Exploring the Bhagavad Gita: philosophy, structure, and meaning
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Ashgate Pub
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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Ithamar Theodor
CONTENTS NOTE
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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