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josiahrichardson's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good translation of one of the Hindu holy texts, not that I'm an expert in this area, but it was easy to understand and the themes were clear throughout. A lot of the central ideas are prominent in today's millennial generation that is "Spiritual, but not religious" and the modern tolerance campaign. As always, my qualm is that it gives us the "what" of morality but not the "why" - or written another way, "Says who?"
marcymurli's review against another edition
4.0
This is the third time I've read this book, and each time I've read a different edition. I can't recall the differences among them, but I do like this one and feel that for the first time it resonated with me. Perhaps it's because I've read other similar texts in the past few years, including the Mahabharata, so I understand where this narrative fits into that. This edition is particularly nice because its introduction, essays, and footnotes enable readers to read the contextual matter that sheds light on the narrative and its overall meaning. It's quite a moving narrative, especially if taken in slowly, deliberately and reflected upon.
mittland's review against another edition
4.0
there's such a wealth of concepts in this that I am almost entirely unfamiliar with that it was hard to keep up. I think for a deeper understanding I would have to revisit this, or study it more closely. certainly a deep well of wisdom and insight
abookishodyssey's review against another edition
I found it too difficult to folllow.
jonbarrywolf's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
seanhelvey's review against another edition
3.0
Universal guidance nicely summarized here but a little tricky to understand without more context.