“Readers, be of good cheer. To those of you who have surveyed in confusion the trackless path of Indian philosophy, this volume offers hope and respite. You are holding in your hands a reasonable and highly readable account of the particulars of Vedic thought.…Read and find enlightenment.”
—Professor Jerry Clack, Department of Classics, Duquesne University
“Readers, be of good cheer. To those of you who have surveyed in confusion the trackless path of Indian philosophy, this volume offers hope and respite. You are holding in your hands a reasonable and highly readable account of the particulars of Vedic thought.…Read and find enlightenment.”
—Professor Jerry Clack, Department of Classics, Duquesne University
“I am impressed by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami’s presentation. His initial chapter is one of the best statements available on the importance of the guru in transmitting spiritual knowledge.…”
—Dr. Thomas J. Hopkins, Department of Religious Studies, Franklin and Marshall College
Readings in Vedic Literature provides a firsthand experience of India’s timeless wisdom. Along with concise introductory essays, the book includes the entire Bhagavad-gita and illuminating excerpts from the Puranas and Upanishads. In this way the reader can discover the tradition for himself.