Bhagavad Gita

Shri Purohit Swami (1882–1941) was an Indian monk who traveled to the West in 1930 to teach the wisdom of Hinduism. In addition to the Bhagavad Gita, he translated The Ten Principal Upanishads (in collaboration with the poet William Butler Yeats).Kendra Crossen Burroughs is a book editor whose specialty is religions of the East and West. She compiled The Essential Ken Wilber and Entering the Tao: Master Ni's Guidance for Self-Cultivation. A long-time student of the Bhagavad Gita, she lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.Andrew Harvey is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including Son of Man. His memoir A Journey in Ladakh was praised as "one of the best books available on the Western experience of Tibetan spiritual life." His just-published memoir Sun at Midnight was praised by Deepak Chopra, who said, "for those who have gone through the dark night of the soul and for those seeking a genuine understanding of spirituality, this is a very inspiring story." Harvey is also the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Born in India, he was the youngest person ever awarded a fellowship to All Souls College, Oxford. He has devoted the past thirty years of his life to study and experiencing the world's spiritual traditions and is widely recognized as one of our greatest communicators of mysticism and contemplative living today.

• Foreword by Andrew Harvey ixAbout the Bhagavad Gita xvAbout the Translation and Annotation xxi1. The Despondency of Arjuna 22. The Philosophy of Discrimination: Samkhya Yoga 103. The Path of Action: Karma Yoga 244. The Path of Wisdom: Jnana Yoga 325. The Renunciation of Action 426. Meditation and Self-Control: Dhyana Yoga 487. Knowledge and Experience 588. The Supreme Spirit 649. The Sovereign Secret 7010. The Divine Manifestations 7811. The Cosmic Vision 8612. The Path of Love: Bhakti Yoga 9813. Matter and Spirit 10414. The Three Qualities 11215. The Lord God 11816. The Divine and Demoniac Civilizations 12417. The Threefold Faith 13018. The Spirit of Renunciation 136Notes 152Suggested Readings and Resources 159List of Special Terms 163Credits 165