07-Jan-2012, 09:03 PM
Let's list some critical readings of the Gita that we've come across. Here are a few that I've read:
The Truth About The Bhagavad Gita, by Prabhakar Kamath - Hypothesizes that the Gita is not a work with a coherent theme, but is the result of editing by subscribers of three different schools of thought:
The Bhagavad Gita Revisited - Part 1 and Part 2, by Namit Arora - Many Hindus hold Gita as a moral authority. These two articles examine how good are the moral lessons one can draw from the Gita.
The Truth About The Bhagavad Gita, by Prabhakar Kamath - Hypothesizes that the Gita is not a work with a coherent theme, but is the result of editing by subscribers of three different schools of thought:
- The Brahmanic Gita promoting the doctrines of the Gunas and Karma.
- The Upanishadic Gita promoting the doctrines of Knowledge of Atman and Buddhiyoga.
- The Bhagavatha Gita promoting the doctrines of Lord Krishna as the avatar of the Supreme Lord and Bhaktiyoga.
The Bhagavad Gita Revisited - Part 1 and Part 2, by Namit Arora - Many Hindus hold Gita as a moral authority. These two articles examine how good are the moral lessons one can draw from the Gita.