The Avadhoot Gita of Dattatraya (Song of The Unborn)

The message of The Avadhoot Gita of Dattatraya: Song of the Unborn is timeless. The poem elucidates the universal Self, indestructible, immortal and free from the duality of bondage and attachment, knowledge and ignorance, Seegla Brecher’s lyrical translation conveys the direct experience of “the Unborn”- the liberated one. Readers of philosophy and poetry will appreciate the deep, meditative exploration in this 9th –century Advaita Vedanta text. The comprehensive Sanskrit-English word-for-word translation is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Sanskrit literature.

Seegla Brecher, born in Montreal, has studied and taught DaVita Vedanta philosophy, meditation and Sanskrit texts since the 1980s.Having earned a B.Mus., she completed extensive tutorial studies in Indian classical music, which she has performed in concert around the world. She has collaborated with musicians from Canada, India, Hungary and Israel to produce recordings of ancient Sanskrit texts set to her own compositions. The Avadhoot Gita of Dattatraya: Song of the Unborn, the culmination of her in-depth study gives expression to her own journey.