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Love, Service, Devotion, and the Ultimate Surrender

by Ram Dass
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A Heart-Centered Spiritual Classic for Your Ever-Changing Life
The Bhagavad Gita is a gem so precious in India's spiritual treasury that many regard it not as a volume of sacred verse, but as a living manifestation of the Divine. In the summer of 1974, inside a balmy Boulder, Colorado, warehouse that served as the main hall of the fledgling Naropa Institute, some say that a minor miracle occurred: the reawakening of the Gita's living presence, as it unfolded in a series of wisdom teachings led by Ram Dass. With Love, Service, Devotion, and the Ultimate Surrender, you are invited to experience these legendary gatherings.
The tale of the warrior Arjuna and his divine friend Krishna serves as metaphor for the recurring dilemmas that we encounter as we spiral into the depths of our spiritual journey. In these sessions, Ram Dass illuminates the Gita's essential verses with insights spanning many traditions, from Rumi's ecstatic poetry to Basho's koans, from devotional chant to monastic silence, from Sri Ramana's self-inquiry to Saint Paul's devotion to Christ.
The destination? A new perspective on the crucial moments of contradiction and questioning that all spiritual seekers must face again and again: If it's all Divine perfection, why bother with the search at all? Is it possible to awaken without a teacher or guru? Why am I experiencing these strange spiritual "gifts"? Will I get lost in their power? If I'm conscious and kind, why not indulge in all of life's pleasures? Since everyone suffers and dies, will my compassion ultimately matter?
With irrepressible love and intellect (and a good dose of skillful mischief), this epic meeting with Ram Dass yields new answers with every revisit, like a lifelong friend that comes to meet us at each turning of our journey.
Highlights:
A 12-hour odyssey with Ram Dass into his timeless Yogas of the Bhagavad Gita Naropa sessionsThree ways to enter the wisdom of the Bhagavad GitaKarma yoga—reincarnation, dharma, service, sadhanasJnana yoga—inquiry, the critical mind, the koanMind, illusion, and BrahmanSacrifice and mantra—trappings and benefits of ritual and formRenunciation and purification—ashtanga yoga, kundalini, the chakras, austerities, the "witness," desire, sexual energyDevotion and the guru—bhakti ("devotion"), surrender, siddhis ("powers"), MaharajjiDeath and dying—What is born, what dies? How do you live in the present moment?

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Publisher: Sounds True Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781604074598
  • File size: 347176 KB
  • Release date: May 1, 2011
  • Duration: 12:03:16

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  • ISBN: 9781604074598
  • File size: 347688 KB
  • Release date: May 1, 2011
  • Duration: 12:03:12
  • Number of parts: 11

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New Age Religion & Spirituality Nonfiction

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A Heart-Centered Spiritual Classic for Your Ever-Changing Life
The Bhagavad Gita is a gem so precious in India's spiritual treasury that many regard it not as a volume of sacred verse, but as a living manifestation of the Divine. In the summer of 1974, inside a balmy Boulder, Colorado, warehouse that served as the main hall of the fledgling Naropa Institute, some say that a minor miracle occurred: the reawakening of the Gita's living presence, as it unfolded in a series of wisdom teachings led by Ram Dass. With Love, Service, Devotion, and the Ultimate Surrender, you are invited to experience these legendary gatherings.
The tale of the warrior Arjuna and his divine friend Krishna serves as metaphor for the recurring dilemmas that we encounter as we spiral into the depths of our spiritual journey. In these sessions, Ram Dass illuminates the Gita's essential verses with insights spanning many traditions, from Rumi's ecstatic poetry to Basho's koans, from devotional chant to monastic silence, from Sri Ramana's self-inquiry to Saint Paul's devotion to Christ.
The destination? A new perspective on the crucial moments of contradiction and questioning that all spiritual seekers must face again and again: If it's all Divine perfection, why bother with the search at all? Is it possible to awaken without a teacher or guru? Why am I experiencing these strange spiritual "gifts"? Will I get lost in their power? If I'm conscious and kind, why not indulge in all of life's pleasures? Since everyone suffers and dies, will my compassion ultimately matter?
With irrepressible love and intellect (and a good dose of skillful mischief), this epic meeting with Ram Dass yields new answers with every revisit, like a lifelong friend that comes to meet us at each turning of our journey.
Highlights:
A 12-hour odyssey with Ram Dass into his timeless Yogas of the Bhagavad Gita Naropa sessionsThree ways to enter the wisdom of the Bhagavad GitaKarma yoga—reincarnation, dharma, service, sadhanasJnana yoga—inquiry, the critical mind, the koanMind, illusion, and BrahmanSacrifice and mantra—trappings and benefits of ritual and formRenunciation and purification—ashtanga yoga, kundalini, the chakras, austerities, the "witness," desire, sexual energyDevotion and the guru—bhakti ("devotion"), surrender, siddhis ("powers"), MaharajjiDeath and dying—What is born, what dies? How do you live in the present moment?

Expand title description text
New Age Religion & Spirituality Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Sounds True
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781604074598
    File size: 347176 KB
    Release date: May 1, 2011
    Duration: 12:03:16

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781604074598
    File size: 347688 KB
    Release date: May 1, 2011
    Duration: 12:03:12
    Number of parts: 11

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    OverDrive Listen audiobook
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  • Languages
    English