In PEL’s foray last year into the understanding and discussing Indian thought vis a vis The Bhagavad Gita, the PEL team and their guest Shaam Amin did a great service in bringing forth the Indian system of thought to PEL listeners. As someone who has a strong background in both Western Philosophy and Indian Philosophy and founder of a podcast and blog on Indian philosophy Continue Reading …
Ep. 204: The Bhagavad Gita’s Hindu Theology (Part Two)
More on this classic text from ancient India by (perhaps) Vyasa, with guest Shaan Amin. Is Krishna recommending action that acquires good karma or behavior that is "beyond good and evil?" How can everything be Krishna while Krishna is also the piece of excellence in each of us that we're supposed to pursue? How do Krishna's teachings compare with Stoicism? Plus, behold Continue Reading …
Ep. 204: The Bhagavad Gita’s Hindu Theology (Part One)
On the classic Hindu text from possibly around the third century BCE., which is a part of the Indian Epic poem Mahabharata, attributed to Vyasa, though that probably wasn't a single person. What is it to live wisely? What grounds duty? The text is a conversation on the eve of battle between the archer hero Arjuna and his charioteer, Krishna, who in the course of the text Continue Reading …
Ep. 204: The Bhagavad Gita’s Hindu Theology (Citizen Edition)
On the classic Hindu text from possibly around the third century BCE., which is a part of the Indian Epic poem Mahabharata, attributed to Vyasa, though that probably wasn't a single person. What is it to live wisely? What grounds duty? The text is a conversation on the eve of battle between the archer hero Arjuna and his charioteer, Krishna, who in the course of the text Continue Reading …