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description: A Heart-Centered Spiritual Classic for Your Ever-Changing LifeThe 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 Gitas 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 Gita Karma yogareincarnation dharma service sadhanas Jnana yogainquiry the critical mind the koan Mind illusion and Brahman Sacrifice and mantratrappings and benefits of ritual and form Renunciation and purificationashtanga yoga kundalini the chakras austerities the witness desire sexual energy Devotion and the gurubhakti (devotion) surrender siddhis (powers) Maharajji Death and dyingWhat is born what dies? How do you live in the present moment?
language: English
title: Love, Service, Devotion, and the Ultimate Surrender: Ram Dass on The Bhagavad Gita
publisher: Sounds True