Ganesha Goes to Lunch: Classics From Mystic India (Mandala Classics)

This is a favorite book of mine--it retells these stories gorgeously, with an easy clarity and lightness that somehow makes their messages pierce me deeply. It's a delightful read and often surprisingly moving.

What a beautiful book. After every story, I pause with emotion and a fuller heart. Myths speak to us in a different way. You don’t know where they’re going but when you get to the end you feel their messages in a deep way. I highly recommend this and every book from Kamla. She offers such gifts of spirit to the world. So blessed that I found her. She shares her beautiful spirit in these lessons of love.

I love this book! My wife got it for me for my birthday and although I have only read the first 3 chapters I felt compelled to write a review. Each chapter is a short story of the gods of India and told in such a fun and magical way! I love nothing more than to put on some Eastern meditation music, light some incense and get lost in one of these wonderful stories! I find myself smiling, laughing or really contemplating what the message of the story might be. The chapters are very short and quick to read and I can't wait for my next one.

This is a great book for anyone looking for an introduction to the spiritual/philosophical and (sometimes whimsical)l stories of Hindu tradition. They are a pleasure to read on many levels. Kapur's translation is excellent; You feel she is reading to you... I bought the Kindle edition. I regret not buying the book. I have since seen it and it is beautifully done. This is one I would like to hold in my hands.

Great collection of works, easy read. Wonderful for those that may be new to the culture. Worth the read for a brief summary.

I loved reading this book! It's a great before bedtime read as you can read one short story and put it down...if you have that kind of discipline of course. I have already gone back and started reading this a second time. It's that good.

Excellent

This book is absolutely beautiful. She re-tells the stories that I have always wanted to hear about. The stories of the Indian culture are fascinating and she tells tem beautifully. As soon as I picked up this book, I had to finish it. What else is there to say other than if you have little kids or nephew and nieces, it's a great book to give them to read.

This is a lovely book. A good way to introduce my kids to Ganesha and his stories!

Short stories about Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva and Krishna and more. I really enjoyed reading this book. Great stories for yogis who want a quick lesson on the lore or anyone interested in Hindu cultural stories.

So good....

Bought this book, to introduce gods to my son, on someone’s recommendation. My son is 5, so I started to read it first to simplify stories for him. Such captivating stories and beautifully articulated language. I got hooked on to it. P.S. This is definitely not for children below the age of 10, I feel. But still a good book to read and talk about with your child.

Lovely small book but I had expected the pictures to be in colour