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THE BHAGAVAD GITA translated and introduced by | Antonio de Nicolas THE BHAGAVAD GITA THE BHAGAVAD GITA ~Yw translated and introduced by Antonio de Nicolas NICOLAS-HAYS, INC. York Beach, Maine First published in 1990 by Nicolas-Hays, Inc. Box 612 York Beach, Maine 03910-0612 Distributed to the trade by Samuel Weiser, Inc. Box 612 York Beach, Maine 03910-0612 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 95 1098765432 Copyright © 1990 Antonio de Nicolas All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, without permission in writing from Nicolas-Hays, Inc. Reviewers may quote brief passages. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bhagavadgita. English. Bhagavad Gita / [translated by] Antonio de Nicolas. I. De Nicolas, Antonio T. II. Title. BL1138.62.E5 1990 294.5'924—dc20 89-77693 CIP ISBN 0-89254-018-4 CCP Cover illustration is from The Cultural Heritage of India by Sr Ramnakrishna Centenary Committee, Belur Math, Calcutta. Typeset in 10 point Times Roman Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984. CONTENTS Part 1 Introduction to The Bhagavad Gita ..................... Part 2 The Bhagavad Gita .... 0.0.00. cece eens Chapter 1. The Yoga of Arjuna’s Crisis ................ Chapter 2. The Yoga of Understanding ................ Chapter 3. The Yoga of Action................. 00.000. Chapter 4. The Yoga of Knowledge.................... Chapter 5. The Yoga of Renunciation of Action ........ Chapter 6. The Yoga of Meditation.................... Chapter 7. The Yoga of Wisdom and Understanding.... Chapter 8. The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman..... Chapter 9. The Yoga of Sovereign Knowledge and Sovereign Secret ...... 0.00cee. c0ec.e 7 Chapter 10. The Yoga of Manifestation ................. Chapter 11. The Yoga of the Manifestation of the World Form...0..0.... ..c.e ..ee s Chapter 12. The Yoga of Devotion....................05 Chapter 13. The Yoga of Discriminating the Field and the Knower of the Field.................... Chapter 14. The Yoga of the Distinction of the Three GunaS . ..,,,.. 0.0.0 Chapter 15. The Yoga of the Highest Vision ........... Chapter 16. The Yoga of the Distinction between Liberating and Binding Conditions ........ Chapter 17. The Yoga of the Three Forms of Faith ..... Chapter 18. The Yoga of Freedom by Renunciation ..... Pronunciation of Sanskrit Words ..................000- Glossary ... Part I Oo ἔ Introduction to The Bhagavad Gita