The Bhagavad Gita: A Sublime Hymn of Dialectics Composed by the Antique Sage Bard Vyasa

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Standing tall in the field of Bhagavad Gita commentaries, this book is the result of the revolutionary treatment given by Nataraja Guru to this ancient masterwork of the human race to be appreciated as a universally applicable psychology of life and living. Nearing its fiftieth year of being continuously in print, Nataraja Guru s monumental analysis of one of the greatest philosophical classics of Planet Earth is now available in a new edition. Generations have benefited from its unique angle of vision, which introduces a universal framework that does not depend on faith to impart its message of infinite potential for every human being. The Guru s wry humor, fresh insights, and fearless challenges to prevailing orthodoxies, are clear marks of his style. His analysis is radical by any measure, yet it must be noted that much of the scientific and philosophic community has evolved over the same half century toward a similar global, broad-minded outlook to the one which the Guru brings to bear in these pages, and which not coincidentally is advocated by the Bhagavad Gita itself. Contents: Introduction to the Second edition Preface Note on Sanskrit Transliteration Introduction I. The Dialectical Conflict of Arjuna II. Unitive Reasoning III. The Unitive Way of Action IV. Unitive Wisdom V. Unitive Action and Renunciation VI. Unitive Contemplation VII. The Unitive Way of Wisdom-Synthesis VIII. The Unitive Way in (General) Spiritual Progress IX. Unitive Contemplation as a Royal Science and Crowning Secret X. The Unitive Recognition of Positive Values XI. The Unitive Vision of the Absolute XII. Unitive Devotion and Contemplation XIII. Unitive Understanding of the Distinction between the Actual and the Perceptual XIV. The Unitive Way of Transcending the Three Nature Modalities XV. The Unitive Approach to the Paramount Person XVI. The Unitive Way of Discriminating between Higher and Lower Values XVII. The Unitive Recognition of the Three Patterns of Faith XVIII.The Unitive Way in Behaviour Patterns Gita-Dhyanam (Meditation on the Gita) Sanskrit Word Index General Index