Sunday, August 31, 2008
| For the past few decades students have been asking me to write a Gita, to which I always responded, that there were hundreds if not thousands of translations available. It is always best to contribute by filling a void or need rather. However, in 2006, one student shyly admitted to me that after a many years and many versions, he still didn't understand the Gita. "How does it relate to my life? How does it relate to my Christian religion?", he asked. | 
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For the first I realized there was a need for such a commentary. Yet still not convinced an entire book was needed, I agreed to write a short few pages to explain to folks how to begin to think about Gita as it relates to their own lives. Well, I started to write the page, and about 20 pages later I saw that I have written the entire Chapter 2 of the book. Maybe there is a book here afterall. So I tried to write a bit more, and you know, the whole book came out effortlessly.
Since then many folks have been echoing what the other student had said about they're not understanding Gita, until they read my commentary. So I feel I have in some small way contributed to the understanding of Gita so folks can apply it to their lives today and find more peace and inner joy.
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Swami Sadashiva Tirtha, D.Sc. (Ayurvedic Research)
Swamiji is the author of the Ayurveda Encyclopedia & the Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times
He began formal spiritual training in 1974 and has been teaching yoga and meditation since 1976.
Certified in Ayurveda, Jyotish Astrology, & Vastu Shastra since the late 1980s', Swamiji is a pioneer in the field. He founded one of thefirst Ayurveda certification schools, Ayurveda herbal companies,centers and websites in the USA, and holds the first Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Ayurveda, his dissertation research study has also been published in an Ayurveda journal. Swamiji is a Hindu monk with a universal approach.