登入選單
返回Google圖書搜尋
The Socially Involved Renunciate
Kamala Elizabeth NayarJaswinder Singh Sandhu
其他書名
Guru Nānak's Discourse to the Nāth Yogis
出版State University of New York Press, 2012-02-01
主題Religion / SikhismReligion / Eastern
ISBN07914795019780791479506
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=WTfKwGV6mBkC&hl=&source=gbs_api
EBookSAMPLE
註釋The Socially Involved Renunciate is an in-depth analysis and an original English translation of the Siddh Goṣṭ, a fundamental philosophical text of the Sikh tradition. The work reflects the distinctive worldview of Sikhism, the only major Indian religion that does not regard asceticism as a legitimate path to liberation.

Composed by Guru Nānak, a medieval, north Indian saint-poet and venerated founder of the Sikh tradition, the Siddh Goṣṭ is a dialogue between Guru Nānak and several Nāth yogis who had been pursuing a rigorous path of hath-yoga as renunciates of the material world. Through their dialogue, Guru Nānak teaches the Nāth yogis a spiritual path that also includes involvement in the social world and offers a practical way to achieve liberation. In The Socially Involved Renunciate, Kamala Elizabeth Nayar and Jaswinder Singh Sandhu provide background on Sikhism, highlight the ethical teachings expounded in the Siddh Goṣṭ, and demonstrate how Guru Nānak reconciles the polarities of the ascetic and householder ideals.