do not read bhagavad gita as it is btw. read a different translation like from gita press or bhagavad gita a new translation or even easwarans book. bhagavad gita as it is is incredibly biased and washes away the vedantic roots of the text in favor for bahagavatism (of the bhagavata purana)
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@georgia literally was just being told to read the bhagavad gita as it is at the bookshop smh, who do i trust?
@georgia important context: this was followed by "I didn't understand the Bhagavad Gita until i watched Apocalypse Now in the cinema after it first released"
@FagMode59er thats such a fucked up thing to say. apocalypse now is about an unrighteous war, the kurukshetra war is righteous. i recommend the easwaran translation for beginners to hindu concepts who want a beautiful translation, or the gita press translation for a more literal translation. its worth reading, it can quite literally change your life.
@FagMode59er although one can perform karma yoga or the sacrifice of knowledge in any circumstances with equanimity though, that might be what that person meant
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@georgia yeah he's not pro vietnam war, he got arrested protesting against it at the time
@FagMode59er thats really cool. hare krishna was fairly popular among hippies for a time and as it is is the iskcon version of the text. i can definitely see the bhagavad gita being used to help someone cope with being in an unjust war they have no control over being in.
@georgia he wasnt in it because he wasnt an american citizen but he was living in the states at the time with all the hippies