Bhagvad Gita Rahasya or Karmayoga Shastra VOL 02

Author(s): Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bhalchandra S Sukhtankar
Publisher: R B Tilak Puna

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DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME I
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of Not-Stealing, and the exceptions to it-the exceptions to the doctrine that 'living is more important than dying - self-defence-duties owed to one's mother, father, preceptor (guru) and other revered persons, and the exceptions to the same-the relative importance of the restraint of Desire (kāma), Anger (krodha) and Avarice (lobha)-the occasions and the limits of Time and Place for showing courage, and other virtues-the relative importance of different courses of Action-the subtle distinction between Morality (dharma) and Immorality (adharma), and the wonderfulness of the Gītā ...
... P. 40-69 CHAPTER III. KARMA-YOGA-ŚĀSTRA.
(The Science of Right Action). The importance of the Desire to know the Right Action (karma-jijñāsā)-the first Chapter of the Gītā and the necessity of the Science of Right Action-the definition of the meaning of the word 'Karma'-the subject of Karma according to Mimāmsā writers—the definition of the meaning of the word "Yoga' according to the Gītā-Yoga= Karma-Yoga, and that is the only doctrine which is expounded-synonyms for Right Action (karma) and Wrong Action or Non-Action (akarma)—the three methods of scientific exposition, namely the Materialistic (ādhibhautika), the Intuitionist (ādhidaivika), and the Metaphysical (ādhyātmika)-why these methods came into existence-the opinion of Comte--the Metaphysical point of view is the best according to the Gitā-two meanings of the word 'dharma' (i) with reference to the next world and (ii) with reference to this world--the system of the four castes and other systems-it is
dharma', because it maintains the world-dharma' in the form of precepts (codanā)-ordinary rules for distinguishing between righteous and unrighteous Action (dharmādharma)-the doctrine of 'mahājano yena gatah sa panthāh', i. e., 'that path is the true one which is followed by the great', and the exceptions to itthe doctrine of 'ati sarvatra varjayet', i. e., 'avoid extremes', and its incompleteness-the definition of Righteousness by considering what is not objected to (avirodha)-the object of the science of Karma-Yoga ...
... p. 70-101