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Bhagavad Gita

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I believe that there is a higher power. Krishna lectures Arjuna on filling his dharma to be a warrior and by fulfilling his dharma, he becomes aligned with the higher power. I believe that my life does derive meaning from its place in the grand scheme of things.
In Hinduism, fulfilling your dharma, or doing right thing, allows you to engage with the higher power. This way, we feel obligated to stay true to who we are. The closer you are to being morally just or right, the closer you are to God or the higher power. In Krishna terms, this is how you are close to filling your dharma. In Taylor’s terms, the more authentic you are, the truer you are to yourself. In the Bhagavad Gita’s terms, it’s only good to be true to yourself insofar as, in …show more content…

I also feel that being a Christian allows me to be a better friend to others, a better sister, and daughter. This relates to the Bhagavad Gita by I, myself, being afraid of letting others down in certain situations, just like Arjuna is afraid of letting entering the war against his parents. Some people generally do things just to help others, where others do it to gain trust. Tay
I believe that my life does derive meaning from its place in the grand scheme of things. I understand my relationship to the greater purpose behind things by giving God my time. My life gains meaning from its relationship to divine reality by doing things that benefit my life and also benefit others lives. For example, being a good friend offers
Some aspects of your life have more meaning due to having more impactful results. Buying materialistic things that you don’t need, picking up a penny, etc. are outweighed by things like pursuing an education, having a child etc. The reason why some aspects of life outweigh others is because it is teaching you skills that you can use, in the future, to better others. Bettering others helps furthers others lives as well as bettering yours. For example, being a tutor you think would only help the student, however, it benefits the tutor just as much by gaining better communication

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