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Praise for Paramahansa Yogananda’s commentary on the Bhagavad Gita…
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The Spiritual Legacy of Paramahansa Yogananda
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Chapter I: The Despondency of Arjuna
The Significance of Chapter I
“What Did They?”—Survey of the Psychological and Spiritual Battlefield
The Opposing Armies of the Spiritual and Materialistic Forces
The Conch Shells: Inner Vibratory Battle in Meditation
The Devotee Observes the Enemies to Be Destroyed
Arjuna’s Refusal to Fight
Chapter II: Sankhya and Yoga: Cosmic Wisdom and the Method of Its Attainment
The Lord’s Exhortation to the Devotee, and the Devotee’s Plea for Guidance
The Eternal, Transcendental Nature of the Soul
The Righteous Battle Is Man’s Religious Duty
Yoga: Remedy for Doubt, Confusion, and Intellectual Dissatisfaction
The Yoga Art of Right Action That Leads to Infinite Wisdom
Qualities of the Self-realized
Chapter III: Karma Yoga: The Path of Spiritual Action
Why Is Activity a Necessary Part of the Path to Liberation?
The Nature of Right Action: Performing All Works as Oblations (Yajna)
Righteous Duty, Performed With Nonattachment, Is Godly
How Egoless Action Frees the Yogi From Nature’s Dualities and the Bondage of Karma
Right Attitude Toward One’s Spiritual Guide and Sadhana
Conquering the Two-sided Passion, Desire and Anger
Chapter IV: The Supreme Science of Knowing God
The Historical Basis and Esoteric Essence of Yoga
The Incarnations of the Divine
Paths of Liberation From the Rounds of Rebirth
The Lord’s Modes of Action Within His Creation
Freedom From Karma: The Nature of Right Action, Wrong Action, and Inaction
Yajna, the Spiritual Fire Rite That Consumes All Karma
The All-sanctifying Wisdom, Imparted by a True Guru
Chapter V: Freedom Through Inner Renunciation
Which Is Better: Serving in the World or Seeking Wisdom in Seclusion?
The Gita’s Way of Freedom: Meditation on God Plus Desireless Activity
The Self as Transcendental Witness: Ensconced in Bliss, Unaffected by the World
Good and Evil and Their Relation to the Soul
The Knower of Spirit Abides in the Supreme Being
Transcending the Sensory World, Attaining the Bliss Indestructible
Chapter VI: Permanent Shelter in Spirit Through Yoga Meditation
True Renunciation and True Yoga Depend on Meditation
Transforming the Little self (Ego) Into the Divine Self (Soul)
How the Sage of Self-realization Views the World
Krishna’s Advice for Successful Practice of Yoga
Attaining Self-mastery and Control of the Mind
Mergence of the Self in Spirit, Pervading All Beings
The Lord’s Promise: The Persevering Yogi Ultimately Is Victorious
Chapter VII: The Nature of Spirit and the Spirit of Nature
“Hear How Thou Shalt Realize Me”
Prakriti: The Dual Nature of Spirit in Creation
How the Creator Sustains the Manifested Creation
Cosmic Hypnosis (Maya) and the Way to Transcend It
Which “God” Should Be Worshiped?
Perceiving the Spirit Behind the Dream-Shadows of Nature
Chapter VIII: The Imperishable Absolute: Beyond the Cycles of Creation and Dissolution
The Manifestations of Spirit in the Macrocosm and Microcosm
The Yogi’s Experience at the Time of Death
The Method of Attaining the Supreme
The Cycles of Cosmic Creation
The Way of Release From the Cycles of Rebirth
Chapter IX: The Royal Knowledge, The Royal Mystery
Direct Perception of God, Through Methods of Yoga “Easy to Perform”
How the Lord Pervades All Creation, Yet Remains Transcendent
The Right Method of Worshiping God
Chapter X: The Infinite Manifestations of the Unmanifest Spirit
The Unborn and Beginningless, Beyond Form and Conception
The Diverse Modifications of God’s Nature
In Joy and Devotion, the Wise Adore Him
The Devotee Prays to Hear From the Lips of the Lord Himself: “What Are Thy Many Aspects and Forms?”
“I Will Tell Thee of My Phenomenal Expressions”
Chapter XI: Vision of Visions: The Lord Reveals His Cosmic Form
Chapter XII: Bhakti Yoga: Union Through Devotion
Should the Yogi Worship the Unmanifest, or a Personal God?
The Levels of Spiritual Practice and the Stages of Realization
Qualities of the Devotee, Endearing to God
Chapter XIII: The Field and the Knower of the Field
The Divine Forces That Create the Body, the Field Where Good and Evil Are Sown and Reaped
The True Nature of Matter and Spirit, Body and Soul
Characteristics of Wisdom
Spirit, as Known by the Wise
Purusha and Prakriti (Spirit and Nature)
Three Approaches to Self-realization
Liberation: Differentiating Between the Field and Its Knower
Chapter XIV: Transcending the Gunas
The Three Qualities (Gunas) Inherent in Cosmic Nature
Mixture of Good and Evil in Human Nature
The Fruits of the Sattvic, Rajasic, and Tamasic Life
The Nature of the Jivanmukta—One Who Rises Above Nature’s Qualities
Chapter XV: Purushottama: The Uttermost Being
Eternal Ashvattha: The Tree of Life
The Abode of the Unmanifest
How Spirit Manifests as the Soul
The Supreme Spirit: Beyond the Perishable and the Imperishable
Chapter XVI: Embracing the Divine and Shunning the Demonic
The Soul Qualities That Make Man Godlike
The Nature and Fate of Souls Who Shun the Divine
The Threefold Gate of Hell
The Right Understanding of Scriptural Guidance for the Conduct of Life
Chapter XVII: Three Kinds of Faith
Three Patterns of Worship
Three Classes of Food
Three Grades of Spiritual Practices
Three Kinds of Giving
Aum-Tat-Sat: God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Chapter XVIII: “In Truth Do I Promise Thee: Thou Shalt Attain Me”
Renunciation: The Divine Art of Acting in the World With Unselfishness and Nonattachment
The Roots of Action and the Consummation of Action (Liberation)
Three Grades of Knowledge, Action, and Character
Intelligence (Buddhi), Fortitude (Dhriti), and Happiness (Sukham): Their Higher and Lower Expressions
Discerning One’s Divinely Ordained Duty in Life
Summary of the Gita’s Message: How God-realization Is Attained
The Dialogue Between Spirit and Soul Concludes
Addenda
Afterword: “A New Scripture Is Born”
Ode to the Bhagavad Gita
“Chart as Presented by Yogiraj Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahasaya”
About the Author
Paramahansa Yogananda: A Yogi in Life and Death
Aims and Ideals of Self-Realization Fellowship
Autobiography of a Yogi
Other Books by Paramahansa Yogananda
Additional Resources on the Kriya Yoga Teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda
Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons
Terms Associated With Self-Realization Fellowship
Notes
Acknowledgments
Back Cover
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