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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strive to achieve dharma. Dharma is the right thing to do. It is also explained as your moral duty. It is the purpose why you are living. Once you have fully understood the dharma‚ you will understand the Hindu faith. One of the examples in the Bhagavad Gita is when before the war starts;Arjun wants to see who he will be fighting. He saw his relative‚ elders and teachers. Then he has second thoughts not to fight anymore. He thinks that he cannot sacrifice other people just to get his kingdom back. But
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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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2014 The Bhagavad-Gita Analysis The Second Teaching: Philosophy and Spiritual Discipline This 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
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Comparative religion September 20‚ 2010 Bhagavad-Gita Throughout the Bhagavad-Gita‚ one reoccurring theme was detachment through the practice of discipline‚ creates an evenness of mind. To obtain joy you need to let go of the desire of joy itself. The detachment of one’s own desires is called liberation and the only way to get there is through discipline. The verse from the second teaching is important to an overall understanding of the Gitas sense of liberation‚ because it focuses on finding
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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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What is the essence of Bhagavad Gita? One of the main scriptures which explains the true relationship between God and human beings is known to be the Bhagavad Gita. It teaches how to live happily‚ and shows the path for reaching the Divine destination. No one has to be a certain faith in order to truly understand this scripture‚ which is the main reason why it works wonders to better ourselves in this society. The Gita teaches us more than just life lessons‚ it teaches us how to free ourselves
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mean? What makes it possible for a man to be able to find out who he himself is? Must we all be peaceful? Ghandi said‚ “Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.” In the Bhagavad Gita‚ we learn the lesson of finding our inner selves (“twin”) first before answering questions of others. According to the God Krishna‚ our desires are what cause our evil deeds‚ and in order for us to be free‚ we must control our desires. This can only
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Well I would first like to start off by saying that after I let go of my personal beliefs for a moment‚ and actually let myself be open to the ideas of the Bhagavad-Gita I rather enjoyed it and I feel like I actually can see how the “ways of life” (for loss of a better term) that are expressed in this make a lot of sense. I can actually sit and think about what kind of people today would possibly be categorized as Tamasic‚ Rajasic and Sattvic. I also can see some very similar concepts in the book
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Bhagvad Gita Reflection Paper Ariston Carter Prof. John Dalrymple World Religions 205 July 12‚ 2011 While perusing through the Bhagvad Gita‚ one of the most important books in the Mahaabbharata‚ certain elements must be analyzed and recognized as critical to understanding the complex religious and social system that is Hinduism. These elements include karma‚ reincarnation‚ yoga‚ and dharma. Beginning with karma‚ we must first identify what it is before we relate it to Hinduism. Karma is the
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