Gita - A Timeless Guide For Our Time

by Isaac Bentwich M.D.

Overview

The inner voice of your soul guides your ultimate journey...

The Gita is one of the world’s most trusted, timeless guides for happiness, meditation, spiritual personal-growth and transformation. One which is ever so relevant today. Beethoven, Jung, Leonard Cohen, Gandhi – these and so many others of the world’s most brilliant scientists, creative-minds and spiritual-teachers, found the Gita a source of Wisdom and inspiration.

Your happiness does not depend on any teacher, guru or religion. Gita’s still, clear voice – echoes the inner voice of your soul, guiding you on an inner-journey that will unleash your full potential. Empowering you to do good in the world, and to be transformed in the process. To change the world around you, by first changing the world within.

This new poetic translation recreates, for the first time, Gita’s mesmerizing melodiousness, letting you tap its intuitive Wisdom. It is also the first translation that speaks directly to men and women alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789657724385
Publisher:	Isaac Bentwich
Publication date:	06/21/2019
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Isaac Bentwich M.D. is a longtime practitioner and teacher of Yoga and Meditation. He is also a Medical Doctor and scientist, who has founded three life-science technology companies, leading revolutions in medicine, genomics, and environment conservation. His work is featured in top-tier scientific and business publications.

In genomics, Dr. Bentwich and his colleagues analyzed the human genome, leading to a landmark discovery of hundreds of novel genes, based on which they delivered novel diagnostic tests, for patients of cancer and other diseases. In conservation, Dr. Bentwich and his team de- veloped an agricultural technology that allows farmers to grow more crop using less water and other resources.

Dr. Bentwich received his Medical Doctor degree from Ben Gurion University, in Israel in 1989. He is also trained in Ayurvedic medicine, and in Yoga therapy.

The vision and innovations that underly each of the companies he founded and led, came through months of silent meditation retreats, in the Galilee and at the foothills of the Himalayas.
His work on this translation of the Gita has spanned twelve years.

Dr. Bentwich has also founded and initially funded Harmonia, a non-profit organization that strives to facilitate inner-growth, through harmony of body, mind and spirit. It works to make broadly available Wisdom teachings of different traditions, with an emphasis on adapting and making these relevant and accessible to contemporary seekers. For those in need, Harmonia strives to provide these teachings freely or significantly subsidized. Its activities include book publication (through Harmonia Publications), online and in-person workshops, and meditation training for school-kids.

To learn more about Dr. Bentwich's work, write him at [e-mail], or visit www.newgita.com.

Table of Contents

Preface

Yoga Philosophy Basics

Part One: Path of Action

1. The Prince’s Sorrow

2. Yoga of Wisdom

3. Yoga of Action

4. Renunciation through Wisdom

5. Yoga of Renunciation

6. Yoga of Meditation

Part Two: Path of Devotion

7. Wisdom and Realization

8. Path to the Divine

9. Yoga of Mysticism

10. Divine Glory

11. Vision of the Ever-present Lord

12. Yoga of Devotion

Part Three: Path of Wisdom

13. The Field and its Knower

14. Nature’s Three Facets

15. Reality Supreme

16. Divine and Lower Tendencies

17. Three Kinds of Faith

18. Summary: Liberation through Renunciation

Epilogue & About This Translation

Editorial Reviews

“If a Westerner wants to experience firsthand why the Bhagavad Gita has for centuries been heralded as one of the world’s most important texts, they could do no better than to start their studies with Isaac Bentwich’s Gita – A Timeless Guide For Our Time. It could easily have been entitled “My First Gita” because it so beautifully captures the essence of this ancient Sanskrit text in a way that modern thinkers everywhere can enjoy and easily understand. I have not often recommended the Bhagavad Gita to my western students—I will now.” — Michael A. Singer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Untethered Soul

“The Gita points beyond the deadening materialism of modernity and shows how the greed, selfishness, and destruction that threaten our existence can be overcome. This exquisite, lyrical translation by Dr. Isaac Bentwich is a great achievement. It will open a door to greater joy, meaning, and purpose for all who read it.” — Larry Dossey MD, New York Times Bestselling Author of One Mind and Healing Words

“Translated in a poetic form matching the musical meter of the original Sanskrit text. Touches the heart and the soul by its poetic and musical rendition. Great translation of a great text.” — Ravi Ravindra, Professor of Physics and Philosophy; Renown author and translator of classic Yoga philosophy texts

“Bentwich’s Gita is pure poetry. This beautifully lyrical and melodic translation makes the Sanskrit scripture sing. Bentwich translates not only from one language to another but also one time to another, showing us how to apply the Gita’s ancient spiritual teachings to our contemporary lives. His love for this classic text shines through in every word.” — Amy Weiss, Author of Crescendo

“This is a totally unique translation of the Gita, unlike any other English translation I’ve seen. A moving, fresh, readable discourse, which puts the music back into the “Song of the Lord” that is usually lost in translation, and is gender inclusive - which I believe Sri Krishna would also applaud. Highly recommended.” — Will Keepin, PhD, Author of Belonging to God: Spirituality, Science, and a Universal Path of Divine Love

From the Publisher

08/19/2019

Bentwich, a meditation and yoga instructor, introduces readers to the flow and philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita in this approachable translation. The Gita, a 700-verse Sanskrit Hindu epic composed between the fifth and second centuries BCE, features a dialogue between a prince, Arjuna, and Krishna, his guide, charioteer, and divine master. While Bentwich claims this to be “the only translation that recreates in English the mesmerizing melodiousness, meter and rhyme of the Sanskrit original,” his overuse of rhyming often feels forced. Nonetheless, with his smooth Sanskrit translations—such as restating maya (normally translated “illusion”) as “nature’s veil”—Bentwich nicely updates the text compared to other translations which rely heavily on Sanskrit transliterations. Readers will benefit from the wisdom that the Gita has to offer, as well as the commentary that Bentwich provides as an introduction to each section of the text. Readers interested in the Bhagavad Gita or Hindu traditions in general will enjoy Bentwich’s fresh take on this enduring dialogue. (BookLife)

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