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Throughout the centuries, numerous travelers have sought wealth in India. Colorful rubies and exotic gems of unimaginable value were brought back to Western shores as the sacred land of the Ganges was repeatedly pillaged for its considerable assets. This article will focus on an ancient text that also originated in India — the Bhagavad Gita — a metaphorical jewel box with secret treasures.
The first in the Gaudiya Vaishnava lineage to describe the Gita as a jewel box was the eighteenth-century philosopher and spiritual master, Vishvanath Chakravarti Thakur. His analogy divides the Gita’s eighteen chapters into three sections: He writes that the first six are primarily concerned with karma, or the “actions” that bring one closer to God, and that the final six focus on jnana, which uses “knowledge” in pursuit of the Divine.
