
Título: O Bhagavad-Gita Como Ele É
Autor: A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Sinopse: With 16 col illustrations, The Bhagavad-gita ("Song of God"), which forms eighteen chapters in the epic Mahabharata, presents the core of the Vedic philosophy in a relatively brief seven hundred verses. Celebrated and revered for its profound message, it is the one book turned to by philosophers, yogis, and transcendentalists of nearly all paths of Vedic spirituality. In the West it early inspired, among others, the American Transcendentalists Emerson and Thoreau and has been looked to ever since for its perennial wisdom. It is the essential Vedic text for spiritual realization. Just on the verge of the historic Battle of Kurukshetra, the warrior Arjuna loses his nerve. Totally distraught and ready to give up on life, he turns to his friend and charioteer, Krishna, for advice, "What should I do?" The conversation that follows effectively deals with humanity's crucial questions: what is the purpose of life? What happens when we die? Is there a reality beyond this time-bound, physical plane? What is the ultimate cause of all causes? Krishna comprehensively answers all these (and more) and then reveals His own identity as none other than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appearing on earth to usher in a new era of spiritual understanding. Throughout the Gita Krishna teaches that the essence of all human pursuit - and the ultimate goal of all pious work, meditation, and austerity - is to develop an attitude of loving service to the Supreme Person.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “O Bhagavad-Gita Como Ele É”, de A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, publicado pela editora BBT, em 1986 e com 824 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: BBT
Páginas: 824
Ano: 1986
Edição:
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 8570150563
ISBN13: 9788570150561
