Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.
Gita book update: mark your calendars
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Greetings Reader, I'm happy share the news that my new my book, Journey Into the Bhagavad Gita - A Guide to Exploring Timeless Principles of Transcendental Knowledge and Integrating Them Into Your Life, is set for release on May 23, 2024. Here's the cover: When I started on this project, I had no idea how long it would take to finish writing, editing, designing, and publishing this book. To be honest, if I had, I might not have written it. But I didn't and I did and it's done. Whew! Here's an excerpt from the Preface: My attempt to present these teachings as I’ve heard and understood them serves a dual purpose. The first purpose is to purify my own heart. My life has been deeply enriched by the sustained proximity to these ancient teachings that writing this book required. And the act of writing and re-writing my understanding of these teachings has expanded my capacity to articulate the many ways in which the Gītā’s ancient teachings remain relevant to life in the modern world.
The second purpose is to give you the opportunity to hear the very same thing that I heard from my teachers in such a way as to enable you to discover the transformative power of the Gītā for yourself. The reception of transcendental knowledge from a teacher who has heard it from their teacher and so on is the method that the Gītā itself recommends in order for it to be understood.
And so far, the reviews have been very encouraging. Here are a few:
"Grounded in tradition yet firmly addressed to the modern reader, Journey Into the Bhagavad-gita harnesses the on-going relevance of the Gita's truths that transcend place and time." - Dr. Edwin Bryant, professor of Hindu Religion and Philosophy, Rutgers University
"Hari's rendition is the best practical, real-world guide to the Bhagavad-gita there is. This book is a must if you teach yoga and/or meditation.” - Ann Swanson, author of Science of Yoga and Meditation for the Real World
“Hari-kirtana puts every piece of the puzzle in the right place for us to see the roadmap to spiritual success that’s woven into the pages of the Bhagavad-gita." - Raghunath Cappo, author of From Punk to Monk and co-host of the Wisdom of the Sages podcast
So, I'm feeling cautiously optimistic about it's favorable reception by the general reading public and especially (I hope) by you. The book will be available in both print and ebook versions through all the usual suspects - Amazon, Barnes&Noble, etc., and I'm making sure that you can order it through your local bookstore. I'll send links as we approach the official launch date I'm also planning an online Book Launch event - details to follow soon. Thanks for your continuing interest in my writing, classes, and courses. Hoping all's well in your world, - Hari-k |
Hari-kirtana das
Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.
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