THE BHAGAVAD GITA COMES ALIVE

THE BHAGAVAD GITA is India's most celebrated & enlightening spiritual text, offering deep wisdom & solace to all. The Bhagavad Gita is also India's most-translated—and mis-translated—Vedic text, until now.

Ten years in the making, and infused with years of linguistic & etymological research, Jeffrey Armstrong's The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive: A Radical Translation gets to the root of the Sanskrit-English translation conundrum. By staying true to the Sanskrit words & their meanings, Armstrong delivers the purest & most accurate English translation of the Bhagavad Gita to date. It is essential reading for all seekers of wisdom.

Armstrong Kavindra Rishi has degrees in History & Religion, Psychology, and Literature. He is an award-winning author & poet and has been a practitioner & teacher of yoga philosophy/Sanatana Dharma for 50 years.

Benefits of this translation:

- Concise & easy to read.
- True to the original meaning—has removed mistranslated words such as God, Lord, heaven, hell, sin, religion, angel, demi-god, sacrifice, idol, faith & charity.
- Reintroduces the accurate Sanskrit terms into the English verses and offers detailed definitions in the glossary to explain Vedic concepts that have been lost in translation.
- Exquisitely written by a poet & master of the English language.

Compact and beautifully presented, Kavindra Rishi's The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive: A Radical Translation can be read in an afternoon, or slowly savored. It will become your daily companion, cherished for life.

Jeffrey Armstrong (aka Kavindra Rishi), founder of VASA (Vedic Academy of Sciences & Arts), Vedic scholar, Jyotishi (AyurVedic astrologer), international speaker and linguist is an award-winning poet and best-selling author of numerous books, including Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar: Ancient Wisdom for a New World. The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive: A Radical Translation, was a Best Book Award finalist at the American Book Fest and has been welcomed by the Hindu/dharmic community both in India and abroad.

Though born a Westerner, Kavindra Rishi has dedicated his life to learning about, practicing, and teaching Vedic and yogic wisdom. At age 50, he left the corporate world and took a vow to only teach the Vedic knowledge for the rest of his life. He has worked with prominent Indian organizations to help with the revival of Sanatana Dharma culture by teaching at Hindu youth camps, universities, and civic centers throughout India, America and Europe. He is Co-Chair of the Vedic Friends Association and is active with the British Board of Dharmic Scholars.