Bhagavad Gita Explained

As a philosophical treatise and a religious canon, Bhagavad-Gītā endured the test of time. With the prevalence of literacy, many hundreds of published and unpublished translations and commentaries abound. People find solace in the philosophy of Gītā and existential security in the promises given by Sri Krishna.

This exceptional translation and commentary opens an avenue to Krishna’s explanations about the mysteries of material existence, the individual self and  the Supreme Being. It answers many questions, some of which are:

Who are we? What is our purpose? Is there an eternal self? Is this physical world the one and only dimension?

This exceptional translation and commentary offers new insight into Krishna’s explanations about the mysteries of material existence, the individual self and  the Supreme Being. Focusing neither on missionary intention nor on philosophical bias, Michael captures the atmosphere of the Mahabharata, the literature from which the Bhagavad Gita was extracted. His word for word meanings are precise. His English rendering is smooth. His commentaries are revealing.