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Difficulty Of Being Good

Written by: Gurcharan Das
Narrated by: Pradeep Kumar
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 Why be good? What exactly is Dharma? How does one practise it; and to what effect? Gurcharan Das’s superb exposition of the dilemmas and ambiguities inherent in the Mahabharata shows us how we can come to terms with the uncertain ethics of the world today; a world that is uncannily similar to that of the great epic. Eastern Hinduism Philosophy
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I fell in love with the Mahabharat in my childhood. Even after over 40 years of reading this I still can't get enough of it.

Mr Das takes a contemplative view of this great epic with a key question. What is Dharma? He explores this over 10 chapters, each through the lens of a key character. What makes this approach refreshing is Mr. Das' ability to string together the dilemmas faced by the character with parallels in Greek mythology, World texts and Contemporary events. The breadth of the author's knowledge is just fascinating. The various lenses he deploys to see a particular event gives every story, every character a different and a nuanced perspective. I have huge respect of Mr. Das an an author. I am re-reading this book after 15 years, but even now I found different facets of this tale so insightful.

The performance in this audible is quite good. Though this file had quite a few technical errors. There are lines which glitch and are repeated often. This happens in quite a few chapters. I doubt that will be rectified considering this is such an old book. However, these do not interfere with the overall experience of listening to this audible.

I would highly recommend this book/audible to everyone, especially if you are a fellow Mahabharat fanatic like me!

This one is for keeps

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Despite his western education and employment, justice to the epic & ethos is done well.

commendable study & analysis.

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Gurcharan Das Dwells on the different faces of dharma in this brilliantly researched book using the stories in the Mahabharata as the backdrop. A brilliant work which makes you rethink the way you understand things.

A brilliant study of a difficult subject

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Very subtle explanation of Dharma.
ponder on more then ever . great work. 🤔

think

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Different kind of read which will make u think on what is good and bad. Do v really have to be good , if so what are the dilema one will face

psychology around mahabharat

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