Bhagavad Gita

Tenzin Sherpa UGC 111 Professor Lang Section- A August 17, 2015 The Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita is the song of god simply referred as Gita. It is basically a guide to how to live and honor Dharma. And it is one of the holy books of Hinduism. It was written in sanskrit. It gives the glimpse of Indian civilization and hinduism based on religion and, warfare. The Bhagavad Gita is an overview of family rivalry and conflict over territory (Hastinapur). It has teachings said to be given…

religion and culture of these regions (Spodek 268). The Bhagavad Gita is key to Hinduism, also known as the “Sun God” this book is one of the most sacred and well known religious doctrines. (Spodek 275). “Exploring the Bhagavad Gita: Philosophy, Structure and Meaning” by Hamsa Stainton discusses the Bhagavad Gita through metaphors. In the philosophical sense the Bhagavad Gita is viewed into three paths that eventually lead into one; these paths…

dualities. Phenomena such as dark and light, life and death, and day and night are important to understanding the world. Both parts exist in the same whole, and both are important for sustaining the world we live in. In the sacred Hindu text The Bhagavad-Gita, dualities are put on a unique pedestal, where they are both praised for being how the cosmos function and criticized for their tendency to lead to worldly obsession. A reflection of both of these views can be seen in the duality of the…

people would say that helping the man is the better choice, but is it less right to value your life? According to the Daodejing and Bhagavad-Gita, inaction and action happens within the core of your being. In these books, one of the main teachings is to remove all emotion and thought about the world in order to live in the present moment. The Daodejing and the Bhagavad-Gita doesn’t aim for ignorance, but instead enlightenment from anxiety, greed, excess, etc. to understand your inner being.…

way they behaved, acted, and they hope they had. A comparison and contrast of some written documents provide an understanding of the similarities and differences between Indian salvation religions and Mediterranean metaphysical philosophy. The Bhagavad Gita, an analysis on how individuals can function in this world and become one with Brahman at the same time, and Narada, The Bhakti Sutra, a source on what devotion consist of are documents that reveal the important aspects of Hinduism as a…

War as Represented in The Bhagavad-Gita and The Florentine Codex The history of war extends nearly as far as the history of humanity and so expressions of war’s impact abound in literature. The Bhagavad-Gita and The Florentine Codex, texts concerning war, exhibit similarities despite having been written centuries and continents apart. Each emphasizes that although war carries global repercussions, it causes conflict on an individual level as well. In The Bhagavad-Gita, the Pāṇḍavas play…

into a newborn body and starting a new life. The Bhagavad Gita proclaims, “Just as the soul acquires a childhood body, a youth body, and an old age body during this life; similarly, the soul acquires another body after death…” (The Bhagavad-Gita, 2.13) and also “Just as a person puts on new garments after discarding the old ones; similarly, the living entity or the individual soul acquires new bodies after casting away the old bodies.” (The Bhagavad-Gita, 2.22). Reincarnation is done so that an…

In A World of Ideas by Lee A. Jacobus, two stories are compared to one another. Jacobus gives us a summary of The Bhagavad Gita: Meditation and Knowledge and how Lord Krishna speaks to his follower Arjuna. Jacobus also summarizes St. Teresa of Avila: The Raptures of St. Teresa. A good reason to compare the two can be summarized by Molesky; “religion--so often neglected by contemporary historians--offers a more effective window into the origins of modernity than other, trendier subjects.” In both…

they should do and the benefits that arise from doing that action versus what people should not do and the consequences that follow. A prominent example of this balance is found in the epic The Bhagavad Gita, and its several examples of dharma. In order to convey a feeling of right and wrong, The Bhagavad Gita uses its definition of dharma to create a conclusive righteous path in the face of uncertainty.…

Bhakti comes from the Bhagavad Gita and is one of the three paths described within the scripture. The Bhagavad Gita comes from the Hindu epic Mahabharata and it is the council of Arjuna from Krsna. Krsna helps Arjuna with an internal conflict on whether to fight or not. Krsna teaches Arjuna three paths to end his internal conflict. Thus, the Bhagavad Gita show’s these three paths and has become a foundation in Hindu scripture. Krsna teaches or shows Arjuna three paths to self-realization. Among…