{"product_id":"god-talks-with-arjuna-the-bhagavad-gita-a-set-of-2-vols","title":"God Talks with Arjuna -The Bhagavad Gita: A set of 2 vols.","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Yogoda Satsang Society of India\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2007\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 1173\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8189535013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe immortal dialogue between soul and spirit, this work is unique among Gita commentaries. A staggering sweep of psychology, spiritual instruction, linguistic discernment, esoteric physiology, cosmology, and yoga doctrine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the centuries, the sublime and ennobling counsel of the Bhagavad Gita has endeared it to truth-seekers of East and West alike.  Yet its deepest meaning, cloaked in allegory, has remained obscure.  In this highly acclaimed work, one of the most revered spiritual leaders of our time offers a translation and commentary of unparalleled scope and vision.  Known to millions of readers around the world for his classic 'Autobiography of a Yogi', Paramahansa Yogananda reveals here the innermost essence of the Bhagavad Gita.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews:\u003cbr\u003eA monumental work….a masterpiece of spiritual, literary, and philosophical work.\u003cbr\u003e                                                                                                     —India Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA staggering sweep of psychology, spiritual instruction, linguistic discernment, esoteric physiology, cosmology, and yoga doctrine….The sheer breadth of the work makes it unique among Gita commentaries.\u003cbr\u003e                                        —Quincy Howe, Ph.D., former professor of Comparative Region and \u003cbr\u003e                                             Sanskrit at the Claremont Colleges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYogananda's commentary penetrates to the heart of the Bhagavad Gita to reveal (its) deep spiritual and psychological truths.\u003cbr\u003e                                        —Publisher's Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspiring and empowering….Experience the true pulse of the Bhagavad Gita….through the luminous words of one of this century's great yoga masters.\u003cbr\u003e                                         —Yoga Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVol. 1\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003ePublisher’s Note\u003cbr\u003ePreface, by Sri Sri Daya Mata\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eTHE DESPONDENCY OF ARJUNA\u003cbr\u003eThe Significance of Chapter I\u003cbr\u003e\"What Did They?\" ---Survey of the Inner Psychological and Spiritual Battlefield\u003cbr\u003eThe Opposing Armies of the Spiritual and Materialistic Forces\u003cbr\u003eThe Conch Shells: Inner VibratoryBattle in Meditation\u003cbr\u003eThe Devotee Observes the Enemies to Be Destroyed\u003cbr\u003eArjuna’s Refusal to Fight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eSANKHYA AND YOGA: COSMIC WISDOM AND THE METHOD OF ITS ATTAINMENT\u003cbr\u003eThe Lord’s Exhortation to the Devotee, and the Devotee’s Plea for Guidance\u003cbr\u003eThe Eternal, Transcendental Nature of the Soul\u003cbr\u003eThe Righteous Battle Is Man’s Religious Duty\u003cbr\u003eYoga: Remedy for Doubt, Confusion, and Intellectual Dissatisfaction\u003cbr\u003eThe Yoga Art of Right Action That Leads to Infinite Wisdom\u003cbr\u003eQualities of the Self-realized\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eKARMA YOGA: THE PATH OF SPIRITUAL ACTION\u003cbr\u003eWhy Is Activity a Necessary Part of the Path to Liberation?\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of Right Action: Performing All Works as Oblations (Yajna)\u003cbr\u003eRighteous Duty, Performed With Nonattachment, Is Godly\u003cbr\u003eHow Egoless Action Frees the Yogi From Nature’s Dualities and the Bondage of Karma\u003cbr\u003eRight Attitude Toward One’s Spiritual Guide and ‘Sadhana’\u003cbr\u003eConquering the Two-sided Passion, Desire and Anger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eTHE SUPREME SCIENCE OF KNOWING GOD\u003cbr\u003eThe Historical Basis and Esoteric Essence of Yoga\u003cbr\u003eThe Incarnations of the Divine\u003cbr\u003ePaths of Liberation From the Rounds of Rebirth\u003cbr\u003eThe Lord’s Modes of Action Within His Creation\u003cbr\u003eFreedom From Karma: The Nature of Right Action, Wrong Action, and Inaction\u003cbr\u003e‘Yajna’, the Spiritual Fire Rite That Consumes All Karma\u003cbr\u003eThe All-sanctifying Wisdom, Imparted by a True Guru\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eFREEDOM THROUGH INNER RENUNCIATION\u003cbr\u003eWhich is Better ---Serving in the World or Seeking Wisdom in Seclusion?\u003cbr\u003eThe Gita’s Way of Freedom: Meditation on God Plus Desireless Activity\u003cbr\u003eThe Self as Transcendental Witness: Ensconced in Bliss, Unaffected by the World\u003cbr\u003eGood and Evil and Their Relation to the Soul\u003cbr\u003eThe Knower of Spirit Abides in the Supreme Being\u003cbr\u003eTranscending the Sensory World, Attaining the Bliss Indestructible\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eTransliteration of Slokas of Chapter I -- V\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVol. II\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003ePERMANENT SHELTER IN SPIRIT THROUGH YOGA MEDITATION\u003cbr\u003eTrue Renunciation and True Yoga Depend on Meditation\u003cbr\u003eTransforming the Little Self (Ego) Into the Divine Self (Soul)\u003cbr\u003eHow the Sage of Self-realization Views the world\u003cbr\u003eKrishna’s Advice for Successful Practice of Yoga\u003cbr\u003eAttaining Self-Mastery and Control of the Mind\u003cbr\u003eMergence of the Self in Spirit, Pervading All Being\u003cbr\u003eThe Lord’s Promise: The Persevering Yogi Ultimately is Victorious\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eTHE NATURE OF SPIRIT AND THE SPIRIT OF NATURE\u003cbr\u003e\"Hear How Thou Shalt Realize Me\"\u003cbr\u003ePrakriti: The Dual Nature of Spirit in Creation\u003cbr\u003eHow the Creators Sustains the Manifested Creation\u003cbr\u003eCosmic Hypnosis (Maya) and the Way to Transcend It\u003cbr\u003eWhich \"God\" should be Worshiped?\u003cbr\u003ePerceiving the Spirit Behind the Dream-Shadows of Nature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eTHE IMPERISHABLE ABSOLUTE: BEYOND THE CYCLE OF CREATION AND DISSOLUTION\u003cbr\u003eThe Manifestations of Spirit in the Macrocosm and Microcosm\u003cbr\u003eThe Yogi’s Experience at the Time of Death\u003cbr\u003eThe Method of Attaining the Supreme\u003cbr\u003eThe Cycle of Cosmic Creation\u003cbr\u003eThe Way of Release From the Cycles of Rebirth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003eTHE ROYAL KNOWLEDGE, THE ROYAL MYSTERY\u003cbr\u003eDirect Perception of God, Through Method of Yoga \"Easy to Perform\"\u003cbr\u003eHow the Lord Pervades All Creation, Yet Remains Transcendent\u003cbr\u003eThe Right Method of Worshiping God\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X\u003cbr\u003eTHE INFINITE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE UNMANIFEST SPIRIT\u003cbr\u003eThe Unborn and Beginningless, Beyond Form and Conception\u003cbr\u003eThe Diverse Modifications of God’s Nature\u003cbr\u003eIn Joy and Devotion, the Wise Adore Him\u003cbr\u003eThe Devotee Prays to Hear From the Lips of the Lord Himself: \"What Are Thy Many Aspects and Forms?\"\u003cbr\u003e\"I Will Tell Thee of My Phenomenal Expressions\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI\u003cbr\u003eVISION OF VISIONS: THE LORD REVEALS HIS COSMIC FROM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII\u003cbr\u003eBHAKTI YOGA: UNION THROUGH DEVOTION\u003cbr\u003eShould the Yogi Worship the Unmanifest, or a Personal God?\u003cbr\u003eThe Levels of Spiritual Practice and the Stages if Realization\u003cbr\u003eQualities of the Devotee, Endearing to God\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII\u003cbr\u003eTHE FIELD AND THE KNOWER OF THE FIELD\u003cbr\u003eThe Divine Forces That Create the Body, the Field Where Good and Evil Are Sown and Reaped\u003cbr\u003eThe True Nature of Matter and Spirit, Body and Soul\u003cbr\u003eCharacteristics of Wisdom\u003cbr\u003eSpirit, as Known by the Wise\u003cbr\u003ePurusha and Prakriti (Spirit and Nature)\u003cbr\u003eThree Approaches to Self-realization\u003cbr\u003eLiberation: Differentiating Between the Field and Its Knower\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV\u003cbr\u003eTRANSCENDING THE GUNAS\u003cbr\u003eThe Three Qualities (Gunas) Inherent in Cosmic Nature\u003cbr\u003eMixture of Good and Evil in Human Nature\u003cbr\u003eThe Fruits of the Sattvic, Rajasic, and Tamasic Life\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of the Jivanmukta---One Who Rises Above Nature’s Qualities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XV\u003cbr\u003ePURUSHOTTAMA: THE UTTERMOST BEING\u003cbr\u003eEternal ‘Ashvattha’: The Tree of Life\u003cbr\u003eThe Abode of the Unmanifest\u003cbr\u003eHow Spirit Manifests as the Soul\u003cbr\u003eThe Supreme Spirit; Beyond the Perishable and the Imperishable\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVI\u003cbr\u003eEMBRACING THE DIVINE AND SHUNNING THE DEMONIC\u003cbr\u003eThe Soul Qualities That Make Man Godlike\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature and Fate of Souls Who Shun the Divine\u003cbr\u003eThe Threefold Gate of Hell\u003cbr\u003eThe Right Understanding of Scriptural Guidance for the Conduct of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVII\u003cbr\u003eTHREE KINDS OF FAITH\u003cbr\u003eThree Patterns of Worship\u003cbr\u003eThree Classes of Food\u003cbr\u003eThree Grades of Spiritual Practices\u003cbr\u003eThree Kinds of Giving\u003cbr\u003eAum-Tat-Sat: God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVIII\u003cbr\u003e\"IN TRUTH DO I PROMISE THEE: THOU SHALT ATTAIN ME\"\u003cbr\u003eRenunciation: The Divine Art of Acting in the World With Unselfishness and Nonattachment\u003cbr\u003eThe Roots of Action and Consummation of Action (Liberation)\u003cbr\u003eThree Grades of Knowledge, Action, 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