Understanding The Song of Your Soul: A Poetic Translation of the Bhagavad Gita with Essential Commentary

Understanding The Song of Your Soul: A Poetic Translation of the Bhagavad Gita with Essential Commentary

For centuries, the Bhagavad Gita has provided guidance for making difficult decisions, facing life's conflicts and discovering your destiny. Now, a new translation presents its wisdom in its original poetic meters, creating a beautiful and powerful version accessible to modern Westerners. Understanding the Song of Your Soul pairs that translation with an essential commentary that takes your insight to the next level. Discover how to apply timeless knowledge to face your personal challenges, realize your deepest dreams and impact the world around you. You'll also explore the setting and characters of this classic work and how their stories can help you navigate contemporary issues such as racism, classism, and gender fluidity. Author Laura Atmadarshan Santoro studied at ashrams in India and was initiated there as a sannyasin (nun). She lived each verse of the Bhagavad Gita for a day as part of a years-long practice, allowing her to authentically share how it applies to modern life. Her down-to-earth manner, humor and story-telling gifts have made her an in-demand international presenter and mark The Song of Your Soul collection as a must for Bhagavad Gita enthusiasts, world literature aficionados, spiritual seekers of all traditions and anyone needing support on their personal path. "I have always known these truths, and these truths are all present in my own tradition, and yet, hearing Atmadarshan tell these stories introduced me to them in ways I had never experienced before." - Rev. Roger G. Talbott, translator of Christian scripture and author This book has been selected as the required Yoga Philosophy text for both the 200 and 500 hour levels of Alignment Based Yoga Specialist™ (ABYS) Teacher Training.