A Summary Of The Bhagavad Gita

In The Bhagavad-Gita, people have an incentive to give up worldly desires: for devotion to the god, Krishna. Although the Tao Te Ching renders the same message as The-Bhagavad Gita to give up worldly desires, the philosophy is flawed because it does not give the person the same incentive. The Tao Te Ching explains that to become serene, the person must give worldly desires to become one with the Tao, literally

Another teaching the “Bhagavad Gita” offers is stability of mind. Knowing our own mind can help us understand the world we are living in, react to problems, and make sure we can change them to ensure survival. This can help us with challenging decisions,

Thousands of years ago, Indian citizens were so religious. They worshipped and prayed to different gods on a daily basis. They believed that the ultimate goal of a person’s existence is to attain freedom from the repetitive cycle of births and deaths. Also, they thought that withdrawal from the society and abandonment of responsibilities were never needed to establish a relationship with the divine beings.

The Bhagavad Gita opens on a literal and intellectual battlefield. Arjuna, a warrior by caste, faces the prospect of riding into battle against his own family. Unable to bear the thought of slaying his own family, he offers his objections to the Hindu god Krishna. Krishna, in turn, introduces the concepts of detachment and selflessness to Arjuna, arguing that while man must sometimes take action, he should not relish the fruits of his action. According to Krishna, every man has his own dharma, or duty, which he must seek to fulfill via selfless devotion. However, the Gita’s conception of selflessness does not preclude war, and the Gita also argues that mortal human lives, including those lost in battle, are ultimately insignificant. As a warrior, Arjuna’s duty is to fight, even when it means prioritizing his dharma over deep familial concerns (Flood x). On the whole, the Bhagavad Gita supports just war in the context of Hindu thought.

Krishna spends a significant amount of time in the Bhagavad Gita explaining how a person may be released from the continuous cycle of death and rebirth. He tells Arjuna that someone must be selfless and detached from the material world in order to obtain complete liberation. They must also ignore their own egos and focus on the divine instead. Krishna declares that “men who always follow my thought, trusting it without finding fault, are freed even by their actions” (Gita, 45). People must find God in all of their actions and turn this into a way of

According to the Bhagavad Gita, a truly wise person should seek to subdue his senses in order to achieve Brahman State. The Bhagavad Gita opens with a scene in which Arjuna, a warrior prince, is speaking to his chariot driver who is really the god Krishna. Arjuna is deeply troubled by the fact that he is fighting his relatives and wishes to abandon the fight. It is here that his dialogue with Krishna begins. Their conversation revolves around many issues and questions that Arjuna has, one of them being about emotion and desire. There seems to be a fairly straightforward answer to his question. Many times in the book, Arjuna is told that he should subdue his emotions. However, there are still more questions to be answered. Why should emotions and desires be supressed? How does one suppress these desires? Finally, what is the cultural effect of this teaching? It is through these first two questions that Arjuna is able to understand the role of his desires, and through the third that the cultural effects of this doctrine can be explored.

The myth that I believe in strongly is the myth of liberation. This is the case due to my commitment to the Hinduism religion. Whenever I face tough choices or questions in life, I often think about what is the Hinduism perspective on that topic. In Hinduism, the ultimate goal is to attain liberation through your actions. Whenever my faith is tested, I think of a verse form the Bhagwat Gita: “The soul is never born nor dies at any time. Soul has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. Soul is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. Soul is not slain when the body is slain" (Asitis). This verse speaks volumes to me. I interpret this quote as the soul lives forever and it doesn’t die along with the human body. Since the soul lives forever, it responsible for paying for one’s dues even after death. On the contrary, if one has lived the way he/she should have in accordance to god, his/her soul will experience freedom ever after. On the other hand, the soul will suffer for eternity. I understand that many factors go into living the right way in the eyes of god in order to attain liberation. Some of the big ones to me are abstaining from adultery, cheating and having a clear heart. I feel as if my pursuit for liberation has kept me on the right path in life and gave my life purpose. There was a phase in my life where I didn’t know what I wanted. I had no goals nor ambitions. That was a really difficult time in my life. However,

Buddhism teaches to focus on action along with a greater importance to non action. As Dhammapada states “hatred never ends through hatred. By non-hate alone does it end. This is an ancient truth” (Dhammapada 1.5). Dhammapada emphasizes that it's your own actions are consequential and whatever actions you choose will lead to greater peace and freedom. The Bhagavad Gita stresses the need for constant action even if it includes fighting. If the fight is for the greater good, then it is justified. The Gita rejects the Buddhist path of non action emphasizing the renunciation of the fruits of action. What this means is that you should offer what you have to God and you will be free from bondage and suffering. This has stages where you begin with acknowledging that nothing belongs to you in the first place. You came empty handed and you will depart empty handed as all possessions belong to

Some of the spiritual influences that helped shaped the Indian native religion was the intersection of trade, learning and culture. India was one of the greatest civilization of all times and their goal of a civilized life was defined different from the West. India had the largest gathering of people when it came to the Komala festival. The Komala Indian festival was a spiritual gathering where fifteen to twenty million people will come together to renounce the material world for meditation and hostility. In other words, India’s great tradition focused mainly on renunciation, nonviolence, and the inner life.

    Hinduism prevents you from living in the moment, and doesn’t allow many people to reach for enlightenment. The stricter rituals were only accessible to higher castes and doesn’t give all people the opportunity to release sorrow and live happier in the present. Hinduism gives a set order for life and what one is supposed to do, and could be very constricting. The Bhagavad Gita shows this conformity in an extreme

A worldview is a scope that the life is viewed through that affects each person’s outlook. The worldview shapes the morals, ethics, and decisions that are made by the follower. These views may be different based upon nurture or religion, such as the case with Hinduism and the Bhagavad Gita. The Gita is a religious text outlining the ethics and morals a good, religious Hindu should follow. It discusses the struggle Arjuna has with Krishna over establishing dharma, and follows two separate attitudes concerning methods toward the attainment of liberation (moksha). The concepts in The Gita that reflect the Hindu worldview are dharma, moksha, and yoga.

This text is the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna, in which news ideas about moksha begin to come up. One of the major teachings in the Bhagavad Gita is Karma yoga. This type of yoga teaches the discipline of action and how people should act about various things in order to fulfill liberation. This teaching reflects the idea of how Hindu’s can escape the life of samsara and achieve the liberation of moksha through the different types of yoga. Krishna also speaks about what Hindu’s should do when working. He explains that when you do work you should not become lazy and begin to have anxiety over the work you are doing, but to always look towards the greater goal of seeking knowledge of the

The Bhagavad Gita focus on a conversation between Arjuna, Krishna and The Blessed one. During this conversation Arjuna is questioning whether he should fight against his own family. He knows that it is fate to do so, but he wants to avoid during. The battle is supposed to be physical Arjuna ends having an emotional battle within himself. To go against his faith or deal with the consequences of killing his own family. The Bhagavad Gita shows how religion influences a follower’s judgement on a situation. By comparing The Bhagavad Gita to Buddhism it is clear to see how the religions differ on influence.

David R. Hodge, in his article, discusses some of what religious Hindu text contains. “Bhagavad-Gita, in one of the most popular texts…Transformative religious experience based on spiritual disciplines, rather than doctrinal concerns, is of central concern for most Hindus. Thus, in practice, Hindus tend to draw from all three paths, emphasizing various components on the basis of their caste, education, geographic location, personal tastes, stage of life, and so forth,” (Hodge). The assumption from this texts tells the reader that this work is not only popular but also very influential. People that read this text draw from their own lives and tend to focus on what they need help with, like education, work, etc. This work was not only extremely valuable to the people of the time when it was written, but it continues to influence Hindu people today. Ghatak, Sambuddha, and E Ike Udogu piggy back on the same idea presented by Hodge. “The sanctity of caste is extolled too in the Bhagavad Gita (one of the religious scriptures of Hinduism), the great exposition of spiritual teaching which is contained within the ancient Mahabharata epic. The principles of caste as a universal law are further elaborated in verse on human conduct, morality and sacred obligations,” (Ghatak, Sambuddha, E Ike Udogu). Again, the idea is reiterated that this work discusses how people should act when trying to attain their ultimate goal of

The Bhagavad Gita is basically a book about the Hindu beliefs and the answers too many questions that would have eventually came into the human existence. This book is about the various fights and battles that took place between the famous kings. First and foremost, the blind King Dhiratarashta asks Sanjaya to tell him about what happen to his family as they gathered to fight the Pandavas. The land that they are basically fighting on belongs to the Pandavas and the leader of the Pandavas, Arjuna has come with his charioteer, Sri Krishna to take back the land that they own. Bhagavad Gita is conversation that Arjunahas leading up to the battle. Even though Arjuna is the leader, he doesn't want to fight and shed the blood of his family. There comes a time when totally gives up the idea of fighting and doesn't want to spill any blood. It is here that Krishna tells him the relevance of fighting for his homeland. He tells Arjuna that should fight to restore his karma and that it is his dharmic duty.