many good things as wicked things. However, it is still a long way behind the Gathas in this subjective evaluation.
When it isn't justifying war, murder, a fear of sex, a brutal caste system, large donations to temples and (worst of all) faith; some of the passages were incredibly moving and displayed a complex and compassionate moral compass one never finds in religious texts. I think that of all the religious texts I've read, this one had the most content worth remembering, albeit within a sizable scrapheap.
When it isn't justifying war, murder, a fear of sex, a brutal caste system, large donations to temples and (worst of all) faith; some of the passages were incredibly moving and displayed a complex and compassionate moral compass one never finds in religious texts. I think that of all the religious texts I've read, this one had the most content worth remembering, albeit within a sizable scrapheap.
ghosthardware's review against another edition
informative
reflective
"One does not reach the state beyond action by abstaining from actions; nor does one reach fulfillment only by renunciation."
komilo's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
5.0