Arjuna

1.Legalism: Before China united under the ruler Qin Shihuangdi there was a popular philosophy known as Legalism. Legalism refereed to following the laws of society and not believing in anything else. An example of the lack of beliefs was a negative view of life that people had no purpose except to be guided by the state. The influence of legalism in China was that it presumably helped citizens be more loyal and knowledgeable to the politics of the part of China they were living in, which also…

butcher to sell flesh, Satoba to weed the grass and helped Narhari Sonar(Goldsmith) to make ornaments. Hegrazed the cattlewith Chokhamela. He helped Sakhubai to collect dung-cakes and to fill water at Dharma’s house. He became charioteer(sarathi) of Arjuna. He enjoyed Sudama’s beaten rice (pohe) out of love, grazed the cows of Gawali and paid off the debt of Yankoji. He enduredthe womb-pain for Ambarishi, paralysed the poison of Mirabai andhelped Goroba in kneading the clay and making the…

The question, ‘why? can become infinitely regressive because for any answer you can again ask ‘why?’. In this context, an ancient rishi said, “Anuttarobhava” - “become answerless”. Every answer only pushes the question a little further for every answer brings forth further questions. There is no end to a question-answer session. It can go on forever! So, it was said, “Anuttarobhava”- ‘go beyond questions…and be answerless’ for, your Being has the solution to all questions. ‘Turn every question…

“Na Dainyam, Na Palayanam” Shri Krishna said to Arjuna in the consecrated Mahabharata, “Na Dainyam, Na Palayanam”, implying that one should never escape from his problems in life, and never even quit and bow to their enemies. According to Him, once you build a will, and decide not to back out on your mind, body or spiritual level, you have already won the life battle. Focus only on your goal while overpowering your biggest enemies - Lust, Anger, Greed and Extreme Attachment – and you are half…

to be dedicated to fulfill one’s duty or social role in the world. In order to attain liberation, one has to discipline the self and be committed in doing one’s own role. As the Bhagavad Gita 3:37 says, “The Blessed Lord said: It is lust only, Arjuna, which is born of contact with the material modes of passion and later transformed into wrath, and which is the all-devouring, sinful enemy of this world.” The selfish desire, anger and ignorance are the threefold cause of sin (Achari, 1993).…

other countries problems. If the United States focused on equal pay, maybe this topic could be resolved already. A feminist company is trying to get rid of this discrimination by asking about equal pay to big industries like Facebook and Microsoft. "Arjuna Capital is trying to press big industries for equal pay for men and women, but Facebook and Microsoft say that they already have equal pay for men and women. There is not enough information for these statements to be true" (Wells). This shows…

power, the Gita often implies that violence is deemed acceptable and often encouraged in order for you to ascertain your convictions and identity as a person. The Gita was an essential text of the Indian culture, and its tale of the warrior prince Arjuna confronting a life-or-death moral dilemma appealed to Indians in their time of subservience under British rule . The British fueled the growing belief in the indigenous…

In The Ramayana, duty and fulfilling one’s obligations is important. The story of Rama is the story of a man fighting evil as part of his natural mission as an incarnation of Vishnu. Dharma, the principle of cosmic order, plays a large part in this because the characters have their duties and roles in this world that must follow through with in order to assure the balance of the universe. As a method of teaching in the ancient Indian society, The Ramayana teaches its audience to accept their…

Living in the modern or millennial age, there a lot kinds of amusement or theme park that already exist. The theme park can be defined as a place that offering a variety of outdoor entertainments, games and activities involving physical challenges, especially for children. Since its involving kids by having fun, why do not we help them to learn and be knowledgeable about the Malaysian folklore or fairy tales story by indirect learning in the theme park? According to Collins (1979), the theme…

When I think of my personal happiness I think of myself living a pleasing life, having a career with a great income, being wealthy and teaching my kids the right way to do something and not the wrong. Being nice and considerate of other people will take you a long way in life. But everyone’s definition of happiness does not consist of the same thing. Someone else’s definition of happiness could be to grow old with their significant other and move far away to a secluded, private island drinking…