Exquisite Love - Softcover

William K Mahony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982388454 ISBN 13: 9780982388457

Publisher: Anusara Press, 2011

Synopsis

Exquisite Love is a remarkable book about the Indian devotional tradition, or the Bhakti path, of yoga. It focuses on the Narada Bhakti Sutra, which dates back to the 10th and 11th centuries. The author William K. Mahony, Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion at Davidson College, offers readers guidance into the ways a Heart-centered life can open them evermore fully to the reality of Love itself. In Exquisite Love, Mahony translates and explains 20 key sutras from the larger work. He also includes a translation of the entire text, along with helpful glossaries, charts, and tables. Based on years of yogic practice and his immense scholarly knowledge, he reflects on the path of Bhakti and how this profound spiritual practice can be applied in one s daily life.

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From the Back Cover

"Exquisite Love takes us into the very depths of the Indian devotional tradition, combining rigorous scholarship with the kind of insight that can only come through deep practice. Not only does this book teach you about the sutras and their background in the tradition, it unveils a genuine experience of the inner sttes that are the core of the yoga of the heart. A must read for anyone who wants to understand and deeply experience this profound path to yogic union."  Sally Kempton, author of Meditation for the Love of It.

About the Author

William K. Mahony, PhD, is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religion at Davidson College in the United States. Holding academic degrees from Williams College, Yale University and the University of Chicago, he served as one of the editors of the first edition of the 16-volume Encyclopedia of Religion and as President of the Muktabodha Indological Research Institute. The recipient of several teaching awards and of a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship, his research, writing and teaching turn toward the contemplative and devotional dimensions of religions and philosophies arising in India. His other books include The Artful Universe: An Introduction to the Vedic Religious Imagination, published by the State University of New York Press, which is on foundational perspectives, ideas and practices in ancient India that have influenced religious sensibilities in India and beyond since that time. Readers of this book, Exquisite Love, will see that he integrates his scholarship with sensibilities and perspectives informed by his own deep appreciation for the spiritual life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Anusara Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0982388454
• ISBN 13: 9780982388457
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288