Bhagavad Gita: the Divine Message (2 Volumes)

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Item Code:	IDG955
Author:	Swami Abhedananda
Publisher:	Ramkrishna Vedanta Math
Edition:	2005
Pages:	1012
Cover:	Hardcover
Other Details	8.5" X 5.8"
Weight	1.20 kg

Book Description

From the Jacket

The Bhagavad Gita contains the divine dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna the Guru and the disciple.

In the Bhagavad Gita we find the discussions of Karma Yoga, Raja yoga, Bhakti Yoga, and Jnana Yoga, etc. and the Gita represents the philosophical systems and spiritual sadhana of India.

Swami Abhedananda delivered the lectures on Philosophy and religion of the Bhagavad Gita before the talented audiences of America, beginning form 1907. Those lectures are now offered to the reading public in book form. The lectures are new and scientific exposition of the Bhagavad Gita, carrying an original and special and scholastic stamp.

About the Author

Swami Abhedananda an apostel of Sri Ramakrishna Born October 2 1866- Spent his early life among the brotherhood in Baranagar monastery near Calcutta in severe austerity- traveled barefooted all over India from 1888- 1895- Acquainted with many distinguished savants, including Prof. Max Muller and Prof. Deussen Landed in New York and took charge of the Vedanta Society in 1897- Became acquainted with Prof. William James, Rev. R. Newton, Prof. Herschel C. Parker, Dr. Logen, Rev. Bishop Potter, Prof. Shaler, Travelled extensively all through the United States, Canada, Alaska and Mexico- Made frequent trips to Europe, Delivering lectures in different parts of the Continent-Crossed the Atlantic Seventeen times Was appreciated very much for his profundity of scholarship, intellectual brilliance, oratorical talents, charming personality and nobility of character- Made a short visit to India in 1906- Returned to America-Came back to India finally in 1921- On his way home joined the Educational Conference, Honolulu-Visited Japan, China, the Philippines, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Rangoon Started on a long tour and went as far as Tibet in 1922- established centres at Calcutta and Darjeeling- Left his mortal frame on September 8, 1939.

CONTENTS

Volume I

	Preface	3
	Introduction I	19
	Introduction II	26
Chapter 1	Beginning of the Divine Message	33
Chapter 2	Mortality and Immortality of Soul	45
Chapter 3	True Nature of the Soul	60
Chapter 4	Atman is Without Beginning and End	74
Chapter 5	Vedantic Conception of the Soul	89
Chapter 6	The Manifested and the Un Manifested	101
Chapter 7	Method of Attaining the Highest Knowledge	114
Chapter 8	Performance of Works and Control of Senses	130
Chapter 9	Self-Mastery of Self-Control	145
Chapter 10	Work for the divine Being	159
Chapter 11	Wise Men and Their Works	173
Chapter 12	Mind and Self Control	189
Chapter 13	Practice of Jnana Yoga	202
Chapter 14	Path to Salvation	216
Chapter 15	Work for Work's Sake	229
Chapter 16	Divine Being is Dwelling Everywhere	243
Chapter 17	The Brahmarpana Karmayoga	257
Chapter 18	Two Paths: Jnana Yoga and Karma Yoga	274
Chapter 19	Real Indifference or Non-Attachment	289
Chapter 20	God is Impartial and is Like a Witness	306
Chapter 21	Desire Brings Attachments and Pain	317
Chapter 22	A true Sannyasi and A Yogi	334
Chapter 23	Purified Mind is Our Real Friend	345
Chapter 24	The State of a Self Realized Yogi	363
Chapter 25	Practice and Dispassion are Necessary	381
Chapter 26	A Yogi is Never Lost	394
Chapter 27	God is in Everything and Everywhere	410
Chapter 28	A seer of God is a Liberated Soul	424
Chapter 29	Purified Souls reach the State of Superconsciousness	439
Chapter 30	The Absolute Can be Realized by Yoga	453
Chapter 31	Akshara Brahma Yoga	468
Chapter 32	Highest Goal is Reached by the Yogi	482
Appendix	Sanskrit Text of the Chapter I and II of the Bhagavad Gita and Their English Translation by Swami Abhedananda himself	497
	Volume II
Chapter 33	God is the Witness of the process of Works	523
Chapter 34	Atman is the Source of Everything	538
Chapter 35	Religion of Vedanta is Universal	554
Chapter 36	Lamp of Wisdom Dispels all Ignorance	567
Chapter 37	Everything is Manifestation of the Lord	582
Chapter 38	All pervading form of God	597
Chapter 39	Resignation Brings Eternal Peace	617
Chapter 40	Attainment of God consciousness is Universal	634
Chapter 41	We all are Immortal and indestructible	649
Chapter 42	Absolute is the Unknown and the known	665
Chapter 43	World Beyond the Senses	681
Chapter 44	The Knower of the Brahman is Perfect	693
Chapter 45	Discrimination between Kshetra and Kshetrajna	710
Chapter 46	Three Qualities are Bondages	723
Chapter 47	The Self is Above all Qualities	742
Chapter 48	Tree of Samsara and the Highest Goal	761
Chapter 49	Eye of Wisdom can Realize the Atman	773
Chapter 50	Over-Soul is an Object to be Achieved	786
Chapter 51	Spirituality and Meterialism	801
Chapter 52	Three fold Faith	816
Chapter 53	Three fold Food, Worship, Austerity and Gift	830
Chapter 54	Om Tat Sat: Three Names of Brahman	843
Chapter 55	Sannyasa and Tyaga Distnguished	855
Chapter 56	Three fold is the Fruit of Actions	867
Chapter 57	Five Causes for Actions	883
Chapter 58	Three impulses according to Three Gunas	897
Chapter 59	Three kinds of Action	916
Chapter 60	Four Classes of Duty	928
Chapter 61	Human Beings with Different Tendencies	946
Chapter 62	Serene Spirit is Undisturbed by Everything	962
Chapter 63	Lord said Surrender Unto Him	978
Chapter 64	Doubts of Arjuna were Removed	992
Chapter 65	Conclusion	1006

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