Exploring the Bhagavad Gitā: Philosophy, Structure, and MeaningThis title highlights the 'Bhagavad Gita' as a work of theology and/or philosophy. It examines its underlying assumptions, prevailing ideas, and offers a unifying structure which ties the text together. |
Contents
General Introduction | 1 |
Setting the Scene | 25 |
The Soul Dharma and Liberation | 29 |
The Path of Enlightened Action Part I | 41 |
The Supreme Persons Descent | 49 |
The Path of Enlightened Action Part II | 55 |
The Path of Classical Yoga | 61 |
The Vision of the Supreme Part I | 69 |
Stages of Devotion | 99 |
The Vision of the Supreme in the Heart | 103 |
The Three Guņas | 111 |
The Journey from Bondage to Liberation | 117 |
The Divine and the Demonic | 121 |
The Manifestation of the Three Gunas in Human Life | 125 |
Taking Refuge in Krșņa Alone | 129 |
Glossary | 143 |
Quitting Ones Body the Ephemeral and Eternal Worlds | 75 |
The Vision of the Supreme Part II | 81 |
Arjunas Change of Heart and the Divine Manifestations | 89 |
The Cosmic Revelation | 93 |
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absorbed according activity adhering to dharma arguments Arjuna ātman attachment attain austerity avatāra battle become Bhagavad Gītā bhakti bhakti yoga Bhārata Bhīṣma birth Blessed Lord body Brahmā Brahman Chapter Commentary comprised consciousness considered darkness darśana death deeds demonic described desire devotion dharmic duty discussion divine embodied soul enlightenment eternal ethical ladder evil existence fighting Gītā's gods guņas guru happiness and distress heart higher highest human ideal illusion imperishable inner karma yoga Kaunteya knower knowledge Kṛṣṇa kṣatriyas liberation lust Mahābhārata material nature meditation mind miscegenation mode mokșa offered one's Pandava Paramātman Pārtha passion performed prakrti Rāmānuja reality relinquishment renounced renunciation represents restrained samādhi samsāra Sañjaya Sānkhya sannyāsa second tier seems sense objects spiritual soul śruti stage storey Supreme Person third tier three gunas underlying unto Upaniṣadic utilitarianism various Vedānta Vedas Vedic Vedic sacrifices verse vision whereas worldly worship yoga practice yogī yogic Yudhisthira