TABLE OF CONTENTS:
A Note about the Text xv;
Acknowledgments xix;
Introduction: The Context of the Gita xxi;
SUTRA 1 The Warrior’s Journey Leaders Embrace Discontinuity and Death 1;
All Wars Are First Fought in the Mind 3;
The Mind Is a Mob 5;
The Ego Is a Disposable Idea 8;
Leaders Embrace Discontinuity by Dispossessing the Ego 10;
The Secret of Invincibility: The Conquest of the Binary Mind 12;
Self Is the Cause; Self Is the Effect 13;
Hunting for the I 15;
SUTRA 2 Invincible Wisdom Leaders Create Alternative Reality 17;
Grief, Pity, and Shame: The Mind’s GPS System 18;
Creating Alternative Reality 20;
Motivation and the Monkey Mind 22;
The Leader’s Inspiration Comes from Unselfish Work 23;
Unselfish Work Leads to Evenness of Mind 26;
Applying Invincible Wisdom: Powered by the Intellect and Driven by Unselfishness 29;
SUTRA 3 Karma Yoga Leaders Enter the Timeless Cycle of Action 33;
Arjuna’s Dilemma: The Warrior as Worrier 34;
Work and Its Secret: Action, Inaction, and Effortless Action 35;
Karma Yoga: Work as Worship 38;
The Yajna Spirit: Discovering the Timeless Cycle of Work 40;
Swadharma: The Case for Righteous Action 42;
Work as a Means of Realizing Who We Are 44;
SUTRA 4 Timeless Leaders Pursue Purpose as the Source of Supreme Power 47;
Rajarshi: The Leader as Sage 48;
The Many Faces of the Supreme Power 50;
Twenty-Four-Hour Leadership 53;
The Return of the Rishi 55;
SUTRA 5 Leadership Is the Art of Undoing The State of Detached Engagement 59;
How Anchors of the Past Hinder Performance 60;
The Art of Detached Involvement 62;
Evolving to the Equality of Vision 63;
The Art of Undoing 66;
SUTRA 6 Leaders Are Masters of Their Minds The Art and Practice of Meditation 69;
Separating the Self Image from the Real Self 70;
Mastery of the Mind 73;
Disciplines of Mastery: Concentration, Detachment, and Transcendence 76;
The Power of Stillness 77;
SUTRA 7 Leaders Are Integrators The Freedom of “I Am” 81;
Context 81;
Arjuna’s Journey from Ignorance to Wisdom 82;
Timeless Leaders Integrate People and Processes 84;
The Leader’s World: A Reflection of Unmanifest Dharma 85;
From Ego-Centered to Spirit-Centered Leadership 87;
Leaders Liberate Themselves and Others from Suffering 89;
SUTRA 8 Timeless Leadership Decoding the Meaning of Life 93;
Timeless Leaders Explore the Ultimate Meaning of Life 94;
The Multidimensional Meaning of Life 95;
Creation Is Sacrificing the Smaller for the Sake of the Greater 97;
The Real Meaning of Life Is Contained in Life Itself 98;
Meaningful Work: A Synthesis ofReflection and Action 100;
SUTRA 9 The Sovereign Secret Timeless Leaders Live in a Self-Organizing Universe 103;
Sovereign Self and the Path of Unity 104;
The Governance of the Ego: The Path of Disintegration 105;
Self-Organization: When Organization Becomes Community 107;
The Law of Giving: Being and Becoming 110;
SUTRA 10 Leadership Is an Adventure of Consciousness 113;
Leading Consciously 113;
Silence: The Language of Timeless Leadership 115;
The Dynamism of Indivisibility 118;
The Pursuit of Excellence 121;
SUTRA 11 Timeless Leaders Have Integral Vision 125;
Integral Vision 126;
Sight and Insight 128;
The Pangs of Plurality 130;
The Leader as Servant: Being an Instrument of the Whole 132;
SUTRA 12 Love Is the Leader’s Essence; Love is the Leader’s Presence 135;
Leadership Is Love Made Visible 136;
Devotion: The Art and Practice of Leadership 138;
Attributes of the Leader as Devotee 142;
SUTRA 13 Leaders Command Their Field with the Eye of Wisdom 145;
The Leader as a Knower in the Field of Knowledge 146;
The Dimensions of the Field and the Knower of the Field 149;
Seeing with the Eye of Wisdom 151;
SUTRA 14 Leaders Harness the Dynamic Forces of Nature 155;
Nature’s Manuscript: The Three Forces 156;
How Leaders Harness the Three Forces of Nature 158;
Transcending the Dynamics of Nature 162;
SUTRA 15 Timeless Leaders Discover Their Invisible Source The Tree of Life 165;
The Tree of Life 166;
The Invisible Leader 169;
From the Perishable to the Imperishable: Quest for the Supreme Self 172;
SUTRA 16 Leaders Negotiate the Crossroads The Divine and the Devilish 175;
The Crossroads of Leadership: The Divine and the Devilish 176;
Toxic Leadership 180;
The Return Journey 182;
SUTRA 17 Leaders Follow Their Faith The Journey of Self-Giving 185;
Faith: The Deep Structure of Leadership 186;
Three Kinds of Faith 187;
The Art and Science of Self-Giving 191;
SUTRA 18 Leadership Is Transcendence The Unity of Two Wills 195;
The Source and Resource 196;
The Algebra of Attachment 198;
Renunciation and Regeneration of the Leader 201;
The Path of Transcendence 203;
The Unity of Two Wills: The Fighter and the Warrior 207;
CONCLUSION Arjuna’s Awakening Practical Wisdom for Timeless Leaders 211;
Quiet Leadership: The Practice of
Handling Information Overload 212;
Leaders Must First Solve Their Most Persistent Problem 214;
Wisdom in Times of Uncertainty: Leaders Deal with Discontinuities in Life and Work 215;
Leaders Triumph by Merging Their Individual Will with Life’s Purpose 216;
References 219;
About the Author 223;
Index 225.