The Gita
eBook - ePub

The Gita

A New Translation of Hindu Sacred Scripture

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  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Gita

A New Translation of Hindu Sacred Scripture

About this book

The Bhagavad Gita is a treasure of world religious, philosophical, and ethical literature. Part of the larger Mahabharata cycle, it is the most famous part of that great Indian epic.This book was Gandhi's personal bible. His life exemplified its ideal of spiritual detachment in the very midst of intense conflict and action. The Gita was also a favorite text of Thoreau, Emerson, and T.S. Eliot.

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Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Author’s Preface
  3. A Note about the Swastika
  4. Origins
  5. Prelude
  6. The Mahabharata
  7. Chapter 1: Arjun’s Sadness
  8. Chapter 2: God Answers Arjun
  9. Chapter 3: God Explains Right Action
  10. Chapter 4: The Sword of Knowledge
  11. Chapter 5: The Two Paths
  12. Chapter 6: Self Control
  13. Chapter 7: Knowing God
  14. Chapter 8: Brahma
  15. Chapter 9: The Holy Secret
  16. Chapter 10: God’s Glories
  17. Chapter 11: God Shows Himself to Arjun
  18. Chapter 12: Loving God
  19. Chapter 13: The Body and the Spirit
  20. Chapter 14: Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas
  21. Chapter 15: The Excellent Spirit
  22. Chapter 16: Good and Evil
  23. Chapter 17: Three Kinds of Faith
  24. Chapter 18: Giving Yourself Up to God
  25. Epilogue
  26. Glossary
  27. Author Biography