Essence of the Bhagavad Gita: Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda, As Remembered by his Disciple, Swami Kriyananda » (REV)

This revelation of India's best-loved scripture approaches it from an entirely fresh perspective, showing its deep allegorical meaning and also its down-to-earth practicality. The themes presented are universal: how to achieve victory in life in union with the divine; how to prepare for life's final exam, death, and what happens afterward; how to triumph over all pain and suffering. This expanded & revised second edition is now in paperback!

Foreword     xi
Explanatory Note     xviii
Thoughts on Pronunciation and Spelling     xviii
Preface     xx
Introduction     xxiii
What Is the Bhagavad Gita?     1
What Is Sanaatan Dharma?     4
The Allegory of the Gita     9
Allegory in Scripture     15
The Genesis of the Story     20
Why Cousins? Why Enemies?     28
The Spine: Pathway to Salvation     35
The Scripture Begins: Gita Chapter 1: verse 1     40
Sanjaya Speaks: Gita Chapter 1: verses 1-47, Gita Chapter 2: verses 1-9     47
The Nature of Death-Allegorical and Literal: Gita Chapter 2: verses 10-39     53
Krishna's Consolation: Reprise Gita Chapter 2: verses 1-39     62
The Nature of Right Action: Gita Chapter 2: verses 40-72     76
Why Fight?: Gita Chapter 3: verses 1-9     116
Directional Development: Gita Chapter 3: verses 10-16     134
Freedom Through Action: Gita Chapter 3: verses 17-43     150
The Supreme Science of Knowing: Gita Chapter 4: verses 1-42     173
Freedom Through Inner Renunciation: Gita Chapter 5: verses 1-29     219
The True Yoga: Gita Chapter 6: verses 1-47     245
Knowledge andWisdom: Gita Chapter 7: verses 1-30     296
The Outer and Inner Universe: Gita Chapter 8: verses 1-16     340
Final Liberation: Gita Chapter 8: verses 17-28     357
The Sovereign Lord of All: Gita Chapter 9: verses 1-34     371
From the Unmanifested to the Manifest: Gita Chapter 10: verses 1-42     391
The Divine Vision: Gita Chapter 11: verses 1-55     404
The Path of Bhakti Yoga: Gita Chapter 12: verses 1-20     415
The Field of Battle: Gita Chapter 13: verses 1-34     421
Transcending the Three Gunas: Gita Chapter 14: verses 1-27     448
The Yoga of the Supreme Person: Gita Chapter 15: verses 1-20     468
The Nature of the Godly and the Demonic: Gita Chapter 16: verses 1-24     476
The Three Levels of Spiritual Practice: Gita Chapter 17: verses 1-28     501
You Shall Attain Me: Gita Chapter 18: verses 1-78     521
Glossary     569
List of Indexes     577
About the Author     614
About the Painter     619
Further Explorations     621
Crystal Clarity Publishers     647
Ananda Sangha     649