The institutional review of the Bhagavad-gītā The Historical Parallel: Mystical vs. Scholastic Traditions This tension appears throughout spiritual history: - Christian Mystical Language of St. John of the Cross: "Dark Night of the Soul" Teresa of Avila: "Inner Castle," "Mystical Marriage" Heart-centric Metaphors: Bride/Boyfriend, Divine Romance - Christian Scholastic Language of St. Thomas of Aquinas: "Primary Engine," "First Cause," "Pure Act" Systematic Theology: Technical Precision, Philosophical Categories Concepts Centered on the Mind: Ontological Arguments, Systematic Frames: The revision of Bhagavad-gītā represents a movement from mystical linguistic patterns to scholastic historical patterns — a widely document