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    Desire In The Symposium

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    for the novel. The Bhagavad-Gita, an ancient Indian text that is much revered in modern Hindu culture, considers the same concepts of desire and virtue, but is written as a dialogue between the warrior-prince Arjuna and his charioteer, the deity Krishna. Within the text, Krishna addresses Arjuna 's concerns regarding his

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    Bhagavad gita the holy book of hindus, is one of the major literature work from India to the entire mankind. Gita can be read by the people of all religions. It was narrated by Lord Krishna to prince Arjuna in Mahabharatha. The narration happens in the battlefield of kurukshethra. Arjuna was to fight against his cousins kauravas in the war, which he was not able to do because of family bonding, this is when Krishna explains him the purpose of life and the way to attain eternity. In bhagavad gita

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    Bhagavad Gita

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    a traditional Hindu reading, the Mahabharata, is the story between a split family fighting for the throne. Arjuna, a great warrior, has the duty, or dharma, of fighting fellow family members and friends to take possession of the crown. As he is going into war, Arjuna has a chariot driver, Krishna. He is unaware that Krishna is actually a god taking a disguise as a human in the world. Arjuna suddenly becomes unsure of fighting when he arrives to the battlefield and begins thinking and doubting fighting

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    The Bhagavad-Gita or simply Gita, conceivably the most recognized of all nonpareil scriptures of Hindu culture and philosophy, is universally perceived as one of the world’s ethical literatures. The Sanskrit title, Bhagavad-Gita, is commonly construed as “Song of the Lord." The Gita is incorporated into the sixth book of the longest Hindu classic, Mahabharata, although it is known to be a subsequent accretion to the epic, which stands on its own distinction. The ideology encapsulated in the Bhagavad

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    young warrior named Arjuna, to not dwell on the physical nature of this world because it can all be born again. In the Hindu religion, karma exists, which means whatever acts have been acted upon and whatever thoughts have been though having created an impression on the physical nature of the world and in the infinite universe. Arjuna is in the midst of charging to battle towards his cousins over the inheritance of the kingdom. The cousins exiled them, but with a vow that Arjuna and his brothers could

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    In the book Bhagavad Gita, Krishna teaches Arjuna how to reach the highest stage of spirituality, and ultimately the divine God. Krishna gives Arjuna a clear road map to follow so he can reach this goal. Yoga is the main tool to obtain spirituality and it takes a lot of hard work and true determination to do so. The main part of reaching spirituality is to depart this world and sense objects, and build strong morals. Upon giving up worldly desire, one cannot but seek the Devine and by seeking God

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    1) “The Duke of She observed to Confucius: ‘Among us, there was an upright man called Kung who was so upright that when his father appropriated a sheep, he bore witness against him.’ Confucius said: ‘The upright men among us are not like that. A father will screen his son and a son his father—yet uprightness is to be found in that.’” (Analects) Page 78 in Reader The passage is teachings of Confucius about filial piety. This is a conversation between Confucius and his student. Confucius answers

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    ROLE OF KRISHNA IN MAHABHARATA: A HERO OR A VILLIAN “I’m the scruples in the heart of all living beings I ‘m their start, their being, their conclusion I’m the wits of the senses, I’m the beaming sun amongst lights I’m the song in revered lore, I’m the sovereign of deities I’m the cleric of great seers…” Lord Krishna one of the most powerful incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Lord Krishna plays a very vital role in the Hinduism thoughts and philosophies, influencing not only the religion, philosophy and

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    Book Review

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    INDIVIDUAL DYNAMICS AND LEADERSHIP – BOOK REVIEW The Difficulty of Being Good by Gurcharan Das   CONTENT S. No. Topic Page No. 1. Introduction and summary 1 2. Objective of study 1 3. Method of study 1 4. Critical Analysis of Chapters 2 4.1 Duryodhana’s Envy 2 4.2 Draupadi’s Courage 2 4.3 Yudhishthira’s Duty 3 4.4 Yudhishthira’s Remorse 4 4.5 Arjuna’s Despair 5 4.6 Krishna’s Guile 6 4.7 Bhishma’s Selflessness 6 4.8 Karna’s Status Anxiety 7 4.9 Conclusion 8 5. Key Learning

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    What Is Bhagavad Gita?

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    The Bhagavad-gita is a religious Hindu text that tells the story, in dialog, of the god Krishna and Arjuna (the warrior) during wartime. Its literal meaning is The Song of the Bhagavan. The Bhagavad-gita teaches us about how we should live our day-to-day lives. It tells us that God should always be with us in all our doings and be at the center of our lives. The Gita has many teaching in it but a very important one would be that our bodies are our material self are not the same. No matter what happens

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