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The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita brings you the messages that lie at the crux of the great epic, Bhagavad Gita or the Song of the God, as explained by Paramahansa Yogananda. Summary of the Book The Bhagavad Gita is believed to contain the answers for all of the life’s big questions. Compiled as a dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna during the Kurukshetra battle, in the form of verses, the Gita has been revered across the world as a great philosophical treatise on Dharma, irrespective of different religions. The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita shares the philosophical insights of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi; as remembered by one of his direct disciples, Swami Kriyananda. About Paramahansa Yogananda Paramahansa Yogananda was a Hindu philosopher, yogi and guru. He is best remembered for this title, Autobiography of a Yogi, wherein he explains the techniques of meditation and Kriya Yoga. Born as Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Yogananda was a follower of Swami Yukteswar Giri from the age of 17. His aims and ideals for Self-Realization Fellowship or the Yogoda Satsanga Society became the pillars which founded the society which boasts of a worldwide following even today. About Swami Kriyananda Swami Kriyananda was a Vedanta philosopher, orator, Yogi and Hindu scholar. A staunch follower of Paramahansa Yogananda, he was the founder of Ananda Sangha, the worldwide movement of spiritual intentional communities based on the ideals of World Brotherhood Colonies started by Yogananda.