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Śrīmate Rāmānujāya Namaḥ

Before the Flute Fell Silent

The Uddhava Gita in simple English: Krishna's last teachings to His dearest friend

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The Uddhava Gita, the last teaching Sri Krishna gave on earth, in simple English. It is found in the Eleventh Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, and it was spoken not on a battlefield but to a friend who did not want to be left behind: Arjuna asked what he should do; Uddhava asked how to live without Him. In fifteen chapters, each with the story and its teaching, the book follows the conversation from the evening of an age to the road to Badari: the wanderer and his twenty-four teachers, the company of the good, the path of love, and the simplest way. Read the whole book online at Vyloka.

Contents
  1. A Note to the Reader
  2. Chapter 1: The Evening of an Age
  3. Chapter 2: Let Go and Walk Free
  4. Chapter 3: The Wanderer and His Twenty-Four Teachers
  5. Chapter 4: Bound and Free
  6. Chapter 5: The Company of the Good
  7. Chapter 6: The Swan’s Answer
  8. Chapter 7: The Path of Love
  9. Chapter 8: Powers and Glories
  10. Chapter 9: Duty in Every Season of Life
  11. Chapter 10: Three Roads Home
  12. Chapter 11: The Song of the Beggar
  13. Chapter 12: The Song of the King
  14. Chapter 13: Worship with the Hands
  15. Chapter 14: The Simplest Way
  16. Chapter 15: The Road to Badari
  17. Living the Uddhava Gita Today
  18. The Teachings at a Glance
  19. Glossary

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