The Gita Way - Secret Recipe to Achieve The Purpose of Life
Book Specification
Item Code: | NAO545 |
Author: | Shweta Chandra & Santosh Srivastava |
Publisher: | General Press |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2016 |
ISBN: | 9789380914879 |
Pages: | 192 |
Cover: | Paperback |
Other Details | 8.0 inch x 5.0 inch |
Weight | 200 gm |
Book Description
The Gita Way is an irreligious take on the tenets of the Bhagavad Gita. Without delving into either mythological or God-centric discourse, the book attempts to understand and explain various insights from the Gita through, in the author's words, derived theory and application. The Gita Way attempts to shed light on matters of self-realisation, and identifying and following the path to achieve the purpose of life.
Within the framework of Vedic philosophy represented by Gita, this book explores:
How to discover the swa-bhava, the inherent natural strength of our real-self?
Is my profession aligned with my swa-bhava? What is my purpose of life?
Shweta Chandra, 34, a post graduate in organic chemistry, is a self-employed consultant. After working with Birla Shloka Edutech, she left the promising career in corporate world to prioritise family goals. With an inclination to learn human behaviour, she call it human science, she discovered writing on it as her full time hobby. Besides writing she is a passionate cook and a travel buff who loves travelling to places known for its heritage and cuisine.
Santosh Srivastava, 38, an MBA from S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, is a marketing professional, currently heading marketing services in H & R Johnson (India) based out of Mumbai. He found himself fascinated about science of spirituality from early childhood. Along with maintaining consistent focus on professional priorities, he actively writes on various topics ranging from management to spiritualism through his blog.
I am playing with moist sand and trying to make a home,
The shores are wet and the waves are near,
When I try to save home I waste time,
When I try to save time, I need time,
The sun reminds me to pack up,
With a success or without,
Because, a home of sand is not to live,
Finished or unfinished,
I have to leave,
What is the loss or what is the gain,
It is fun only if it's a game.
Can the journey of life be a fun throughout? Am I wasting Time making a castle of sand?
The Gita Way tries to discover the secret recipe of knowing our real self and achieving supreme purpose of life.
Preface | 9 | |
1 | INTRODUCTION TO 'THE GITA WAY' | 11 |
Development of 'The Gita Way' | 17 | |
2 | DEVELOPING A SENSE OF PURPOSE IN LIFE | 25 |
Goal | 28 | |
Finding Unique Strength and Developing It | 32 | |
Joy of the Self-Hobby vs Profession | 35 | |
How to Set a Goal? | 39 | |
Doubt in any form is the Biggest Enemy to Self-realisation | 45 | |
The Story of Barbarika: Why was Barbarika Sacrificed? | 47 | |
3 | YOGA OF KNOWLEDGE | 51 |
Knowledge of Self | 54 | |
Elements of Self | 56 | |
Consciousness of Self-Identity | 57 | |
Intellect | 60 | |
Primordial Matter | 62 | |
Source of Perception and Action, One Mind and Five Senses | 63 | |
Physical Body and Fitness | 63 | |
False Goals such as Desire, Aversion and Pleasure | 64 | |
Required Qualities in Self | 64 | |
How Does One Achieve 'Absolute Knowledge'? | 67 | |
Lack of Knowledge is Ignorance which creates Fear | 71 | |
4 | KARMA YOGA | 74 |
Prescribed Act and Prohibited Act | 76 | |
Yoga and the Attributes of a Yogi | 79 | |
How does One Achieve Equipoise? | 80 | |
Desire-Entrap | 84 | |
Hierarchy of Control | 86 | |
Theory of Prarabdha or Destiny | 88 | |
Butterfly Effect | 90 | |
Hurdles in the Path of Karma-Yoga | 93 | |
Vikarma | 95 | |
Law of Growth | 96 | |
Ultimate Dispassion: Nishkam Karma | 97 | |
How to stay on the Path of Karma-Yoga? | 99 | |
5 | COMBINED DISCIPLINE OF KNOWLEDGE AND KARMA | 101 |
Self-Realisation | 102 | |
Wisdom | 104 | |
Sacrifice | 108 | |
Centring and Power of Real-Self | 112 | |
Power of Real-self | 113 | |
Centring | 116 | |
Yoga of Self-Control | 119 | |
6 | YOGA OF DEVOTION | 121 |
The Cycle of Liberation | 123 | |
How does devotion come to us? | 127 | |
Devotion to Tame the Mind | 129 | |
Relevance of Devotion to the Theory of Prarabdha | 130 | |
Symptoms of Lack of Devotion | 134 | |
7 | VISION OF THE UNIVERSAL FORM | 136 |
Universal Form of Goal | 140 | |
Concept of Self | 147 | |
Redirecting the Purpose of Desire | 150 | |
8 | CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ON THREE MODES OF NATURE | 152 |
Inner Purification by Knowing Sattva, Rajas and Tamas | 159 | |
Sattva | 159 | |
Rajas | 161 | |
Tamas | 164 | |
The Gita Way of Continuous Improvement | 165 | |
Elimination of Waste | 166 | |
9 | YOGA OF LIBERATION | 170 |
How is Sattva linked with the Supreme Goal? | 173 | |
How does one attain sattva? | 174 | |
Non-violence in thoughts and Action | 175 | |
Absence of Pride | 175 | |
Internal and External Purity | 176 | |
Steadfastness of Mind | 176 | |
Control of Body, Mind and Senses | 176 | |
Sincerity | 177 | |
Forbearance | 177 | |
Uprightness of Speech and Mind | 177 | |
Devout Service to the Preceptor | 177 | |
Austerity of Mind | 178 | |
Sattvika Intellect | 178 | |
Sattvika Sacrifice | 179 | |
Leadership by Creating Order Around | 180 | |
Yoga of Liberation | 182 |