The Socially Involved Renunciate: Guru Nanak's Discourse to the Nath YogisA translation and analysis of Guru Nanak’s description of the Sikh path to spiritual liberation. The Socially Involved Renunciate is an in-depth analysis and an original English translation of the Siddh Gost, 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 Nanak, a medieval, north Indian saint-poet and venerated founder of the Sikh tradition, the Siddh Gost is a dialogue between Guru Nanak and several Nath yogis who had been pursuing a rigorous path of hath-yoga as renunciates of the material world. Through their dialogue, Guru Nanak teaches the Nath 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 Gost, and demonstrate how Guru Nanak reconciles the polarities of the ascetic and householder ideals. 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. |
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Contents
Part 2 Setting the Stage for Siddh Gost | 21 |
Part 3 The Meaning of Guru Nanaks Siddh Gost | 69 |
Discourse to the Nath YogisAn English Translation | 115 |
Notes | 143 |
Glossary of Punjabi Terms | 167 |
| 173 | |
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| Title | The Socially Involved Renunciate: Guru Nanak's Discourse to the Nath Yogis |
| Authors | Kamala Elizabeth Nayar, Jaswinder Singh Sandhu |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | SUNY Press, 2012 |
| ISBN | 0791479501, 9780791479506 |
| Length | 197 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / Eastern Religion / Sikhism |
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