Thoughts on The Gita (A Study of Sri Aurobindo's Essays on The Gita)
Book Specification
| Item Code: | NAK704 |
| Author: | M.P. Pandit |
| Publisher: | Aurobindo Ashram |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 1999 |
| ISBN: | 9788175090293 |
| Pages: | 349 |
| Cover: | Hardcover |
| Other Details | 8.5 inch X 5.5 inch |
| Weight | 610 gm |
Book Description
The Bhagavad Gita is a message of eternal relevance to the aspiring human being whether he is leading a spiritual life or preparing for it.
Lord Krishna of the Gita represents the inner Godhead, lodged in the heart of every creature, governing and guiding life. Krishna’s call of the flute is a symbol of the Divine’s call to the human soul.
This book is a chapter-by-chapter summary of Sri Aurobindo’s Essays on the Gita and serves as a companion-guide to aid its study.
Recognised as the man who has made Sri Aurobindo accessible to all, M.P. Pandit lived at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram for over fifty years, the greater part of which was spent as the Mother’s secretary. On the firm basis of his experience he has written and spoken extensively on the Veda, Upanishads, Gita, Tantra, Occultism, Psychology and Yoga in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s integral approach. He is recognised worldwide as an authentic exponent of Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy and its practice as manifested by the Mother.
| 1 | The Gita | 1 |
| 2 | The Divine Teacher | 8 |
| 3 | The Human Disciple | 14 |
| 4 | Interpretations | 21 |
| 5 | Towards Trimarga | 29 |
| 6 | Rush of Force of Destruction | 36 |
| 7 | Man and the Battle of Life | 43 |
| 8 | Creed of the Aryan Fighter | 51 |
| 9 | Sankhya and Yoga | 57 |
| 10 | Sankhya, Yoga and Vedanta | 64 |
| 11 | Yoga of the Intelligent Will | 71 |
| 12 | Works and Sacrifice | 79 |
| 13 | Significance of Sacrifice | 86 |
| 14 | The Lord of the Sacrifice | 93 |
| 15 | Principle of Divine Works | 99 |
| 16 | Avatarhood (I) | 106 |
| 17 | Avatarhood (II) | 113 |
| 18 | Avatarhood (III) | 121 |
| 19 | The Divine Worker | 127 |
| 20 | Equality | 133 |
| 21 | Equality and Knowledge | 139 |
| 22 | Determinism of Nature | 147 |
| 23 | Beyond Modes of Nature | 153 |
| 24 | Nirvana and Works in the World | 159 |
| 25 | Gist of Karmayoga | 166 |
| 26 | The Two Natures | 173 |
| 27 | The Synthesis of Devotion and Knowledge | 179 |
| 28 | The Supreme Person | 187 |
| 29 | Secret of Secrets | 195 |
| 30 | The Divine Truth and the Way | 202 |
| 31 | Unity of Manifestation | 209 |
| 32 | Works, Devotion and Knowledge | 216 |
| 33 | The Supreme Word | 224 |
| 34 | Becoming | 231 |
| 35 | Vibhuti | 241 |
| 36 | Visva Rupa Darshana | 247 |
| 37 | Way of Fulfilment | 253 |
| 38 | The Field and the Knower | 259 |
| 39 | Above the Gunas | 266 |
| 40 | The Three Purushas - I | 273 |
| 41 | The Three Purushas - II | 280 |
| 42 | Deva and Asura | 287 |
| 43 | Faith - Gunas | 294 |
| 44 | Operation of the Gunas | 301 |
| 45 | Svabhava and Svadharma | 308 |
| 46 | Towards the Supreme Secret | 315 |
| 47 | Above All Standards | 322 |
| Gems from Essays on the Gita | 328 |
