chapter speaks of peace by using the situation of Arjuna who has deep conflicting feelings about having to kill his cousins. However‚ Krishna is telling him that through spiritual discipline he will see clarity and peace. He then explains how to achieve this discipline. Krishna starts off by saying Arjuna must not shy away from what he has to do “Why this cowardice?” (Bhagavad-Gita 2:1). The feelings and desires that Arjuna feels are fleeting and once Arjuna learns to not let them torment him so‚ he will
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James Kim UGC 111 The Bhagavad Gita’s purpose is to deliver mankind from the shadows of material existence. Each and every one of us has adversities in many ways. We try to exist in the material world but the atmosphere of this material world ceases to exist. Our existence is eternal and is not to be threatened by nonexistence. Lord Krishna says that for the soul there is neither birth nor death at any point. It has not come‚ does not come‚ and will not come into being. It is unborn‚ eternal
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Management Mythos-Devdutt Pattanaik (The author is the Chief Belief Officer of the Future Group who decodes the wisdom of mythology for modern times. devdutt@devdutt.com) Where management meets religion and mythology According to the Puranas‚ when Brahma creates the world‚ the Goddess appears as Saraswati‚ embodiment of knowledge‚ serene and aloof‚ dressed in white‚ holding a lute and a book‚ riding a heron. When Vishnu sustains the world‚ the Goddess appears as Lakshmi‚ stunning and alluring
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two main characters of this text are Krishna‚ the incarnate God‚ and Arjuna‚ the greatest archer of his time. Arjuna is a highly ethical and moral man who upholds high values. His relatives‚ who are his opponents in the battlefield‚ are corrupt and pure evil. They have taken away his Kingdom through deceit and Arjuna has no option but to engage in war to regain his kingdom. This text covers the dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna in the battlefield before the start of the battle. The main focus of
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ASIA 398 Term Paper From ancient Greece‚ India‚ Pre-modern China to feudal Japan‚ there is a treasure trove of literature and epics from the ancient times available to us. Each is valued for having contributed to the way society thinks today. These literary masterpieces have shaped our ideas about human life and spiritual growth and have sparked riveting debates about the existence of God and the importance of spirituality. Among these great works of art is the Ramayana‚ a tale where Dharma‚ or
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archery in the gurukul of Dronacharya. After being rejected by Drona‚ Ekalavya embarks upon a program of self-study in the presence of a clay image of Drona. He achieves a level of skill equal to that of Arjuna‚ Drona’s favorite and most accomplished pupil. Fearful that Ekalavya will excel him‚ Arjuna begs Drona to take action. Drona goes to Ekalavya and demands that Ekalavya turn over his right thumb as a teacher’s fee. The loyal Ekalavya cripples himself‚ and thereby ruins his prospects as an archer
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The Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna‚ narrated in the Bhishma-Parva of the Mahabharata. It comprises eighteen chapters of a total of 701 Sanskrit verses. Considerable matter has been condensed and compressed within these verses. On the battle-field of Kurukshetra‚ Lord Krishna‚ during the course of His most interesting and instructive talk with Arjuna‚ revealed the profound‚ sublime and soul-stirring spiritual truths‚ and expounded to him the rare secrets of Yoga‚ Vedanta
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consists of 700 versus‚ and is spoken mainly by Krishna‚ who is explaining the purpose of life to Arjuna. The main goal of one’s life is to attain enlightenment‚ knowledge of the universe. Essentially‚ God is infinite‚ and everything and everyone is a part of his energy. One must realize this‚ and devote himself to worshipping and serving God. Right before the beginning of the Mahabharata War‚ Arjuna suddenly refuses to participate in the battle‚ realizing that the “enemies” he would be fighting
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best known and most frequently translated of the Vedic religious text. It has drama‚ for its setting is a scene of two great armies‚ banners flying‚ drawn up opposite one another on the field‚ poised for battle. It has mystery as Krishna demonstrates Arjuna; his cosmic form. How Krishna is acting in different potencies‚ is also explained in the text. It has a view of the ways religious life and treats of the paths of knowledge‚ works‚ discipline & faith and inter-relationships‚ problems that have bothered
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Deontology and Bhagavad-Gita Chantel L Green Eastern Gateway Deontology and Bhagavad-Gita Most people reading the Bhagavad-Gita (the Gita) come across the concept of duty as prescribed by Lord Krishna and note the similarity of the same to the concept of duty as prescribed by Immanuel Kant. In fact‚ the surprising point is that both the concepts are quite similar when one reads it cursorily and yet they are distinctly different when one conducts a deeper
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