{"product_id":"the-socially-involved-renunciate-guru-n-257-naks-discourse-to-the-n-257-th-yogis-9780791472149","title":"The Socially Involved Renunciate: Guru N\u0026#257;nak's Discourse to the N\u0026#257;th Yogis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kamala Elizabeth Nayar | Jaswinder Singh Sandhu\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sikhism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA translation and analysis of Guru Nanak's description of the Sikh path to spiritual liberation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Socially Involved Renunciate\u003c\/i\u003e is an in-depth analysis and an original English translation of the \u003ci\u003eSiddh Goṣṭ\u003c\/i\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 as a legitimate path to liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed by Guru Nānak, a medieval, north Indian saint-poet and venerated founder of the Sikh tradition, the \u003ci\u003eSiddh Goṣṭ\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eSiddh Goṣṭ\u003c\/i\u003e, and demonstrate how Guru Nānak reconciles the polarities of the ascetic and householder ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47780957323415,"sku":"9780791472149","price":3451.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780791472149.webp?v=1778049490","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-socially-involved-renunciate-guru-n-257-naks-discourse-to-the-n-257-th-yogis-9780791472149","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}