A world-renowned yoga master cuts through the commercialism that now clouds the real meaning of yoga.

Beyond the postures and exercises, he explains, the ancient teachings of yoga aim at lasting, loving union with the Supreme.

The Bhagavad-gita is the main source-book on yoga and a concise summary of India's Vedic wisdom. Yet remarkably, the setting for this best-known classic of spiritual literature is an ancient Indian battlefield. At the last moment before entering battle, the great warrior Arjuna begins to wonder about the real meaning of his life. Why should he fight against his friends and relatives? Why does he exist? Where is he going after death?