The Bhagavad Gita : God talks with Arjuna : royal science of God-realization / Paramahansa Yogananda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yogananda, Paramahansa, 1893-1952.

Language:

English

Hindi

Subjects (All):

Bhagavadgītā--Commentaries.

Bhagavadgītā.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xlii, 1173 pages) : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

At head of title: God talks with Arjuna

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Self Realization Fellowship, [1995]

Summary:

Emerson called it "the first of books". Thoreau called it "stupendous". In India, it is regarded as sacred scripture. It has been more than two centuries since Charles Wilkins first translated the Bhagavad Gita into English, and in that time it has inspired millions of truth-seekers throughout the West.

The Gita's deepest meanings are presented allegorically. On the eve of an internecine war, Prince Arjuna is torn with doubt. How can it be right, he asks Lord Krishna, to engage in a battle that will pit him against his own flesh and blood? How can it be right to fight, when winning means killing people he has known his entire life?

In this metaphor, Yogananda explains, the spiritual aspirant, Arjuna, is asking how he can be expected to struggle against his own habits, moods, psychological tendencies -- qualities that lie at the very core of his human personality? If he destroys them, what will remain? Is there a Self beyond human personality? On the deepest possible level, who are we really? What is our place in the cosmic scheme of things? These are the questions the Gita poses. As he answers them, Yogananda takes the reader on a stunning voyage of discovery, a voyage that leads ultimately to the inmost heart of truth.

Notes:

"The immortal dialogue between soul and Spirit."

"A new translation and commentary."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Bhagavadgītā. English

ISBN:

0876120303

OCLC:

36200655