Like a Thousand Suns: The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume 2

I've read many of this wonderful man's books, and after finishing his Classics of Indian Spirituality series, had to go further into the Bhagavad Gita with this priceless 3-set Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living. Lots of people have written thoughtful reviews of the first book in the series but few mention this second book. Honestly, I could write chapters on how this easy to read book will help anyone on the spiritual journey. But I would only be repeating much of what was written on the first book in the series. I wish I could offer you a money back guarantee but obviously that's not possible. If you have any interest in immersing yourself deeper in one of the most important spiritual books ever written, you'd be hard pressed to find a better place to start than this beautiful series. I'd previously struggled through two other translations of the Gita and got little from the effort, but Eknath Easwaran writes in a very readable and understandable way. I know you won't regret the decision to read this series.

This book is helping me, in a very simple way, to better understand the teachings of Bhagavadgita. With great ease, it's making those teachings work for me. For many years I have been looking for Bhagavadgita with this type of commentary. Example: Lord Krishna addressed Arjuna as the "Destroyer of the enemy." That 'enemy' is my ego which is hurting me, and not a person or something physical, as commonly interpreted.

I found this volume a slightly harder read than the first volume. The author gets a bit preachy on the subject of nuclear disarmament and handgun control. The contemporary examples he brings up in his commentary can't hope to match the timeless grandeur of the Gita verses, but this is a small criticism. Overall, I found this volume valuable. This book (which contains the famous verse quoted by Oppenheimer: "I am become Death, destroyer of worlds,") gets into Lord Krishna explaining to Arjuna the wonderful and terrifying sides of who he really is, and the Way of Love through which to serve him.

The Sanskrit, the poem, then the real life example of how to apply this spiritual wisdom is so beautifully written. It doesn't matter how often I read, or how far between reads, every time I open this book it applies perfectly to my life. It is a text for leading the good life with modern day examples. I've given this book to more people than any other and am so grateful it was recommended to me.