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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Anthropology of Religion DD Kosambi: The Marxist Historian “Marxism is a tool of analysis and not a substitute for thinking.” Kosambi’s writings urge today’s historians to also take an intellectual leap with the creative use of Marxism. He explored the essential relationship between faith and socio-economic factor‚ which gives us yet another facet of understanding Ancient Indian Religion and History. What set him apart from the others was his determination to maintain‚ indeed the increase
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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‚ and primeval. The body and the soul are two different entities. The body is subjected to six
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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 be done through practice. Is peace what we all really want for ourselves in the end? First we must think of what peace is.
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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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Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी kṛṣṇa janmāṣṭami)‚ also known as Krishnashtami‚ Saatam Aatham‚ Gokulashtami‚ Ashtami Rohini‚ Srikrishna Jayanti‚ Sree Jayanthi or sometimes merely as Janmashtami‚ is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna‚ an Avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu.[1] Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the Ashtami tithi‚ the eighth day of the dark half or Krishna Paksha of the month of Bhadrapada in the Hindu calendar‚ when the Rohini Nakshatra is ascendant.
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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 Lord Krishna launches into a narrative that enlightens Arjuna on human nature and
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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 be fit for immortality (Bhagavad-Gita 2:14-15). Krishna says that human bodies will end but
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