Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita: An Introduction to India's Universal Science of God-realization - Softcover

Paramahansa Yogananda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0876120338 ISBN 13: 9780876120330

Publisher: Self-Realization Fellowship,U.S., 2007

Synopsis

"THE YOGA OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA sheds a fascinating light on the true intent of India's beloved scripture. Yogananda shows how the warriors doing battle on the field of Kurukshetra are intended metaphorically to represent the negative tendencies of the human ego pitted against the divine qualities latent in each soul. He describes how each of us, through applying the profound wisdom of yoga, can achieve material and spiritual victory on the battlefield of daily life. This concise and inspiringnew book is a compilation of selections from Paramahansa Yogananda's in-depth, critically acclaimed volume translation of and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita (God Talks With Arjuna). It presents truth-seekers with an ideal introduction to the Gita's timeless and universal teachings the liberating path of right action and meditation to achieve a permanent state of higher consciousness. Along with its companion volume The Yoga of Jesus, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the time-proven wisdom of the ages - including the millions of yoga practitioners who are ready to go beyond physical exercises to experience the spiritual depths and true essence of India's ancient science of inner peace, joy, and divine union. "

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Review:

"This book will appeal to anyone intrested in the time-proven wisdom of the ages - including millions of yoga practictioners who are ready to go beyond physical exercises to experience the spiritual depths and true essence of India's ancient science of inner peace, joy, and divine union." -- Reviewer "New York Yoga"

About the Author:

Hailed as the "father of Yoga in the West," Paramahansa Yogananda is regarded as one of the great spiritual figures of our time. In 1920 he founded Self-Realization Fellowship, to disseminate his writings and teachings worldwide. Through his best-selling classic, Autobiography of a Yogi, and his numerous other books, he has introduced millions throughout the world to the spiritual principles of yoga meditation and the universal truths underlying all world religions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Self-Realization Fellowship,U.S.
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0876120338
• ISBN 13: 9780876120330
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200