The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume 2: A Verse-by-Verse Commentary: Chapters 7-12 Like a Thousand...

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Eknath Easwaran

The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume 2

A Verse-by-Verse Commentary: Chapters 7-12 Like a Thousand Suns

Eknath Easwaran

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English

Nilgiri Press
01 June 2021

Oriental & Indian philosophy; Hindu sacred texts; Mysticism; Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice; Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation

Series: The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living

A comprehensive manual for living a spiritual life, based on a verse-by-verse commentary on India's timeless scripture - from the author of its best-selling translation.(The ebook The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living 9781586381455 includes all three volumes in this series.)The Bhagavad Gita is set on the battlefield of an apocalyptic war between good and evil. Faced with a dire moral dilemma, the warrior prince Arjuna turns in anguish to his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the fundamental questions of life.

Easwaran points out that Arjuna's crisis is acutely modern. The Gita's battlefield is the struggle for self-mastery that every human being must wage. Arjuna represents each of us, and Sri Krishna is the Lord, instructing us in eighteen chapters of lofty wisdom as we face the social, environmental, and global challenges that threaten our world today.

Easwaran is a spiritual teacher and author of deep insight and warmth. His verse-by-verse commentary interprets the Gita's teachings for modern readers, explaining the Sanskrit concepts and philosophy and applying them with practicality, wisdom, and humor to every aspect of our work, our relationships, and our lives. With everyday anecdotes, stories, and examples, he shows that the changes we long to see in the world start with the transformation of our own consciousness.

The practical exercises recommended by Easwaran to achieve transformation are part of a spiritual program he developed for his own life. They are accessible to people from all backgrounds and cultures. Urging us to adopt a higher image of the human being, he assures us that peace and unity are within reach.

Each volume of this series covers six chapters of the Gita. Each may be read on its own, but all three volumes together form an in-depth, verse-by-verse explanation of this ancient scripture and its relevance today. Each volume includes instructions in Easwaran's eight-point program of passage meditation.

Volume 1: The first six chapters of the Gita explore the concept of the innermost Self and source of wisdom in each of us. Easwaran explains how we can begin to transform ourselves, even as householders engaged in busy lives.

Volume 2: The chapters in this volume go beyond the individual Self and investigate the Supreme Reality that underlies all creation. Here, Easwaran delves into the unity of life, and builds a bridge across the seeming divide between scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom.

Volume 3: The final six chapters put forth an urgent appeal for us to begin to see that all of us are one - to make the connection between the Self within and the Reality underlying all creation. Global in scope, the emphasis is on what we can do to make a difference to heal our environment and establish peace in the world.

Easwaran's commentary is for all students of the Gita, whatever their background, and for anyone who is trying to find a path to wisdom, love, and kindness in themselves and our troubled world. Written as an authoritative, accessible guide to a much-loved scripture, it is a handbook for finding peace and clarity within.

This second edition incorporates revisions made across all three volumes following the author's final instructions.

By: Eknath Easwaran
Imprint: Nilgiri Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 816g
ISBN: 9781586381356
ISBN 10: 1586381350
Series: The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living
Pages: 455
Publication Date: 01 June 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of Contents INTRODUCTION The Unity of Life 9 CHAPTER SEVEN Wisdom from Realization 21 CHAPTER EIGHT The Eternal Godhead 88 CHAPTER NINE The Royal Path 136 CHAPTER TEN Divine Splendor 200 CHAPTER ELEVEN The Cosmic Vision 269 CHAPTER TWELVE The Way of Love 327 Passage for Meditation 421 Glossary and Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation 425 Index 431

Eknath Easwaran (1910-1999) brings to this volume a rare combination of credentials: knowledge of Sanskrit, an intuitive understanding of his Hindu legacy, and a mastery of English. More than two million copies of his books are in print, including his best-selling translations of the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads. Born in India, Easwaran was a professor of English literature at a leading Indian university when he came to the United States in 1959 on the Fulbright exchange program. He founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation in 1961 and gave talks on the Indian classics, world mysticism, meditation, and spiritual living for 40 years. His meditation class at UC Berkeley in 1968 was the first accredited course on meditation at any major university. Easwaran lived what he taught, giving him lasting appeal as a spiritual author and teacher of deep insight and warmth.

Reviews for The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume 2: A Verse-by-Verse Commentary: Chapters 7-12 Like a Thousand Suns

No one in modern times is more qualified -- no make that 'as qualified' -- to translate the epochal Classics of Indian Spirituality than Eknath Easwaran. And the reason is clear. It is impossible to get to the heart of those classics unless you live them, and he did live them. My admiration of the man and his works is boundless. -- Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions.