Vanity Karma: Ecclesiastes, the Bhagavad-Gītā, and the Meaning of Life—
A Cross-Cultural Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes by Jayādvaita Swami
A sage in ancient Israel (Jayadvaita) brooded over these questions. In ancient India, too, such questions drove a despairing warrior to seek answers from his divine friend Krishna. The thoughts of the sage became the wisdom book Ecclesiastes; those of Krishna, the Bhagavad-gītā. Their wisdom speaks to our deepest concerns.
In Vanity Karma, wisdom meets wisdom as these two perennial classics come together, both offering us profound understanding. And a deep and authentic spiritual understanding, we may find, can infuse our lives with meaning and with joy.
Vanity Karma brings you on a journey through the full text of Ecclesiastes, a journey illuminated by traditional biblical scholarship, insights from the Bhagavad-gītā, a dash of autobiography, and a steady spiritual focus. WHAT ????
Fantastic idea. I lived a short while with Jayadvaita in the Henry Street temple and he always had a bit of an arrogant edge.