Bhagavad Gita

Krishna is an incarnation of Vishnu, and is the main character of The Bhagavad-Gita. Krishna comes to the earth precisely to help Arjuna fulfill his dharmic duty. In the other hand, Achilles is a well-known warrior that possesses extraordinary strength and has a close relationship with the gods. Achilles is also willing to sacrifice everything just so his name will be remembered; he also has a thirst for glory. Achilles has a problem by not controlling his pride and rage when his pride is…

Kauravas are supposed to be the bad or evil cousins, and the Pandavas are supposed to be the good cousins. Both sides have good and bad people. The most famous part of the Mahabharata is known as the Bhagavad Gita, which explains the importance of Dharma or religious duty. The basic plot of the Bhagavad Gita is the god Krishna explaining to Arjuna why he needs to go to war. Arjuna at first sees the death and pain brought on by war and doesn’t want to fight but then he speaks to Krishna. Krishna…

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 prosperity is found by helping others experience happiness. These texts show the (varying expectations-…

His/she is an ultimate spiritual leader in Hinduism. The main teachings of Buddha is oneness, openness, and consecutiveness. The universe and everything in it is “one” in the same, no beginning or end. The Hindu scripture Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is: teaches us that everyone has a place in the universe. We should respect each other and their position in the world. One should not think badly of themselves for doing what they have been taught and trained to do in this world. In…

A Midwesterner’s Approach to the Bhagavad Gita Throughout the course of the humanity’s existence, we have often mused, explored and sought means of making the unseen forces within our world tangible effects to better understand our connections with our spirituality. Part of what makes humans different than other species, is our never ending pursuit to comprehend what we cannot see beyond the physical realm. With much uncertainty of what lies ahead in our own lives, and the mystery of what…

The Ramayana is one of the greatest myths in India that eventually spread all over South-east Asia. Bulbul Sharma is an artist and a writer who retold this story. What makes this story fascinating is that this story emphasizes about Dharma or duty that causes Rama, an avatar of Vishnu and son of Queen Kaushalya, to be in exile in order to defeat Ravana. Ravana is a demon who plans to silence the gods and dominate heaven. During Rama’s exile, he tries to deceive Rama through his uncle…

“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…

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 Bhagavad Gita presents a story from the Hindu faith in the form of pros. A conversation between an entity and a prince emerges with the prince does not feel comfortable with the repercussions from fighting. The 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,…

Plato did not like the concept of object paintings because it was just a mere image of what the real thing was; he also believed though that even the real thing was just a model for the actual imagined product. He thought that no matter how hard someone tried to make the perfect model there would always be a better product out there; we cannot recreate an image of something because it will never be as we pictured it in our minds. This concept reminds me of trickery because we are told of…