Realization of the Supreme Self: The Bhagavad Gita Yoga-s

Realization of the Supreme Self: The Bhagavad Gita Yoga-s

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Book Specification

Item Code: IDF996
Author: Trevor Leggett
Publisher: New Age Books
Language: English
Edition: 2002
ISBN: 9788178220710
Pages: 243
Cover: Paperback
Other Details 8.5" X 5.5"
Weight 320 gm

Book Description

From the Back of the Book

A practical training method, and not merely a text of revelation and worship-such is the true status of the ancient Sanskrit text Bhagavad Gita.

The special contribution of the Gita is yoga, practical methods for expanding individual consciousness to realize the Kingdom as the supreme Self. This book present the Gita yoga in the light of explanations by Sankara.

The Gita can be misread, as Sankara says. It is not a gradual ascent to the final devotion of the soul to a Lord high above. On the contrary, the first two teaching chapters hardly mention any such lord: they teach the undivided supreme Self. This is a special method of teaching in the Gita, which the present author calls Teaching Down. It is explained here, with other examples from the Gita.

The Gita is directed at the vigorously active, with responsibilities in the world. The actual practices of yoga are given for meeting the shock of the world-energies. The whole basis of Gita yoga is confirmation through experiment, not mere exhortation. This highly significant book presents the Gita as a training manual for spiritual practice.

About the Author

Trevor Leggett a Vedanta scholar has published translations and transcriptions from Japanese and from Sanskrit. Among these is The Complete Commentary by Sankara on the Yoga Sutras. He was awarded a high grade of the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure for services to Japanese and Eastern Culture and honoured with a Literary Award for translations. He served for twenty years as heard of the BBC Japanese Service.

CONTENTS
Preface: Experimental Religion ix
Part I Introductory 1
Bhagavad Gita 3
The Two Traditions 5
The Translation 9
The Setting 14
The Smile 15
Teaching Down 18
Part II Yoga-s of the Gita 21
Chapter II Supreme Self 23
Chapter III Yoga-s of the Self 34
Arjuna's Disbelief 38
Chapter IV Action 44
Chapter V Knowledge 47
The Thinker, East and West 54
Chapter VI Meditation 58
Chapter VII The Lord 62
Chapter VIII Yoga-Power 65
Chapter IX & X Glories 69
Chapter XI Face to Face 72
Chapter XII Devotion 75
Chapter XIII The Field 79
Chapter XIV The Guna-s 85
Chapter XV One and Many 92
Chapter XVI Passion Struggle 98
Faith 102
Chapter XVII Worship, Gift; Austerity 106
Chapter XVIII Conclusion 111
Part III Sankara on Gita Practice 119
The Two Paths 121
Sankara's Presentation of the Gita Paths 123
Illusion 126
Interpretation 131
OUTLINE OF PRACTICE 135
Independence 137
Worship for Sceptics 141
Line of Light 145
Karma-Yoga Action 149
Samadhi 153
Purity of Being 159
Knowledge 163
Samnyasa-Throwing Off Action 167
Knowledge-stance: Jnana-Nistha 170
Freedom 176
Free-in-Life 178
Part IV Pointers for Practice 181
The Experimental Basis 183
Mistakes 187
The Four Vocations 189
Uprush 194
Human Nature 201
The Spiritual Teacher 204
Rebirth 212
Play 214
Part V Technical Appendices 217

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