Arjuna And The Bhagavad Gita

In A World of Ideas by Lee A. Jacobus, two stories are compared to one another. Jacobus gives us a summary of The Bhagavad Gita: Meditation and Knowledge and how Lord Krishna speaks to his follower Arjuna. Jacobus also summarizes St. Teresa of Avila: The Raptures of St. Teresa. A good reason to compare the two can be summarized by Molesky; “religion--so often neglected by contemporary historians--offers a more effective window into the origins of modernity than other, trendier subjects.” In both stories, their religious leader appears to them to assist them in different ways. Not only do they appear to them, they do it in interesting ways.
In every religion to date, there are stories that depict an almighty being speaking to one of their followers, giving guidance or tasks. Lord Krishna and Jesus both appear to their respected followers. Arjuna spends the seventh chapter in The Bhagavad Gita silent, however, in chapter six, Arjuna says to Krishna, “fickle is the thought-organ, Krishna, / Impetuous, mighty, and hard; / the restraining of it, I conceive, / Is very difficult, as of the wind” (pg. 604). For which Krishna states to Arjuna that through practice, it’s possible to …show more content…
They both share qualities that lead and guide people even today, but differ for their different religions, Hinduism and Christianity. It appeared that Arjuna was losing his faith and was growing restless or even irritated with Lord Krishna, but Lord Krishna showed him the importance of faith. Jesus frightened St. Teresa initially and gave her terrifying thoughts, but was later resolved and ultimately made things better for her spiritually by reinforcing her faith. But that doesn’t mean they should both be unconsidered like how "Chicano and Chicana Authors" says; “religion does not necessarily call for total elimination of other traditions, it does invite the reader to consider the power of alternative approaches that are compatible and