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Gita For Professionals

Citizens' Education Series

7th Edition
Author
Chetan Dalal, Chartered Accountant
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Book Overview

Gita for Professionals – 7th Edition is a contemporary and practical interpretation of the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, tailored specifically for modern professionals facing complex challenges in leadership, ethics, interpersonal relationships, and decision-making. The book distills ancient teachings into actionable insights relevant to the fast-paced business world, fostering ethical integrity, resilience, and personal growth. Through new chapters, video integrations, and relatable case studies, this edition bridges traditional spiritual values with everyday professional scenarios, providing not only solutions to workplace dilemmas but also a framework for leading a balanced and fulfilling life.

Key Features
  • Practical application of the Gita's teachings to professional challenges such as leadership, ethics, competition, partnerships, and decision-making.
  • New chapter dedicated to successful interpersonal communication, with lessons drawn from the Gita and real-life scenarios to enhance relationship-building skills.
  • Includes anecdotal case studies, parables from the Gita and other scriptures, and day-to-day wisdom relevant to accounting and business professionals.
  • QR codes throughout the book link to explanatory videos, making the content interactive and accessible.
  • Focuses on concepts like selfless action (nishkama karma), detachment from ego-driven outcomes, and ethical problem-solving.
  • Recap of powerful teachings, summary of the Mahabharata, and appendices on meditation, soft speech, anger management, and universal spiritual insights.
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Chronological Index

1. The Gita and other Scriptures – An Introduction
2. Relevance to chartered accountants and professionals amidst the challenges faced by them
• Unethical or corrupt business practices and issues of compromise
• Competition and the ‘crab syndrome’
• Marriage, business or professional partnerships
• Generating income, particularly for the younger CAs
3. Anecdotal case studies and parables from the Gita and other scriptures
• Vikarna, the only Kaurava prince who protested against Duryodhan’s wrongdoing
• The stories of the overconfident and disillusioned bhaktas
• Karna: Symbol of generosity and kindness
• The stealing cowherd understands the meaning of a trial balance
• The demon who grew stronger by provoking and teasing his foes
• Mahatma (revered and knowledgeable person, sage) who gave poison to a woman to kill her mother-in-law
• The biggest tools of Satan – jealousy and ego
• The sympathetic strings of sitar
• Laxmi’s Swayamwar
• The purity of Laxman’s mind
• The tale of the king who had to be exiled after 3 years
• The cat who came for the discourse in the Ashram
• The Mahatma and the young child with an addiction
• The ‘Kumbh Mela’ syndrome of losing a child
• The man who was continuously looking at the sky
• The guest who repaid hospitality with devastation and destruction
• A tale of two pots
• The rich man who made promises with a wavering mind
• The truth behind the abduction of Sita by Ravana
• The firefly syndrome
• The hunter’s trap for greedy monkeys
• The placement of Arjuna’s chariot by Krishna while giving the Gita discourse before the Kurukshetra battle began
• Should one resort to lies or half truths? – The example of Dronacharya’s killing in the Kurukshetra war
• The legend of Abhimanyu’s Chakravyuha
• The true significance of five husbands of Draupadi
• Real ingredients of friendship – tolerance and sacrifice
• General Note on certain important aspects of the Mahabharata and the Gita
4. Thirteen lessons from the Gita for professionals to make this world a better place to live in
5. Lessons from our scriptures to increase self-confidence, to make friends easily, and to improve relationships
6. Lesser known things about the Bhagavad Gita
7. Self empowerment by reading the Gita
8. Certain important lessons for CAs and other professionals
9. Important concepts and references from the Bhagavad Gita
10. The immeasurable value of the Gita and other scriptures
11. Recapitulation of simple but powerful teachings of the Gita and other scriptures
Appendices
Appendix A: Summary of the Mahabharata and the technical aspects of the Gita
Appendix B: The Mahamantra for well being Gayatri Mantra
Appendix C: Meditation and its benefits
Appendix D: Mathematical kaleidoscope that indicates that all religions are one
Appendix E: Legends and episodes relating to some great men and spiritualism
• Rockefeller turns to spiritualism
• Alexander the Great meets a saint in India
Appendix F: The power of soft and affectionate- speech
• Parable of the conceited man who salvaged his situation by using the right words and soft speech
Appendix G: Anger and anger management.
Acknowledgments
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