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The Lantern Books Blog: Stretch the Body, Expand the Spirit

June 21, 2010 6:00am
Krishna and Arjuna

Krishna and Arjuna: Battlefield conversation

The Bhagavad Gita (the "Song of the Lord") is considered the most important work of ancient Sanskrit literature.

It is also, with the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, one of the greatest works on yoga. Part of the enormous epic poem the Mahabharata, the Gita tells the story of Arjuna, a warrior prince, who on the eve of battle experiences doubt and fear at the fighting to come. His charioteer, however, is none other than Lord Krishna, who strengthens his heart to face his destiny. The Bhagavad Gita as a Living Experience offers the unique combination of an expert Indologist, Wilfried Huchzermeyer, who examines the literary and mythic meaning of the text, and a yoga instructor, Jutta Zimmermann, who reveals the Gita’s deep wisdom about yoga in all its four major forms (karma [action], jnana [knowledge], bhakti [devotion], dyana [meditation]) and
shows how its wisdom can provide universal guidance for all humanity.

Yoga in recent years has been both demystified and increasingly guru-driven. Yet, the Truth that Yoga espouses is not something that is absent and far away, requiring great effort to find. Truth is present within you as the Life that is you. In Yoga of Heart, Mark Whitwell explores the tantric dimension of hatha yoga and how we can forge a union of polarities within our body: above and below, front and back, left and right, male and female. Yoga of Heart focuses especially on clearing the energy centers and meridians allowing practitioners to create a deeper intimacy with their partners and the vitalizing life forces in the universe.

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