Exploring the Bhagavad Gitā : philosophy, structure, and meaning / Ithamar Theodor.

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.