Bhagavad Gita

Final Reflection 1. Scripture a.) Connect the sacred writings of the world’s major religious traditions and their importance for life decisions of adherents. Often, religious scriptures describe a way one should live their life. Some examples scriptures may direct a person to live their life is by completing religious sacraments, performing religious rituals/traditions, dressing a certain way, eating certain food or even acting a certain way. In regards to the topic I researched (criteria…

Chapter 7: The Caste System This system of dividing a society into different segments has been considered as the most negative aspect of Hinduism. When it comes to magnitude, the Hindu caste system has done greater damages to a greater number of people compared to the system of slavery implemented in Western countries or even the witch-hunting practices of ancient Europe. This system was invented by Vedic societies and supported by law makers. The people who belonged to the upper segments found…

Robert Oppenheimer uttered these words after the testing at Los Alamos, he is one of the many credited with creating the atomic bomb (“J. Robert Oppenheimer “Now I am become death…”). The scientist was quoting a Hindu script about gods and war (“Bhagavad-Gita”). His creation and scientists of the Manhattan Project would usher the world new era of warfare, because it allowed humans to become gods, and create the most important and impactful invention. The atomic bomb, and nuclear weapons would…

everyone (Jewish, Muslim, male, female…). Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Hinduism (H) It is difficult to clearly explain the concept of fairness in Hinduism since the Bhagavad Gita does not state anything precise on that subject and it is applicable to everyone (being fair to other faiths). Judaism (J) Judaism calls for a humanity coexistence with their notion of fairness. It is a behavior for those who live beyond…

Can a common ground be achieved? Religion is a system of beliefs, practice, and worship of a supernatural power such as a god, goddess, or multiple gods. Religion, giving people hope, protection, and a sense of understanding is supposed to bring people together yet divides nations more and more everyday. Thus, believers of one religion claim to be more superior than another. Is there one true religion? The idea of becoming equal failed after wars, and the deaths that followed. One true religion…

3 Buddha and prophets as the discoverer of truth :- Buddhists seek moral guidance from buddha , sangha ( community of aryans or noble sages ) and dharma . Prophets were the mouthpiece of God . Prophets prepared the standards of moral conduct on the basis of their observations .The verses of Koran were revealed after observing every particular situation . Prophets were the ideal men .Buddha was the giver of rules of moral conduct and the buddhist follow the examples found in the life…

Religion is defined as the collection of beliefs revolving around a superhuman power, usually centered around a particular god or gods. Both the Greek and Hindu were polytheistic and had a plethora of gods. The Hindu have over 330 million gods while the Greek had 12 major gods and hundreds of lesser gods. Unlike the Greeks, the Hindu religion contains various religious texts dictating the rules and rituals that a person had to live by. Despite their many differences, early Greek religion is…

The quoted excerpt exhibits an access to Brahmanical knowledge and the endeavour of the late eighteenth century Orientalists to represent and translate for the West the Hindu myths and legends which would have an impact on Coleridge. Coleridge had begun making references to India and its mythologies comparatively late in his career as a poet. His approach to India had been that of a traditional Platonist, an attitude which experienced a renaissance through the work of these Orientalists in the…

“‘Religion will save us," I said. Since when I could remember, religion had been very close to my heart. ‘Religion?’ Mr. Kumar grinned broadly. ‘I don 't believe in religion. Religion is darkness.’” (Martel 16). Over history, and since the beginning of human society, religion has had its effect on humans and the way people behave and act. Life of Pi, the novel by Yann Martel, is one of the best novels to analyze for this topic. Martel incorporates religious faith and trends enough in the novel…

cause of suffering, would result in the cessation of suffering according to the Buddha. Whereas, performing actions without desiring the fruit of the action would result in liberation according to some of the Hindu texts of the Upanishads and the Bhagavad-Gita. As mentioned earlier, both religions emphasize non violence and compassion towards all living beings, believe in the existence of heavens and hells or higher and lower worlds. Each religion believes on different planes the existence of…