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    <body><![CDATA[The Bhagavad is one of the greatest works of literature. Here it is tenderly and lovingly mangled from its original by a sectarian and abusive translator who, while offering the &quot;original&quot; sanskrit, still departs wildly from it in his purports. What the book gains from is an immense popula...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9046820">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love the Bhagavad Gita. It offers something for everyone, no matter what your religous/spritual persuasion might be. <br/><br/>However, I had mixed feelings about this version which made me debate between three and four stars for this book.<br/><br/>This is Prabhupada's translation. He is best...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18829787">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm surprised at the extreme hostility to atheism in this text. Hinduism is certainly on the same level as Christianity in regards to its vicious hatred of the wholly other.<br/><br/>In text 4.7-4.8, Krisna reveals that whenever there's a rise in atheism, God himself descends to annihilate the dem...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59734517">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Yes I am a follower of sanatan dharm. <br/><br/>This book is touches of tremedously deep issues, however, to fully understand this book, one can not read it alone, the Bhagavadtam must also be read to fully comprehend this book. Prior knowledge of the vedas and a small vocabulary of samskrit helps...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70128889">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One cannot live happily without applying the philosophy of the Bhagavad-Gita As It Is translated by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. <br/><br/>All glories to Srila Prabhupada founder and acarya of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Srila Prabhupada is di...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22808526">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this older edition up in a used bookstore on Church Street, and I chose this author's translation over several others. <br/><br/>The Bhagavad Gita is a sacred scripture in Hinduism and is a required text for a lot of yoga teacher trainings. It's actually really wonderful to read so far, alt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46715285">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[ralph waldo emerson, mahatma ghandi, henry david thoreou?, all studied this book with a passionate mind...In the company of greatness...this book beyond all that surrounds the hare krishna movement is a classic the world over, and can lead a person into deeper knowledge of action, inaction, thought,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29102092">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very good. Comments are very deep, but a bit hard. Maybe I alone think so?... Braphupada was a great person, without doubt.<br/><br/>The Supreme personality of Godhead in this book very attractive and brave. The King of Creation...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read from this, from time to time, to refresh what I know about the Hindu religion - still lots to learn!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read well, contains sure assertives of the nature of true religion. Those who know will know... ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Como uma boa Hare Krishna, não poderia deixar de colocar o livro de cabeceira. Sendo uma parte do Mahabharata, narra os questionamentos do guerreiro Arjuna no campo de batalha de Kuruksetra, tendo Krishna como seu quadrigário que responderá a todas as indagações desse discípulo, entre elas, co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15891517">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I joined the Hare Krishna, ISKCON religion in 1987 so I don't want to give my comment on this book, being one of the core books of the religion. It is the core of my friends, community and my philosophy. My opinion is definitely biased. But if you still ask my opinion, read it. It is great!]]></body>
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