Bibliograph

The Bhagavad Gita, a guide to navigating the battle of life, Ravi Ravindra

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The Bhagavad Gita, a guide to navigating the battle of life, Ravi Ravindra

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-289) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Bhagavad Gita

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

957021553

Responsibility statement

Ravi Ravindra

Sub title

a guide to navigating the battle of life

Summary

"A new translation of the great classic--with wide-ranging, multi-traditional commentary that emphasizes its practical advice for living with integrity. 'All there is is Krishna.' Upon hearing this famous and enigmatic line from the Gita's seventh chapter when he was a boy, Ravi Ravindra embarked on a journey to understand its deep meaning. The search led him far beyond the tradition from which the text originally arose to an exploration of world mystical wisdom, including Zen, Christianity, Yoga, and particularly the teachings of J. Krishnamurti and G.I. Gurdjieff. Dr. Ravindra's fresh prose translation with wide-ranging commentary, is the fruit of that lifelong process. It stands out from the many other versions with its assertion that the Bhagavad Gita is at heart a universal guide to navigating the battle of life required of each and every one of us. It is through that navigation, he shows, that we can discover and connect with the Krishna deep within ourselves: The Eternal Witness who is above the battle, and who is, ultimately and joyfully, all there is"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The yoga of Arjuna's crisis -- The yoga of awareness -- The yoga of action -- The yoga of sacred knowledge -- The yoga of renunciation in action -- The yoga of meditation -- The yoga of sacred knowledge and discernment -- The yoga of the imperishable Brahman -- The yoga of knowledge and sacred mystery -- THe yoga of manifestation -- The yoga of the vision of the universal form -- The yoga of devotion and love -- The yoga of the distinction between the field and the knower of the field -- The yoga of the three gunas -- The yoga of the highest spirit -- The yoga of the distinction between liberating and binding qualities -- The yoga of the threefold division of Shraddhā -- The yoga of freedom by renunciation

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