Introduction | p. 1 |
Man and the Absolute | p. 16 |
The Absolute and the Brahmans | p. 17 |
Two paths to salvation | p. 25 |
The hermit Brahman | p. 30 |
Hindu man | p. 32 |
The Four Goals of Man | p. 41 |
The levels of dharma | p. 42 |
Love: women's duty | p. 46 |
The craft of kingship | p. 53 |
Portrait of the ideal Brahman | p. 59 |
Two types of men | p. 64 |
Renunciation and human love | p. 66 |
Salvation Through Deeds: The Yogin Warrior | p. 69 |
An anthropology of desire | p. 70 |
The universe of bhakti | p. 88 |
Desireless activity | p. 113 |
Divine Loves | p. 122 |
Privileged experiences | p. 123 |
The goddess | p. 128 |
The divine game | p. 143 |
Tantrism | p. 148 |
Tantrism and bhakti | p. 155 |
Hinduism and the Future | p. 159 |
Notes | p. 169 |
Glossary | p. 177 |
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