Socially Involved Renunciate

Kamala Elizabeth Nayar is Lecturer in South Asian Studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, British Columbia, and author of The Sikh Diaspora in Vancouver: Three Generations Amid Tradition, Modernity, and Multiculturalism. Jaswinder Singh Sandhu is a psychotherapist in British Columbia.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceNote on TranslationPART 1: INTRODUCTION 1. The Quest for Liberation in Indian ReligionsPART 2: SETTING THE STAGE FOR SIDDH GOST 2. The Nath Tradition and Hath-Yoga3. Guru Nanak: Doctrine, Hagiography, and History4. The Context of Siddh GostPART 3: THE MEANING OF GURU NANAK’S SIDDH GOST 5. Guru Nanak’s Worldview: Theory and Practice6. Renunciation and Social Involvement in Siddh GostPART 4: SIDDH GOST Discourse to the Nath Yogis, an English Translation I. The MeetingII. The PathIII. A GurmukhIV. The SourceV. TruthVI. ImmersionVII. Creation VIII. EkOankarIX. The Sacred WordX. GraceXI. AwarenessXII. LiberationNotesGlossary of Punjabi TermsBibliographyIndex

"…the authors do an admirable job of contextualizing Guru Nanak both historically and religiously … The Socially Involved Renunciate is a welcome contribution to the small body of works on Guru Nanak. The sections on renunciation and the translation of the Siddh Gost in particular lend themselves to a comparative approach, and it is easy to envision this text being incorporated into a class on Indian religions." — International Journal of Hindu Studies"The authors venture to examine an interesting and hitherto unexplored area of Sikh study in the English language and deserve critical encouragement for writing an important work in this newly emerging field." — Pashaura Singh, University of California at Riverside