Exploring the Bhagavad Gitā : philosophy, structure, and meaning

✍ Scribed by Dr Theodor Ithamar

• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 173
• Edition: New edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Bhagavad Gita is a unique literary creation but deciphering its meaning and philosophy is not easy or simple. This careful study of the Bhagavad Gita approaches the ancient text with a modern mind and offers a unifying structure which is of a universal relevance. Combining the philosophical-theoretical with the ethical-practical, Ithamar Theodor locates his study within comparative theology and identifies the various layers of meaning. The full text of the Bhagavad Gita is presented in new translation, divided into sections, and accompanied by depth commentary. This book makes the Bhagavad Gita accessible to a wide variety of readers, helping to make sense of this great spiritual classic which is one of the most important texts of religious Hinduism

✦ Table of Contents

Content: 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.

✦ Subjects

Bhagavadgītā -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. RELIGION -- Hinduism -- Sacred Writings. Bhagavadgītā.