{"product_id":"love-service-devotion-and-the-ultimate-surrender","title":"Love, Service, Devotion, and the Ultimate Surrender","description":"\u003cp class=\"prod_para\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Heart-Centered Spiritual Classic for Your Ever-Changing Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"prod_para\"\u003eThe Bhagavad Gita is a gem so precious in India's spiritual treasury that many regard it not as a volume of sacred verse, but as a living manifestation of the Divine. In the summer of 1974, inside a balmy Boulder, Colorado, warehouse that served as the main hall of the fledgling Naropa Institute, some say that a minor miracle occurred: the reawakening of the Gita's living presence, as it unfolded in a series of wisdom teachings led by Ram Dass. With \u003cem\u003eLove, Service, Devotion, and the Ultimate Surrender,\u003c\/em\u003e you are invited to experience these legendary gatherings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"prod_para\"\u003eThe tale of the warrior Arjuna and his divine friend Krishna serves as metaphor for the recurring dilemmas that we encounter as we spiral into the depths of our spiritual journey. In these sessions, Ram Dass illuminates the Gita’s essential verses with insights spanning many traditions, from Rumi's ecstatic poetry to Basho's koans, from devotional chant to monastic silence, from Sri Ramana's self-inquiry to Saint Paul's devotion to Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"prod_para\"\u003eThe destination? A new perspective on the crucial moments of contradiction and questioning that all spiritual seekers must face again and again: If it's all Divine perfection, why bother with the search at all? Is it possible to awaken without a teacher or guru? Why am I experiencing these strange spiritual \"gifts”? Will I get lost in their power? If I'm conscious and kind, why not indulge in all of life's pleasures? Since everyone suffers and dies, will my compassion ultimately matter?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"prod_para\"\u003eWith irrepressible love and intellect (and a good dose of skillful mischief), this epic meeting with Ram Dass yields new answers with every revisit, like a lifelong friend that comes to meet us at each turning of our journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"prod_box_list\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eA 12-hour odyssey with Ram Dass into his timeless \u003cem\u003eYogas of the Bhagavad Gita\u003c\/em\u003e Naropa sessions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThree ways to enter the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eKarma yoga—reincarnation, dharma, service, sadhanas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eJnana\u003c\/em\u003e yoga—inquiry, the critical mind, the koan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eMind, illusion, and Brahman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eSacrifice and mantra—trappings and benefits of ritual and form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eRenunciation and purification—ashtanga yoga, kundalini, the chakras, austerities, the \"witness,\" desire, sexual energy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eDevotion and the guru—\u003cem\u003ebhakti\u003c\/em\u003e (\"devotion\"), surrender, \u003cem\u003esiddhis\u003c\/em\u003e (\"powers\"), Maharajji\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eDeath and dying—What is born, what dies? How do you live in the present moment?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sounds True","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":35715478225054,"sku":"AF01890D","price":79.2,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio Download","offer_id":35715478257822,"sku":"AF01890W","price":55.44,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0463\/1337\/3854\/products\/1871.jpg?v=1597565175","url":"https:\/\/soundstruemhs-com.myshopify.com\/products\/love-service-devotion-and-the-ultimate-surrender","provider":"soundstruemhs.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}