Gita Mehta

characters in the text exemplify action, or another means to answering the question, “how should one act?” To illustrate this notion, the use of action was examined as it pertained to the texts The Bhagavad Gita, The Trial and Death of Socrates, and the Daodejing. As it was portrayed in The Bhagavad Gita, action was discussed through the perspective of one’s duty or obligation to act. In The Trial and Death of Socrates, action was shown on the principle of supporting one’s own beliefs. Regarding the ideologies

The Bhagavad-Gita: The Song of God, translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood, recounts a tale leading to a battle between the Pandavas and their relatives the Kauravas. Right before the battle begins one of the Pandavas, Arjuna, doubts the decision of fighting for a throne which would be won by the death of his men and relatives. Arjunas decision to surrender is contradicted by his charioteer, Krishna, who persuades Arjuna to fight to balance the events caused by the evil of the

specifically in Spartan society and The Bhagavad Gita. The constant need to prove has followed our society from the thousands of years ago in which these stories take place to affect us today in our modern day beliefs the same way that they affected those who lived during these stories. Proof can be seen in several different aspects of the readings. Spartan society focuses more specifically on proof to society rather than proof of worship, like the Bhagavad Gita does. The Spartan citizens were continually

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

discuss or a different perspective for us to contemplate. After reading all of the course texts and being exposed to all of their ideologies, I now find it very difficult to try and focus on only a select few. All of these texts, from the Bhagavad Gita to Ethics for the New Millennium, were all highly influential to me in some way and seem equally as important from a philosophical standpoint, but I must admit that I appreciated some of the subjects more so than others from a personal point of view

Theodicies in Christianity and Hinduism From the beginning of time, humans have been engaged in a gruesome and perilous battle that could potentially eradicate all evil from existence. However, this would prove to be too great of a feat for man alone. So, man acknowledged his weaknesses early and sought out assistance from beings that are often described as omnipotent, omniscient, benevolent, sovereign, and provident. People worship and devote their lives to them. Many even make it a point to die

to rest and not be disturbed, on singly a perception of an object. Secondly, Buddhists meditation aims at the understanding of the true nature of things. Insightful meditation is about understanding the nature of the world and letting go. Bhagavad Gita 3.33 Even the wise man acts In accordance with his inner nature All beings follow their

The Bhagavad Gita, an excerpt from 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

4. Literature Review 4.1 Procrastination Practice Procrastination is one of the frequently practiced counterproductive behaviors of people or wasteful management practices of individuals (Ariely, D. and Wertenbroch, K. 2002).Procrastination means the delaying of work necessary to reach a goal, http://www.procrastinus.com. Procrastination is to put off doing something (The American Heritage Dictionary). As Beswick & Mann (1994) pointed out, it is a delaying of the beginning or the completing of

​This paper will analyze afterlife in Hinduism and in Catholicism. Afterlife will be considered in the Catechism of the Catholic Church 1020-1060 and in Romans 10. Afterlife will also be considered in Bhagavad Gita 2:27, Obayashi page 146 and in Rig Veda 10.14.8. This topic is intriguing because death is a part of life and it is interesting to see the different perspectives of their two religions and of what happens in the afterlife. Besides the perspectives, this topic studies the greatest mystery