Kurukshetra

Through the Bhagavad Gita and the Book of Job we see the similar ways that different religions affirm that the individual can’t have the same level of knowledge as the divine. We also, however, see that while Hinduism offers an explanation for this knowledge disparity, and offers a path of empowerment that allows the individual to strive for the knowledge level of the divine, Judaism simply deems that we are insignificant beings when compared to God, and that we can’t ever achieve nearly the same

Search for Happiness: The Ancients before Christianity The ancient people’s ideas of happiness are surprisingly common to today. In the writings of Seneca, stoicism is shown in their joy through philosophy and the present life. Happiness to them is internal. “The Bhagavad Gita” shows that happiness is found in Brahman. This is achieved through reincarnation. Confucius shared the ideas of Taoism that happiness is in unity. The ways to achieve unity are filial piety, education, and ritual according

Given the current movement calling for all people to be themselves or “be-you-tiful” the idea of nonconformity has transferred to being an example of conformity itself. In this essay, I will argue that this paradox is also true of the ancient texts The Trial and Death of Socrates and The Gita, despite their conflicting messages on the importance of individuality. In The Trial and Death of Socrates, Socrates seems to take an individualist approach in that people choose to follow their “god”, or conscience

Arjuna is faced with an internal dilemma during the Second Discourse of the Bhagavad Gita, and although the God Krishna seeks to help guide him towards an understanding of the meaning of his life, Arjuna is still wary of making the wrong decision. This decision concerns itself with either fighting in a civil war against family relatives, having to kill those Arjuna cares most about, or abandoning his dharma as a warrior and jeopardizing fulfilling his duty the greater Self that plays such a pivotal

The climax of the Mahabharata is the Clash of Kurukshetra when two groups of siblings, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, the children of two siblings and in this manner cousins to each other, battle one another to death, fiercely and pitilessly, until the whole race is just about wiped out. The five children

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

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

Paper Assignment 2 Prompt 1 When it comes to the subject of love and desire, it would seem that The Symposium and The Bhagavad Gita disagree as to whether those qualities are beneficial to achieving spirituality or detrimental. In the Symposium, Plato states that desire is part of the pathway to achieving spirituality. By contrast, the unnamed author of the Bhagavad Gita seems to state that desire is an obstacle in the pathway to achieving divinity. Their perspectives can seen through their texts

Critical Essay: A Synthesis of Action Though simple in manner and disposition, the notion of action is often far more intricate and complex than many would perceive it. Ranging from engagement in national violence or the following of nonviolent beliefs, to the extent of choosing not to perform at all, action is capable of taking countless forms throughout the world even if society is oblivious to its existence. After reading the various texts that were explored during the semester course, the theme

Communications and Culture 301 has taught me many valuable things that I believe will stick with me. Growing up in a non-religious family I found it very hard to learn about other cultures and beliefs beyond the dominant Western faith of Christianity and Catholicism. By taking CMCL I have been able to greatly expand my views and interpretations to several different cultures. From what I have observed this year specifically through working with my group on our final project, is a common theme of