Reconciliation with the Bhagavad Gita
Chapter in the Bhagavad Gita | Theme in the Bhagavad Gita | Chapter Number and theme in the Secret of Success |
1. Arjuna Vishada Yoga | Arjuna’s despair | 1. Gandhiji’s/common man’s despair |
2. Sankhya Yoga | Evenness of mind, summary of chapters to come | 3. Change your thoughts to change circumstances 12. Be fearless and courageous 24. Failures and suffering are stepping stones to success |
3. Karma yoga | Selfless service in yajna spirit | 18. How to excel in action (loving and serving mankind) |
4. Jnana–Karma-Sanyasa yoga | Wisdom in Action | 6. What is the value of values 14. How to stay dynamic (five daily duties) |
5. Karma–Sanyasa yoga | Detached action | 18. How to excel in action (doing karma as a path to attain God) |
6. Dhyana yoga | Meditation | 17. Royal path (raja yoga) |
7. Jnana–Vijnana yoga | Wisdom from Realization | 16. How to penetrate maya |
8. Akshara-parabrahma yoga | Devotion to the Supreme God | 22. Is death really our final destination |
9. Raja–Vidya–Raja–Guhya yoga | Royal knowledge and royal secret | 17. Royal path (raja yoga) |
10. Vibhuti–yoga | Divine Manifestations | 16. How to penetrate maya |
11. Vishvarupa–Darshana yoga | The Cosmic Vision | 16. How to penetrate maya |
12. Bhakti yoga | The way of love | 20. Way of love (bhakti yoga) |
13. Ksetra–Ksetrajna Vibhaga yoga | The Field and the Knower | 19. Know who am I |
14. Gunatraya–Vibhaga yoga | The Forces of Evolution | 16. How to penetrate maya |
15. Purushottama yoga | The Supreme Self | 22. Is death really our final destination |
16. Daivasura–Sampad–Vibhaga yoga | The Divine and the Demonic | 6. What is the value of values 11. Mysterious connecting link (getting rid of six vices of selfish desires, anger, greed, attachment, pride and envy) |
17. Shraddhatraya-Vibhaga yoga | Threefold Kinds of Faith | 4. By faith man can move mountains |
18. Moksha–Sanyasa yoga | Liberation and Renunciation, Summary of previous chapters | 23. How to apply spirituality in daily life |