The Uddhava Gita: The Final Teaching of Krishna

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references; First publ. in the UK by Frances Lincoln Ltd, 2000. Publisher Marketing: Widely read, The Bhagavad Gita is a classic of world spirituality while The essential companion to The Bhagavad Gita, The Uddhava Gita has remained overlooked. This new accessible and only English translation in print of The Uddhava Gita offers a previously unexplored path to understanding Hinduism and Krishna's wisdom. Written centuries apart, the ideas of the two dialogues are similar although their approach and contexts differ. The Bhagavad Gita is filled with the urgency of battle while The Uddhava Gita takes place on the eve of Krishna's departure from the world. The Uddhava Gita offers the reader philosophy, sublime poetry, practical guidance, and, ultimately, hope for a more complete consciousness in which the life of the body better reflects the life of the spirit. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/25/2002 pg. 62 (EAN 9781569753200, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Cleary, Thomas, F Thomas Cleary is the preeminent translator of classic Eastern texts, including The Essential Tao, The Essential Confucius, The Secret of the Golden Flower, and the bestselling The Art of War. Contributor Bio:  Saraswati, Swami Ambikananda Saraswati is a Hindu monk who has been teaching yoga and Vedanta philosophy for over 25 years. Contributor Bio:  Cleary, Thomas F Thomas Cleary is the translator of "Opening the Dragon Gate" by Chen Kaiguo and Zhen Shunchao and "The Story of Chinese Zen" by Nan Huai-Chin, as well as "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, "The Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi, "The Japanese Art of War," and dozens of other titles on martial philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism, religion, and philosophy. He was born in 1949 and lives in Oakland, CA.