While analyzing the Gospel According to Mark and the Bhagavad Gita, the reader can find two similarities in the texts and essentially two major similarities between the two religions. As previously stated, Christianity and Hinduism vary on the description of an afterlife, however they both agree that the path to achieving this ultimate reality is difficult. On page 11 of the Gospel According to Mark, Jesus describes someone maiming themselves in order to fight the temptations of sin. In the text from the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna reminds Arjuna that fulfilling one’s dharma is not easy or enjoyable. Both of the texts recognize the difficulty a soul may have on the path to righteousness. It is best to fulfill a person’s religious duty, although
