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The cover, imaged by Miss Rachna Jaitly and Sr. Alzira Fernandes SMA, is according to the Mahabharata tradition. When Duryodhana (leader of the Adharma forces) and Arjuna (leader of the Dharma forces) come to Lord Krishna for help, the Lord asks them to choose either Him unarmed or His army, cavalry and wealth. Arjuna chooses the Lord as his charioteer and Duryodhana the Lord’s army. In the Kurukshetra, Arjuna triumphs over the Adharma forces with the Lord’s guidance. His advice to Arjuna was this: Sarva kalesu mam anusmara yudhyaca (= “Always remember me and fight”) (BG.8:7).
We Religious follow Jesus renouncing parents, spouses, wealth etc.(Mt. 10:37-38; 19:27-29). hoping to find in Him everything we need to collaborate with Him in his ‘Project Kingdom’ which is equivalent to the Dharma of the Bhagavad Gita and to the Indian World-family Ideal (Vasudhaiva kutumbakam). Project Kingdom implies the destruction of the Anti-Kingdom {Adharma) forces and the establishment of the Kingdom (Dharma). Alluding to this project, Jesus said: “He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” (Jn. 15:5). Paul echoes this sentiment of the Master, saying: “I can do all things in Him who strengthens me” (Phil. 4:13), and “If God is for us, who is against us?”(Rom. 8:31). The cover tries to capture this NT ideal in the Indian context through the Bhagavad Gita.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFAC
OUR APPROACH TO REUGIOUS LIF
I. ‘Religious Goodness’ in Terms of’Prophetic Goodness’
II. Renewal and Holistic One-sidedness
III. From the Context to the Text
IV. The Various Chapters in their Interconnectedness.
ALLEGORIES THAT SPEAK OF REUGIOUS LIFE ..27
I. The Allegory of Savdhanlal and Bhojananandpur
II. Religious Life in the Light of this Allegory
III. Bhojananandpur Syndrome in Religious Life.. 32
IV. Allegories and Parables from Other Authors
A. Choice of Candidates.
B- Cosmetic Reforms vs Structural Changes
C. The Despotic Control by Structures.
V. Some Concluding Remarks.
RELIGIOUS LIFE VIEWED FROM ABOVE AND BELOW
I. Religious Life From Above.
II. Religious Life From Below.
III. Fr. Vishvamitra’s Response to Miss Menaka Rathod