Commentary by a not sectarian guru

[orlando]

Namaste.

I already know that Bhagavad Gita is a vaishnava text but I'd like to read it with commentary by a not sectarian guru.

My question is if the commentary by Swami Sivananda(the founder of "Divine Life Society") is what I am looking for.

Pranama.

[Indialover]

Namaste Orlando

Since you are from beautiful Italy I recommend the Italian Bhagavad Gita by Raphael. He definitely is non-sectarian, he is an Advaitin, living as a hermit near Rome. Raphael is a synonym.

Seems the Italian website is not maintained, but it gives an overview about his works. If you need any information contact me, I know his translator from Italian to German.

http://www.vidya-ashramvidyaorder.org/Home1.html

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23112478-bhagavad-gita-il-canto-del-beato

Pranam

[orlando]

Namaskar.

Many years ago my mother bought Bhagavad Gita with Raphael's commentary,I read the book years ago,unluckily lost the book.

A friend of my mother and her husband used to visit Raphael sometimes...the great born self-realized advaitin died in the 2019.

Pranama

[Indialover]

Namaste

This is just a rhetorical question … if you know the Bhagavad Gita by Raphael, why are you looking for another one? Esp. Swami Shivananda has become a Guru for the masses he is merchandized like a product - nobody knows who wrote 'his' books.

With Raphael you can be sure to read words of a real self-realized.

Pranam