Exploring the Bhagavad Gita: philosophy, structure, and meaning
Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Ashgate Pub
Includes bibliographical references and index
Ithamar Theodor
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