TY - BOOK AU - Theodor,Ithamar TI - Exploring the Bhagavad Gitā: philosophy, structure, and meaning SN - 9780754666585 (hbk. : alk. paper) AV - BL1138.66 .T48 2010 U1 - 294.5/924046 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Farnham, Surrey, England, Burlington, VT PB - Ashgate Pub. KW - Bhagavadgītā KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Setting the scene -- The soul, Dharma, and liberation -- The path of enlightened action : part I -- The supreme person's descent -- The path of enlightened action : part II -- The path of classical yoga -- The vision of the supreme : part I -- Quitting the body, the ephemeral, and eternal worlds -- The vision of the supreme : part II -- Arjuna's change of heart and the divine manifestations -- The cosmic revelation -- Stages of devotion -- The vision of the supreme in the heart -- The three Gunas -- The journey from bondage to liberation -- The divine and the demonic -- The manifestation of the three Gunas in human life -- Summary and conclusion: Taking refuge in Krsna alone ER -