Exploring the Bhagavad Gita: philosophy, structure, and meaning
Ithamar Theodor
Exploring the Bhagavad Gita: philosophy, structure, and meaning
Author
Ithamar TheodorPublisher
Ashgate PubEdition 1
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Title and Author
Exploring the Bhagavad Gita: philosophy, structure, and meaning / Ithamar TheodorPublication Details
فارنهام : Ashgate Pub، 2010مPhysical Description
x, 160 p.; 24 cm.Subject
Bhagavadgita Criticism, interpretation, etcLanguage
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Setting the scene -- The soul, Dharma, and liberation -- The path of enlightened action: part I -- The supreme person's descent -- The path of enlightened action: part II -- The path of classical yoga -- The vision of the supreme: part I -- Quitting the body, the ephemeral, and eternal worlds -- The vision of the supreme: part II -- Arjuna's change of heart and the divine manifestations -- The cosmic revelation -- Stages of devotion -- The vision of the supreme in the heart -- The three Gunas -- The journey from bondage to liberation -- The divine and the demonic -- The manifestation of the three Gunas in human life -- Summary and conclusion: Taking refuge in Krsna alone