Bhagavad Gita Chapter Notes

This source discusses the basis of mindfulness and the general aspects of mindfulness itself. This source will be used extensively throughout the paper to provide any necessary information regarding mindfullness. This book is the basis for mindfulness and will be used as so.

They developed the different types of yogas to be pathways to realization that would lead to transcendence and knowledge of understanding. Smith also points out, “if you tracers the length and breadth of the universe saying of everything you can see and conceive, “not the…not this,” what remains will be God” (Smith,1991). This statement allows for one to understand just how vast the right direction in understanding God is.

It is one of the four aims in life. The definition of the literal translation of the word in English, according to Wiki quote, is, “goal, purpose, meaning, sense an essence.” Two of the other four aims are Kama and Dharma as explained to us by a lesson titled, The Four Goals of Hindu Life: Kama, Artha, Dharma & Moksha by study.com. It continues to explain, Kama is the pursuit of pleasure and happiness in life and Dharma in Hinduism, is the law which governs each and every one of our actions and individual conducts in life. Through these two elements you will begin discovering your inner self. This is supported by the first principle of Hinduism in the Vedanta school. It declares that you will uncover you will true self after having gone through life’s trials.

This paper is a book report on “Living Buddha, Living Christ,” written by, Thich Nhat Hanh. In this paper I will discuss the four themes; Mindfulness, Understanding, Interbeing, and Wisdom. I will define the themes, and explain how each theme listed is a part of my life and whether this theme, can be co-related along with my faith.

The main goal of life is for the soul to permanently leave the body. A person must constantly seek knowledge and not become preoccupied with the physical world.

This essay will focus on analyzing the ultimate truth while seeing how it coexists with the study and practice of Jhana Yoga. Each of the principles presented in this essay will have an in depth examination. The philosophical and religious as well as human natures are some of the most important themes that will be displayed in this essay. The idea of the materialistic values that is present in everyday life serve as the reason to why one cannot know the ultimate truth and how one can overcome this in order to find supreme peace. Karma yoga will be studied as Lord Krishna tells its importance to Arjuna, so he can follow the path of divine fulfillment. The universality of religion and selflessness serve as the two strengths one can achieve to be capable to have and live by the ultimate truth. The aspect of tradition and the origins of

While mindfulness was a key part of achieving Santiago and Siddhartha’s goals, they found much struggle along the

To help adherents of suffering and to bring about peace in every human living organism.

Hinduism is an extremely old and methodical religion. The Hindu religion has been changed and contorted many times over its existence. Hinduism teaches about discovering one's true self, or Atman. Hinduism does not give specific directions, but gives guidelines that help an individual become enlightened. To be successful in achieving Atman it is not required to do any amazing physical feat, or to demonstrate untethered deviotion, but rather to look inward and be spiritually fulfilled. As it is shown in Easwaran's “A Dialogue with Death” as well as “Katha Upanishad” we can see that to attain true self one must look in ward to themselves.

Hinduism is a very spiritualistic religion. It has been around for thousands and thousands of years. Hinduism originated within the Indus Valley Civilization and the Aryans. Hinduism may be seen as polytheistic but in its true nature it is actually monotheistic. It is explained that there are different gods for different aspects of life but there is essentially only one main god in the religion in Hinduism (32). That one main god is Brahman (33). Brahman is behind all of the gods. One aspect of Brahman is Krishna. This essay will be focusing on Krishna. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna reveals himself to be

A Hindus ultimate goal in their lifetime is to reach moksha and be released from the suffering caused by samsara. This aim of this spiritual quest brings positive motivation to the Hindu religion. To achieve moksha, one must practice ways to reach self-realization. The Munduka Upanishad first elaborated on the concept of self-realization (Eknath, 1987). This passage discusses the importance of achieving self-realization, when once can distinguish between lower or higher knowledge. Self-realization is obtained by finding peace within atman, through the practice of jnana, bhakti, or karma. Jnana means achieving true knowledge through meditation and yoga to gain insight into one’s real life. Bhakti is showing devotion for the many Hindu gods, through many practices of worship (Hume, 1971). Aside from

Nirvana is a word that is commonly used in Buddhism with varied meanings depending on the use. It means the state of blowing out from certain detractors in life. To “blow out” has great meaning and refers wholly to the extinguishing or dispelling of oneself from certain characters that are considered to be iniquitous. It is characterized by peace of mind and it saves man from the sufferings, the cycles of rebirth, and death. Nirvana could only be achieved by individuals who observed the laid down rules and detached themselves from sin. Moksha is a common belief in the Hindu religion and it describes a state where one’s soul connects with god’s soul. In the Hindu religion, achieving moksha removes one from the cycle of life and death, which is the state of reincarnation as one moves from one life to the next. In essence, moksha is a state of unification of one’s soul with that of the creator, therefore achieving oneness of atman and Brahman. This essay discusses the various similarities and differences that exist between Buddhist Nirvana and Hindu Moksha.

The author Stephen Mitchell reflects on a scripture titled “Bhagavad Gita”. This scripture is a new translation based on ancient Hinduism. Throughout the scripture, it explains the teachings that can be used in an everyday life situation. Its diverse audience can learn how to face different dilemmas, and how to live in this world with happiness and peacefulness by doings ones’ duties. It also helps the audience understand the true purpose of life. For those who go through the battles of life learning discipline, knowledge, and intelligence, they are considered God dearest devotees. Overall, the scripture assures that God will respond to his devotees with love. Its teachings focus on those who are suffering and want to find a

In the book Srimad Bhagavad Gita, he wrote that ‘among the weapons I am the thunder, among the cows I am Surabhi, among serpents I am Vasuki, and I am the god of love, progenitor.’. By stating these the author who has the voice of both Krishna and the Arjuna states that he has all these qualities that is he is both caring and disciplinary. Krishna who is not the only form of incarnation of the gods is seen to be explaining that he lives in each one of us. Therefore, by the statement that he can be both a weapon when we need him to fight the enemy, still he can be the harshest of the serpents which has a lot of venom and is dangerous. All we need to do is to invoke his presence in us and say that we need his help and he shall be our aid in the times of need. He implies that he is our protector and every heart that has found him should be warm and happy has it is found a protector and a benevolent friend. When we have Krishna in us and amidst as then peace prevails as the enemies are scared and he is a benevolent. All the tears of joy should therefore be accorded to Krishna and every heart that has received him should shout for joy.

I have found the book The Bhagavad Gita to be very appealing. I have never been exposed to the Indian culture but while reading this book it seems that they have similar beliefs than we do, just quoted differently. Detachment was one of their practices I found interesting. Reasons to be detached is greatly explained in this quote, “Those who are compulsively attached to the results of action cannot really enjoy what they do; they get downcast when things do not work out and cling more desperately when they do”(55). This quote is simply saying that we as a whole are not focused on what we should be doing, we only focus on what we are doing to be perfect. If we act without worrying we may even be able to enjoy ourselves instead.