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This is a collection of careful, objective, historically sensitive studies of modern commentators on the Bhagavadgita, one of the basic scriptures of Hinduism, and one which has been widely read in the modern West. Experts on modern Indian religious thought show how Ghandi, Vivekananda, Radhakrishnan, Bhaktivedanta, Aurobindo, Tilak, Bhave, Sivananda, the Theosophists, and Bhankim read, used and interpreted the Gita. Collectively, the essays display the different backgrounds and orientations of the major Indian thinkers of our time. An Introduction and a Conclusion provide a perspective on the thinkers and identify common themes which are part of modern emphases.
Preface
Introduction
1. A Lesson in Allegory: Theosophical Interpretations of the Bhagavadgita
Ronald W. Neufeldt
2. Bankim Chandra Chatterji's New Hinduism and the Bhagavadgita
Ajit Ray
3. Tilak and the Bhagavadgita's Doctrine of Karmayoga
Robert W. Stevenson
4. Sri Aurobindo as a Gita-yogin
Robert N. Minor
5. Gandhi and the Bhagavadgita
J. T. F. Jordens
6. Vinoba Bhave's Talks on the Gita
Boyd H. Wilson
7. Swami Vivekananda's Use of the Bhagavadgita
Harold W. French
8. The Bhagavadgita in Radhakrishnan's Apologetics
Robert N. Minor
9. Swami Sivananda and the Bhagavadgita
David M. Miller
10. Swami Bhaktivedanta and the Bhagavadgita "As It Is"
Robert D. Baird
Conclusion
Notes
Contributors
Indices