{"product_id":"guru-nanaks-discourse-with-the-nath-yogis-9789354475689","title":"Guru Nanak's Discourse With The Nath Yogis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kamala Elizabeth Nayar | Jaswinder Singh Sandhu\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Speaking Tiger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Speaking Tiger\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: School \u0026amp; Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGuru Nānak’s Discourse to the Nāth Yogis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an in-depth analysis and an original English translation of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSiddh Goṣṭ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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 (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003esanyāsa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) as a legitimate path to liberation (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emokṣa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComposed by Guru Nānak, the founder of the Sikh faith, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSiddh Goṣṭ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a dialogue between Nānak and several yogis of the Nāth tradition, 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 this detailed and illuminating text, Kamala Elizabeth Nayar and Jaswinder Singh Sandhu provide background on Sikhism, highlight the ethical teachings expounded in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSiddh Goṣṭ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and demonstrate how Guru Nānak reconciles the polarities of the ascetic and householder ideals. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Speaking Tiger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47076237803671,"sku":"9789354475689","price":315.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789354475689.webp?v=1772873259","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/guru-nanaks-discourse-with-the-nath-yogis-9789354475689","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}