Nayar / Sandhu The Socially Involved Renunciate

Guru Nanak's Discourse to the Nath Yogis
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-7950-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 197 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

A translation and analysis of Guru Nanak’s description of the Sikh path to spiritual liberation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nayar, Kamala Elizabeth

Sandhu, Jaswinder Singh

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Sikhismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Preface
Note on Translation

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

1. The Quest for Liberation in Indian Religions

PART 2: SETTING THE STAGE FOR SIDDH GOST

2. The Nath Tradition and Hath-Yoga

3. Guru Nanak: Doctrine, Hagiography, and History

4. The Context of Siddh Gost

PART 3: THE MEANING OF GURU NANAK’S SIDDH GOST

5. Guru Nanak’s Worldview: Theory and Practice

6. Renunciation and Social Involvement in Siddh Gost

PART 4: SIDDH GOST

Discourse to the Nath Yogis, an English Translation I. The Meeting
II. The Path
III. A Gurmukh
IV. The Source
V. Truth
VI. Immersion
VII. Creation
VIII. EkOankar
IX. The Sacred Word
X. Grace
XI. Awareness
XII. Liberation Notes
Glossary of Punjabi Terms
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kamala Elizabeth Nayar is Lecturer in South Asian Studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, British Columbia, and author of The Sikh Diaspora in Vancouver: Three Generations Amid Tradition, Modernity, and Multiculturalism. Jaswinder Singh Sandhu is a psychotherapist in British Columbia.