The Bhagavad Gita: A New Project

There were a few Hare Krishna monks on campus today, and I got into a conversation with one of them. He offered me a copy of the Bhagavad Gita. Having read the story before, I considered declining, but then realized that there was no reason to. He offered me an opportunity to learn something about a belief structure I did not (and, at the moment, do not) understand.

Never, in my life, have I found a reason to refuse the offer of information.

So I took a copy of the book, and it's sitting on my already cluttered desk. Being a Hare Krishna, this particular copy of the book is translated by the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (referred to as "His Divine Grace" by his followers).

I'm going to make it a project to read, and probably post about, the philosophies and ideas, as well as the problems I might find, in the reading of the text. As I don't know much about Hinduism (I have a basic knowledge of the pantheon and an understanding of culture and ritual), it might be helpful to read the scripture and see what they are reading, as I've done with the Bible and the Koran.

Hopefully it turns out well.