The Justification of Warfare in the Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita‚ translated from Sanskrit as “The Lord’s Song”‚ is the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna as the charioteer and archer enter battle in the Mahabharata. Arjuna tells Lord Krishna that he feels emotionally conflicted entering into this war since it requires him to kill his own blood‚ and engage in actions that he feels go against his beliefs as a Hindu. At this point‚ the two stop in the middle of the battlefield‚ and
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According to a small selection of biographies and autobiographies of British and Indian WWII veterans‚ there were important commonalities in the backgrounds of the soldiers and commonalities along with some differences for motivations to enlist. There were commonalities in their background in the selections because both British and Indians had many different classes in their society enlist. The commonalties in motivations to enlist stem from the less wealthy British and Indian soldiers mostly joining
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the creation myth of Genesis and the creation myth of India is that both of the Gods are supreme. In the myth of India‚ it says that “In the beginning‚ there was nothing but the Great Self Brahman. That is to say nothing but Brahman existed. When you sacrifice to this God or that Goddess‚ it is really only Brahman that you are worshiping. He is behind all things” (Page 40). In the myth of Genesis‚ God is supreme because God created everything that is living and that is not living‚ he created everything
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combination of a member of religious traditions in India * A polytheistic religion (More than one god) * God is Brahman - Creator and creation‚ made manifest in 3 persons: 1. Brahma - Creator 2. Vishnu - Preserver 3. Shiva - Destroyer * According to Hinduism‚ our true self is Brahman * The human soul is Atman * Basic Hindu phrase is "Atman is Brahman" or "Tat Tatum asi"‚ meaning "That Thou Art!" * Goal of Hindu life: 1. Become perfected to the extent that the
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Cultural Geography: Religion Carroll and Smith I. Geography of Religion * What is Religion? * Major Religions & Divisions * Religious Landscapes * Religious Conflict and Interaction II. Religion * A set of beliefs * an explanation of the origins and purpose of humans and their role on earth * existence of a higher power‚ spirits or god * Which involves rituals‚ festivals‚ rites of passage and space (religious landscapes) III
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the Upanisads is beneficial to explore how the concept of the atman‚ Brahman and their link may have surfaced. The predecessors to the Upanisads‚ the Brahmanas focused exclusively on ritual activity.4 The Upanisads expanded the ritual concept to encompass all aspects of life‚ transforming life itself and each person into a ritual which needed to be performed correctly.5 To put it very simply (succinctly)‚ the concept of Brahman‚ the all-encompassing essence which creates‚ sustains and links‚ was
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“THERE IS NO SOUL THAT OUTLASTS THE BODY” ESSAY Richard Dawkins‚ a famous atheist philosopher stated that “There is no body that out lasts the soul.” He is a famous monist who believes that the soul is not real but if it was‚ it would not be immortal as it is connected to the body. He self classifies himself as an atheist and states in the opening chapter of "The God Delusion": "God is a delusion. ... Human thoughts and emotions emerge from exceedingly complex interconnections of physical
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Through Jiva Goswami‚ who happened to be one of the genius scholars in the times of wrangles between the schools of thoughts‚ Caitanya Vaishnavism‚ founded by Sri Caitanya in the early sixteenth century‚ is still present up to this day due to his prominent works. Jiva Goswami stands as the pillar of Caitanya Vaishnavism‚ his contributions to the movements are still celebrated in the present days. In his time‚ devotion and philosophy were two separate dealings until he combined and balanced them together
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leaders Kshatriyas -- administrators Vaishyas -- producers and workers Shudras -- followers or servants [Untouchables] Hindu ’Theology’: 1st Rule: to learn what to leave out (neti . . . neti) Brahman -- Hindu name for the supreme reality Nirguna Brahman -- God without attributes Saguna Brahman -- God with attributes Brahma -- Creator God Vishnu -- Preserver God Shiva -- Destroyer God Hindu Anthropology: Jiva -- individual soul Body is thought of as a garment or a shelter
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in their scholarship‚ and even go as far as calling the fourth unintelligent. Upon discovering the remains of a lion‚ they decide to "...test the ripeness of (their) scholarship‚" and resurrect the creature. ("The Lion Makers") However‚ the fourth Brahman warns against this deed. He uses his sense to figure that the lion will kill the men‚ if they in fact bring it back to life. Having complete faith in their individual intelligence though‚ the three men disregard his warnings and proceed anyway. Meanwhile
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