J.D. Ponce on Krishna Dvaipayana

This exciting essay focuses on the explanation and analysis of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa's Bhagavad Gita, one the most influential religious and philosophical teachings in history and whose understanding, due to its complexity and depth, escapes comprehension on a first reading.Whether you have already read the Gita or not, this essay will allow you to immerse yourself in each and every one of its meanings, opening a window to the Vyasa's illuminated thought and the true scope of his immortal teachings. INDEX:PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONSChapter I: SYMBOLISM OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA'S CHARACTERSChapter II: THEMES, CONTEXT & IMPACT - VYASA AND THE GITAChapter III: VYASA'S VIEW ON THE NATURE OF THE SELFChapter IV: ACTION AND INACTIONChapter V: THE LAW OF CAUSE AND EFFECTChapter VI: DEVOTION AS A PATH TO THE DIVINEChapter VII: DETACHMENT AND ITS ROLE IN SPIRITUAL GROWTHChapter VIII: THE DISCIPLINE OF MIND AND BODYChapter IX: THE NATURE OF THE DIVINEChapter X: SELF-CONTROLChapter XI: SUFFERINGChapter XII: THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICEChapter XIII: THE NATURE OF LIBERATIONChapter XIV: DUTY AND RIGHTEOUSNESSChapter XV: REALITY AND PERCEPTIONChapter XVI: THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGEChapter XVII: THE ROLE OF THE GURUChapter XVIII: RENUNCIATIONChapter XIX: THE TRANSCENDENCE OF FAITHChapter XX: DIVINE GRACEChapter XXI: NON-VIOLENCE AS A PRINCIPLEChapter XXII: ENLIGHTENMENT AND CONSCIOUSNESSChapter XXIII: MEDITATIONChapter XXIV: SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND INNER WISDOMChapter XXV: DEVOTION IN ACTIONChapter XXVI: GOD'S PRESENCEChapter XXVII: THE MINDChapter XXVIII: SERVICE TO THE DIVINEChapter XXIX: VYASA'S 50 KEY QUOTES