The Science of the True Self The Holy Bible in the Light of the Bhagavad Gita
- Kochi Niseema Printers and Publishers 2010
- 324p
includes index and biblioraphy
BOOK I INTRODUCTION ...3 Who or What or Whence Am I? ... 3 THE ORIGIN OF MAN ...6 True Science: The Study of Who or What We Are ... 7 Theories about the Origin of Man ... 8 Explaining Our Origins ... 10 The Parable of the Lost Son ... 10 FATHER CALLING SON... 14 The Three Approaches ... 14 The Concerned Father of the Prodigal Son... 14 The Three Major Revelations ... 15 The Development of the Revelations ... 20 THE UNIVERSAL FORCES ... 22 The Three Fundamental Forces ... 22 East and West ...25 THE UNIVERSAL LAW ... 27 The Law of Karma - the Law of Dharma... 27 Scriptural Proof that the Law of Karma Applies Equally to all Human Entities, from Individuals to Nations ... 29 DIVINE REVELATION ... 39 The Science of the True Self ...39 The Key Words ...40 Divine Name and Divine Identity ...41 The Story of the Divine Name ...43 Man`s Identity Crisis... 46 The False Identity ...49 The Fall of Man. .. 50 What GOD Is... 50 GOD`s Message To Us ... 53 Samsaraand Moksha ...57 Why Samsara ...57 The Clean and the Unclean ...58 BOOK II The Bible and Indian Scripture The Bible and the Gita THE SCIENCE OF ETERNAL LIFE THE HOLY BIBLE IN THE LIGHT OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA 1. SANKHYAYOGA The Knowledge of the Eternal Indestructible Self ...67 2. KARMA YOGA The Way of Dedicated Action ...83 3. JNANAYOGA The Way of Knowledge ... 102 4. SANYASA YOGA The Way of Renunciation... 116 5. DHYANA YOGA The Way of Meditation ...132 6. VIJNANAYOGA The Way of Wisdom... 147 7. ABHYASAYOGA The Way of Persistent Practice... 159 8. RAJA YOGA The Way of Love ... 171 9. DIVINE MANIFESTATIONS ... 184 10. THE UNIVERSAL FORM ... 203 11. BHAKTIYOGA The Way of Devotion ...