Synopsis The Bhagavad-Gita forms a small part-seven hundred stanzas--of the epic of the Mahabharata. Contained in the Gita's pages are the mysteries of life. The narrative uses an event, a war, as a setting to exemplify fundamental human conflict--understanding action and non-action, how to live in society, how to understand your place in the universal scheme, as well as explaining the secrets of meditation. The Bhagvad-Gita is as applicable today as when it first appeared in or was written into the framework of the Mahabharata. It is still received in India as one of the great sources of spiritual wisdom that controls religious thinking. The teachings of the Gita are not merely academic, but immediate and living, an influence both for thought and action. They have long been at work in the revival and renewal of a nation and a culture. The teachings are acknowledged as of the highest value by all shades of religious belief and opinion. With lucid introduction to each chapter, Charles Johnston's simple translation provides an extremely fascinating and enlightening interpretation of this great source of knowledge.