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Exploring the Bhagavad Gitā : philosophy, structure, and meaning
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Exploring the Bhagavad Gitā : philosophy, structure, and meaning

Author: Ithamar Theodor
Publisher: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., 2010.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"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  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Ithamar Theodor
ISBN: 9780754666585 0754666581 9781409402602 1409402606
OCLC Number: 455870869
Description: x, 160 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 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.
Responsibility: Ithamar Theodor.

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Highlights the Bhagavad gita as a work of theology or philosophy, and examines the underlying assumptions and its prevailing ideas.  Read more...

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