Reading through and enjoying the book now. Glad to see this interview here.

Yes!

Fun post. Good to see the variety of content and blogs within the yoga niche.

Thanks for your comment.
It was an honor sitting down with him as he discussed these texts. Definitely a one of a kind guy.
Andrew

Hey this is great. Glad to see some commentary on lucidity, and good advice for remembering and integrating dream memory.

What better way to illustrate suffering than war? The complete opposite of Ahimsa, the battle field in the Gita is the battle field of life. The Gita asks us, "How do we act in a world of suffering?"

Krishna is passing wisdom on to Arjuna as a way to "win" the battle. Personally, I never really struggled with the fact that the Gita takes place in the midst of war. When compared to other sacred texts, such as the Old Testament or the Koran, the Gita is quite mild (start with Cain and Abel). Also, most of the commentary that I've read justifies the war, as Bob notes. Arjuna is facing some pretty radical people, war seems inevitable.

-Andrew

I stay true to my core because everyday is a holiday.

Yoga is the science of religion.

Very interesting. As a fellow journalism-grad, I feel for your position and wish you the best of luck. You are clearly on the right path at elephant journal.

This is cool....It reminds me of a song by one of my favorite bands... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0pg-JHvH8k