tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post344136640731266092..comments2024-02-14T07:29:25.919-05:00Comments on Cook Ding's Kitchen: The Warrior Ethos: The Lord of DisciplineRick Matzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-83935894732050899912011-11-12T21:42:28.731-05:002011-11-12T21:42:28.731-05:00Awesome. Another addition to the wish list.Awesome. Another addition to the wish list.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-36067833470670523982011-11-12T11:18:00.451-05:002011-11-12T11:18:00.451-05:00Backstory:
The Gita is embedded in a larger, 80-vo...Backstory:<br />The <i>Gita</i> is embedded in a larger, 80-volume epic called the <i>Mahabharata</i> which describes the "greater" war, of which the <i>Gita</i> is just a small part. The whole affair is a fascinating mix of myth, real history, culture, and religious philosophy. <br /><br />Who but a scholar can approach such things?<br /><br />Well, one fellow <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Difficulty-Being-Good-Subtle-Dharma/dp/0199754411/ref=tmm_pap_title_0" rel="nofollow">did</a>, setting aside his career for three years, and wading into the epic at a university not too far from you. From this study, he produced a very readable synopsis (just 488 pages), written from the angle of <i>dharma,</i> i.e., secular ethics (there are many other versions around that take a "religious" approach). <br /><br />Fascinating background.walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.com