书目

Bhagavad Gita: The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song

内容简介

TheBhagavadGitaisoftenregardedastheBibleofIndia.Withagrippingstoryanddeeplycompellingmessage,itisunquestionablyoneofthemostpopularsacredtextsofAsiaand,alongwiththeBibleandtheQur'an,oneofthemostimportantholyscripturesintheworld.PartofanancientHinduepicpoem,thedialogueoftheBhagavadGitatakesplaceonabattlefield,whereawarforthepossessionofaNorthIndiankingdomisabouttoensuebetweentwonoblefamiliesrelatedbyblood.Theepic'shero,youngPrinceArjuna,istornbetweenhisdutyasawarriorandhisrevulsionatthethoughtofhisbrothersandcousinskillingeachotherovercontroloftherealm.Frozenbythisethicaldilemma,hedebatesthebigquestionsoflifeanddeathwiththesupremeHindudeityKrishna,cleverlydisguisedashischarioteer.Bytheendofthestory,Easternbeliefsaboutmortalityandreincarnation,thevisionandpracticeofyoga,theIndiansocialorderanditsresponsibilities,familyloyalty,spiritualknowledge,andtheloftiestpursuitsofthehumanheartareexploredindepth.Explainingtheverypurposeoflifeandexistence,thisclassichasstoodthetestoftwenty-threecenturies.Itispresentedhereinathoroughlyaccurate,illuminating,andbeautifultranslationthatissuretobecomethestandardforourday.

作者简介

GrahamM.SchweigistheauthorandtranslatorofDanceofDivineLove:TheR?saL?l?ofKrishna.AftercompletinggraduateworkattheUniversityofChicagoandHarvardUniversity,hebecameassociateprofessorofreligiousstudiesatChristopherNewportUniversityandvisitingassociateprofessorofSanskritattheUniversityofVirginia.SchweigwasrecentlyaVisitingFellowofHindustudiesatOxfordUniversity,andhasbeenacceptedasaVisitingFellowatCambridgeUniversity.HehastraveledtoIndiaseveraltimeswhereforoneyear,underaSmithsonianInstitution-fundedgrant,heresearchedancienthandwrittenmanuscripts.Sinceanearlyage,Schweighaspracticedvariousformsofmeditationalanddevotionalyoga.

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