{"product_id":"difficulty-of-being-good-on-the-subtle-art-of-dharma-paperback","title":"Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGurcharan Das\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy should we be good? How should we be good? And how might we more deeply understand the moral and ethical failings--splashed across today's headlines--that have not only destroyed individual lives but caused widespread calamity as well, bringing communities, nations, and indeed the global economy to the brink of collapse? \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Difficulty of Being Good\u003c\/em\u003e, Gurcharan Das seeks answers to these questions in an unlikely source: the 2,000 year-old Sanskrit epic, \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e. A sprawling, witty, ironic, and delightful poem, the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e is obsessed with the elusive notion of dharma--in essence, doing the right thing. When a hero does something wrong in a Greek epic, he wastes little time on self-reflection; when a hero falters in the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e, the action stops and everyone weighs in with a different and often contradictory take on dharma. Each major character in the epic embodies a significant moral failing or virtue, and their struggles mirror with uncanny precision our own familiar emotions of anxiety, courage, despair, remorse, envy, compassion, vengefulness, and duty. Das explores the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e from many perspectives and compares the successes and failures of the poem's characters to those of contemporary individuals, many of them highly visible players in the world of economics, business, and\u003cbr\u003epolitics. In every case, he finds striking parallels that carry lessons for everyone faced with ethical and moral dilemmas in today's complex world.\u003cbr\u003eWritten with the flair and seemingly effortless erudition that have made Gurcharan Das a bestselling author around the world--and enlivened by Das's forthright discussion of his own personal search for a more meaningful life--\u003cem\u003eThe Difficulty of Being Good\u003c\/em\u003e shines the light of an ancient poem on the most challenging moral ambiguities of modern life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGurcharan Das\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the much-acclaimed \u003cem\u003eIndia Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e, which has been translated into many languages and filmed by the BBC. He writes a regular column for six Indian newspapers, including the \u003cem\u003eTimes of India\u003c\/em\u003e, and occasionally for \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e. His other books include the novel \u003cem\u003eA Fine Family\u003c\/em\u003e; a book of essays, \u003cem\u003eThe Elephant Paradigm\u003c\/em\u003e; and an anthology, \u003cem\u003eThree English Plays\u003c\/em\u003e, consisting of \u003cem\u003eLarins Sahib, 9 Jakhoo Hill\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMira\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45259053432934,"sku":"9780199754410","price":28.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WEFTTVZKZS8xSFJJUDBlN1ZFMEZNZz09.webp?v=1773816627","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/difficulty-of-being-good-on-the-subtle-art-of-dharma-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}