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Indian Spiritual Journey

This subject is nearly endless and my take is that you can first read Arthur Milller's gist of the Bhagavad Gita to get a beginner's view of Indian philosophy . Once you understand the gist ,you can get into a detailed treatise and in this context Swamy Partha Sarathy and Srimad Prabhupada offer a fine picture in terms of interpretations. The Gita is very logically presented and has 3 sections of 6 chapters each . The first 6 speak of Karma Yoga , the next 6 Bhakti Yoga and ends with Gyana Yoga ...the Path of Knowledge.  For topups to this the Vedanta Treatise by Swami Partasarathi is superb and other great readings are the works by Swami Vivekananda and his works on the Vedanta.  The Government of India has now come up with a wonderful website www.vedicheritage.gov.in  You will hear the chanting of the Vedas and almost every literature pertaining to our Vedic Heritage .  I shall often elaborate on the teachings every now and then .  Wish you all a great spi