Ebook: God Talks with Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita - Royal Science of God-Realization

The Bhagavad Gita is India’s most sacred text —the Hindu ‘Bible.’ Yogananda’s translation and commentary brings a unique and deeply penetrating insight into this great scripture, which is widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive books available on the science and philosophy of Yoga. God Talks With Arjuna explains the Bhagavad Gita’s profoundest spiritual, psychological, and metaphysical truths, long obscured by metaphor and allegory. Yogananda takes Lord Krishna’s counsel to the warrior Arjuna and applies it to our everyday struggles with the human ego. Our greatest battle he explains, like Arjuna’s, takes place within our own minds as we fight our doubts, fears, negative habits, self-defeating thoughts, and erroneous thinking."The words of Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita," writes Paramahansa Yogananda, "are at once a profound scripture the science of Yoga, union with God, and a textbook for everyday living." The Bhagavad Gita has been revered by truth seekers of both the Eas... Content:- I: THE DESPONDENCY OF ARJUNA The Significance of Chapter I “What Did They ”—Survey of the Inner 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 X: THE INFINITE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE UNMANIFEST SPIRIT The Unborn and Beginning less, 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” XI: VISION OF VISIONS: THE LORD REVEALS HIS COSMIC FORM 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 The Dialogue Between Spirit and Soul Concludes

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The Bhagavad Gita is India’s most sacred text —the Hindu ‘Bible.’ Yogananda’s translation and commentary brings a unique and deeply penetrating insight into this great scripture, which is widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive books available on the science and philosophy of Yoga. God Talks With Arjuna explains the Bhagavad Gita’s profoundest spiritual, psychological, and metaphysical truths, long obscured by metaphor and allegory. Yogananda takes Lord Krishna’s counsel to the warrior Arjuna and applies it to our everyday struggles with the human ego. Our greatest battle he explains, like Arjuna’s, takes place within our own minds as we fight our doubts, fears, negative habits, self-defeating thoughts, and erroneous thinking."The words of Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita," writes Paramahansa Yogananda, "are at once a profound scripture the science of Yoga, union with God, and a textbook for everyday living." The Bhagavad Gita has been revered by truth seekers of both the Eas... Content I:
THE
DESPONDENCY
OF ARJUNA The
Significance
of
Chapter
I “What
Did
They?”—Survey
of
the
Inner
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 X:
THE
INFINITE
MANIFESTATIONS
OF
THE
UNMANIFEST
SPIRIT The
Unborn
and
Beginning less,
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” XI:
VISION
OF
VISIONS:
THE
LORD
REVEALS
HIS
COSMIC
FORM 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 The
Dialogue
Between
Spirit
and
Soul
Concludes