Bhagavad Gita

Annotated & Explained

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2001
SkyLight Paths Publishing,US (Verlag)
978-1-893361-28-7 (ISBN)

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A Hindu classic with universal appeal for people of all faith traditions who turn to its inspirational support in the struggles of life, its consolation in times of grief and its deeply moving promise of God's love and guidance.

This simple beautiful translation by Shri Purohit Swami and the wonderful annotations by Kendra Crossen Burroughs make this the very best Gita for first-time readers as well as any who want to absorb its extraordinary message: taste the divine waters herein and you might never thirst again.

In the BHAGAVAD GITA those who long to know how to fight wisely for the future will find a handbook of spiritual warrior-hood and divine realisation that will constantly inspire and ennoble them.. The message of the Gita is one of perfect spiritual balance. Now you can read the Gita with no previous knowledge of Hinduism required. Insightful yet unobtrusive commentary introduces readers to the characters; explains all the references and philosophical terms; shares the interpretations of famous spiritual leaders and scholars and provides inspiration.

Part of the Skylight Illuminations series

Shri Purohit Swami (1882–1941) was an Indian monk who traveled to the West in 1930 to teach the wisdom of Hinduism. In addition to the Bhagavad Gita, he translated The Ten Principal Upanishads (in collaboration with the poet William Butler Yeats). Kendra Crossen Burroughs is a book editor whose specialty is religions of the East and West. She compiled The Essential Ken Wilber and Entering the Tao: Master Ni's Guidance for Self-Cultivation. A long-time student of the Bhagavad Gita, she lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Andrew Harvey is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including Son of Man. His memoir A Journey in Ladakh was praised as "one of the best books available on the Western experience of Tibetan spiritual life." His just-published memoir Sun at Midnight was praised by Deepak Chopra, who said, "for those who have gone through the dark night of the soul and for those seeking a genuine understanding of spirituality, this is a very inspiring story." Harvey is also the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Born in India, he was the youngest person ever awarded a fellowship to All Souls College, Oxford. He has devoted the past thirty years of his life to study and experiencing the world's spiritual traditions and is widely recognized as one of our greatest communicators of mysticism and contemplative living today.

Foreword by Andrew Harvey ix
About the Bhagavad Gita xv
About the Translation and Annotation xxi

1. The Despondency of Arjuna 2
2. The Philosophy of Discrimination: Samkhya Yoga 10
3. The Path of Action: Karma Yoga 24
4. The Path of Wisdom: Jnana Yoga 32
5. The Renunciation of Action 42
6. Meditation and Self-Control: Dhyana Yoga 48
7. Knowledge and Experience 58
8. The Supreme Spirit 64
9. The Sovereign Secret 70
10. The Divine Manifestations 78
11. The Cosmic Vision 86
12. The Path of Love: Bhakti Yoga 98
13. Matter and Spirit 104
14. The Three Qualities 112
15. The Lord God 118
16. The Divine and Demoniac Civilizations 124
17. The Threefold Faith 130
18. The Spirit of Renunciation 136

Notes 152
Suggested Readings and Resources 159
List of Special Terms 163
Credits 165

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.4.2002
Reihe/Serie	Skylight Illuminations
Übersetzer	Swami Purohit
Verlagsort	Woodstock
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 220 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
ISBN-10	1-893361-28-4 / 1893361284
ISBN-13	978-1-893361-28-7 / 9781893361287
Zustand	Neuware