Arjuna

and attachment. One of the most important Hindu texts is the Bhagavad Gita, which is the story of Arjuna, a warrior who doesn’t want to fight, and who is convinced by Krishna, the avatar of Vishnu, to fight anyway and fulfill his dharma. One of the main texts in Buddhism is the Dhammapada, which describes in verse many of the main concepts of the religion. If the author of Dhammapada were giving Arjuna advice instead of Krishna, the outcome would be nearly the opposite. In Hinduism, the concept…

shape a person’s actions, Arjuna who is in between the middle of fighting this epic war finds himself stuck between being the warrior, he has trained all his life for or to care for his family no matter their differences. Arjuna with guidance from Krishna embarks on a journey of self-discovery separating between duty and morality. After failing to peacefully regain the throne from Duryodhana, Arjuna and his brother have no other option than to go into an epic battle. Arjuna literally and…

authors? In the Bhagvad Gita what does Krishna explain to Arjun? A1) The two ancient epics written in Sanskrit are a) Ramayana b) Mahabharata Ramayana is written by Valmiki, and Mahabharata is written by Vyasa. B) What does Krishna explain to arjuna? Ans b) Bhagavad Gita All through the ages, religions have utilized myths or stories to clarify or guide the human experience. For example, the Babylonians had their stories of Marduk, while the Romans went down the heroics of Romulus and Remus.…

Comparative Book Review The texts The Bhagavad Gita, Apology, and In the Buddha’s Words all have different concepts of their God/deities, but share the same common base of themes. In The Bhagavad Gita, the theme is to not fear death and live in the moment. Being a part of the world, doing the best you can, helping others, and not getting egoistic with your actions are also all themes. In Plato’s’ Apology, the theme is using wisdom and virtue to improve the society. Having more self-knowledge…

Socrates’ Daimonion and Krishna both were very persuasive with their methods in guiding Arjuna and Socrates to the path of self-knowledge. Daimonion and Krishna I think were both considered voices, like a conscious. I would like to think of them as the angel and the devil that appear on one’s shoulders in cartoons telling one what to do and what not to do, and what is wrong or right. Though being similar both Socrates and Krishna also had many differences. Among these differences was that…

conflict over territory (Hastinapur). It has teachings said to be given by Lord Krishna (Hindus believe to be the eight incarnations of god Vishnu in human form.) In the book, Krishna is talking to Arjuna, who was an archer and 3rd of the pandava brothers, before the kurukshetra war begins about Dharma (Duty). Arjuna was…

entity, Krishna, presents himself to the prince, Arjuna, in a somatic form, a long-time friend of Arjuna. A war between the Kauravas and Pandavas breaks out, and Arjuna does not want to fight his instructors, family, and friends. He looks to Krishna for guidance, and his advice is, “perform actions, abandoning attachment and remaining even-minded in success and failure” (2:48). Throughout the Gita, this statement is reiterated to install the sense in Arjuna, that his actions of fighting are…

Of the Distress of Arjuna Page 1 • The first chapter lays out the historical context of a conflict between Arjuna’s army and another army with a list of names of those fighting on both sides of the battle. • Arjuna praises his warriors. Page 2 • The trumpet sounded and great sounds and shouts went forth signaling the beginning of the battle. • Someone spoke to Krishna, asking him to get closer to the enemy to see who is on the other side. Page 3 • Once close enough, Arjuna sees that the other…

the characters and lessons are derived from Hinduism and the culture, the Gita is still applicable to day to day life even for one not of the Hindu faith. The lessons are taught from a deity under the guise of a lowly charioteer accompanying Prince Arjuna. Sri Krishna is the charioteer that guides the troubled warrior throughout the scripture. Krishna teaches the Prince about dharma and its importance within their lives. Dharma is a fundamental concept within Hinduism and the resonating message…

Krishna states that warriors like Arjuna should not falter because of a battle and instead must take pleasure in fighting a battle that defends their own beliefs. However, Krishna warns that if Arjuna forsakes the battle harm will be caused and an “eternal disgrace” that “surpasses death” will await him (25). Krishna also sees fighting in the battle for your beliefs will result in a win-win situation. If Arjuna fights and dies for his righteous cause, he will reach heaven…