Arjuna

1. In Book I of the Republic, Cephalus defines justice as the following: justice is telling truth and paying debts. However, Socrates refutes Cephalus’s definition by claiming that there are situations when it is not just to tell the truth and pay the debts. Sometimes, contracts are bad though it starts out good. For example, it is not just to return weapon or entrust care to a friend who is insane. Besides Cephalus’s definition of justice, Thrasymachus also provides his definition of justice…

after death. By our actions, we are either taken out of the cycle of rebirth or are thrown back in it. In Buddhism there is no after life. Hinduism believes in self and Buddhism believes in no self. Throughout the Bhagavad-Gita, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that only a certain type of soul can reach moshka. In Buddhism, anyone can enter Nirvana, no matter how lowly they are. Buddhism has no gods and Hinduism has over 30 million. Even though there lies differences, it does not mean that one religion…

think badly of themselves for doing what they have been taught and trained to do in this world. In this scripture Arjuna, a warrior ask for help understanding what he should do; go into battle and kill or not. Krishna a spiritual leader such as the Buddha, teaches Arjuna the importance of his calling as a warrior. Krishna teaches Arjuna about Samsara the cycle of life. Even though Arjuna is to battle he cannot kill that which is ever reborn. The Hindu scripture Chandogya Upanishad; “You Are…

Sugrīva says, “Svāmi! You are my only refuge. You have to get my kingdom back to me.” When a friendship is formed, āḍhyo vāpi daridro vā duḥkhitaḥ sukhito 'pi vā | rich or not, poor or not, sad or not, happy or not, faulty or not, guilty or not, well known or not, penniless or not, only a friend is a refuge; when a friendship is established, that is how a friend should protect. Sugrīva says Rāma must help him. Sugrīva is quoting śāstra - āḍhyo vāpi daridro vā duḥkhitaḥ sukhito 'pi vā |…

“He that acts in thought of Brahm, Detaching end from act, with act content, The world of sense can no more stain his soul”. From this, Krishna informs Arjuna on the notion of non-attachment. For instance, Krishna explicates that Arjuna must separate his own desires in order to overcome and achieve a higher understanding of the world. In short, Arjuna must not succumb to his desires for personal gains or for materialistic possessions. He must strike a balance and reflect upon his interests.…

many Indic civilizations, with the stories of Arjuna and Drona, leading the way for all of those that follow Hinduism, a type of mold to follow and try to recreate. The same can be said for the…

In the beginning of Epic of Gilgamesh, the narrator introduces the main character Gilgamesh, who is the king of a sacred city called Uruk. His god-like qualities are tainted by his arrogant personality and conceitedness with the belief that he is the most powerful man to live. Gilgamesh constantly battles with the men of Uruk knowing that he will end up with the victory. In many works, we see many transitions in hero`s characteristics. Gilgamesh struggled to establish moral principles.…

Humanity has strict views on the differences between selflessness and selfishness, and the actions and characteristic that differentiates the two. (add what differentiates) However, is it selfish to want to be selfless to better one’s self? Touchy questions such as this are the basis of discovering the true meaning of humanity. The texts, The Bhagavad Gita, The Duties of Brotherhood in Islam, and The Book of the City of Ladies, hold selflessness above selfishness to teach people that true…

In the Bhagavad-Gita the creator god, Lord Krishna, is re-teaching humanity about the principles of discipline, sacred duty, reincarnation, and release though the king, Arjuna. The rhetoric takes for granted the ambiguity and the language of causality that the author relies upon to relate Lord Krishna’s divine teaching, but the text also reiterates these concepts because they are the best way for humans to understand the difference between god and men and the cycle of existence that is outside…

The Kauravas were malicious and evil. Krsna, who is another incarnation of Visnu, was a family friend of both sides. He offered his armies to one side and his counsel to the other. He then became the dharmic advisor of Arjuna while his armies joined Dhartarashtra. Krsna persuaded Arjuna to attack his family on the grounds that it was his dharmic duty to “rectify the cosmic balance.” The conversation between the two became known as the Bhagavad Gita or Song of the Lord (Rodrigues,…