Authors: Eknath Easwaran (Translator), Barbara S. Miller, Eknath Easwaran (Translator), Eknath Easwaran
ISBN-13: 9780375705557, ISBN-10: 0375705554
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date Published: April 2000
Edition: Reprint
Eknath Easwaran is the founder of the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation in northern California and the author of such notable books on meditation as Your Life is Your Message and Take Your Time.
In the Bhagavad Gita, Prince Arjuna asks direct, uncompromising questions of his spiritual guide on the eve of a great battle. In this expanded edition of the most famous and popular of Indian criptures, Eknath Easwaran contextualizes
the book culturally and historically and explains the key concepts of Hindu religious thought and the technical vocabulary of yoga. Chapter introductions, notes, and a glossary help readers understand the book’s message. Most importantly, this translation uses simple, clear language to impart the poetry, universality, and timelessness of the Gita’s teachings.
Introduction | 7 | |
1. | The War Within | 47 |
2. | The Illumined Man | 57 |
3. | Selfless Service | 71 |
4. | Wisdom in Action | 81 |
5. | Renounce & Rejoice | 91 |
6. | The Practice of Meditation | 99 |
7. | Wisdom from Realization | 111 |
8. | The Eternal Godhead | 119 |
9. | The Royal Path | 129 |
10. | Divine Splendor | 137 |
11. | The Cosmic Vision | 147 |
12. | The Way of Love | 159 |
13. | The Field & the Knower | 165 |
14. | The Forces of Evolution | 175 |
15. | The Supreme Self | 181 |
16. | Two Paths | 187 |
17. | The Power of Faith | 193 |
18. | Freedom & Renunciation | 201 |
Notes | 7 | |
Glossary | 225 | |
Index | 239 |