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    27 February 2013 The Bhagavad Gita Film Revision The Bhagavad Gita is a classic tale of Indian spirituality in which Arjuna loses his way on the path of life and requires assistance from his spiritual guide‚ Sri Krishna‚ to place him on the path to self-detachment and to do what is right. A short‚ animated film was made to briefly describe the events of the Bhagavad Gita. Although the film was made to teach people about the tale of the Bhagavad Gita‚ it contained flawed historical context and lacked

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    When one reads a religious text other than their own‚ remembering to stay objective is necessary‚ because if one add their personal feelings and beliefs into the reading they will easily miss the message‚ forever living in a state of ignorance. The Bhagavad Gita (Song of God) is a philosophical discourse on the duties and the meaning of life and death. Many believe this text holds specific instructions on how to please God and stay in his favor. Either argument can be made because the Bhagavad Gita

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    reasons for his great popularity was that he renounced Sanskrit and used the language of the people for the composition of his hymns. This paved the way for the modern tendency in northern India to write literary texts in local languages. Devotees of Krishna worship him in different mellows‚ known as

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    mythical Krishna grew up‚ the festival is celebrated for 16 days (until Rangpanchmi) in commemoration of the divine love of Radha for Krishna‚ a Hindu deity. The festivities officially usher in spring‚ with Holi celebrated as festival of love.[12] There is a symbolic myth behind commemorating Krishna as well. Baby Krishna transitioned into his characteristic dark blue skin colour because a she demon Putana poisoned him with her breast milk.[13] According to the myth‚ in his youth‚ Krishna despairs

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    The Bhagavad Gita has two main characters‚ Arjuna and Krishna. Arjuna is the mighty warrior in the physical sense‚ however his character is a representational form of a person or soul searching for the right or divine way. Arjuna is introduced early on in the book on a battlefield. He knows both sides of warriors who are about to ensure in this particular battle. The battle is very symbolic for life and its trials and tribulations. Krishna is a higher power is then introduced‚ and in the physical

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    Yudhisthira had been granted the privilege of going to the world of gods in his human form. So great was his righteousness. 4. The dog changed into a divine form. He was Dharma‚ the father of Yudhisthira. In the grand hall of the heavens Yudhisthira saw‚ Krishna surrounded by all gods. Karna was sitting among the Adityas‚ Bhishma among the Vasus and his ancestors and heroes and warriors who had died in the war were there. A surprising presence there was that of Duryodhana. 5. Narada explained to Yudhisthira

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    battlefield with his charioteer‚ Krishna‚ who unbeknownst to Arjuna‚ was the avatar of Vishnu which is the embodiment of the god creator. Krishna just simply showed up one day and tells Arjuna that he knew him in a past life and Arjuna didn’t question it further; he simply accepts Krishna as the blue man that he is and accepts him as a friend. Arjuna asks Krishna to bring his chariot to the middle of the battlefield so that he knows who he must fight against but when Krishna obeys his orders he finds himself

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    written in sanskrit‚ but is now translated into most common languages. The Gita‚ is the conversation prior to the battle. In the text ‚ Arjuna‚ the son of Krishna‚ was having a conversation on why Arjuna should fight in the battle. However‚ Arjuna did not comprehend why he had to fight‚ therefore ‚ he thought it was a sin to be killing people. Krishna then explains that Arjuna needed to fight in order to receive karma. This source represents the time period by conducting an overview of why karma and

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    The Bhagavad-Gita: The Song of God contains spiritual details that are constructed towards Hinduism. The Bhagavad-Gita is the conversation between a man called Arjuna‚ and God himself in a human form. God in a human form is called Lord Krishna. The teachings of the Bhagavad-Gita primarily focus on the importance of the yoga and the awareness of the many paths to self-awareness and insight. Spiritual self-realization is the theme of The Bhagavad-Gita. The Bhagavad-Gita teaches readers that there is

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    the Upanishads and the Puranas. The Gita teaches various paths to gain Self-knowledge or inner peace. It is a complete guide to practical life and provides “All that is needed to raise the consciousness of man to the highest possible level.” Lord Krishna (embodiment of wisdom) preached The Gita to Arjuna (embodiment of skill) to motivate him to perform his duty when he faced an ethical dilemma whether or not to kill his relatives and friends in the battlefield of Kurukshetra. There are 700 verses

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