Assignment On Chapter two of bhagavad Gita Submitted by Muthukumarasamy S BS13B016 Introduction The Mahabaratha war between Pandavas and Gauravas took place in Kurukshetra. Both sides were filled with great warriors. Arjuna wants Krishna to guide him in the battle by being his chariot rider. In the opponent side are Gurus, Friends and Relatives. Arjuna got confused whether to fight against them for the sake of kingdom and power. He worried that even though if he wins the battle. The wealth and pleasures he gets in the future will be rinsed with their blood. Arjuna got depressed and he asked guidance from Krishna to get over the conflicts in his mind. Krishna enlightens Arjuna by yoga philosophy that atman will endure forever and it will never die. It cannot be burnt, dried or cut. It is …show more content…
It is not the result that matters to him; rather it is the experience he begets that matters. He knows that gaining wisdom will give more security than gaining wealth. So, his intentions are not towards material possession. He maintains a Sattva guna; being balanced in all situations and having a unbiased notion towards the world. Karma yoga is the first step to attain Moksha. The happiness begotten from moksha encapsulates the joy begotten by earthly pleasure. Such a sthita prajna gives out love to all beings, without expecting anything in return. He is always satisfied with himself. Also, he may have preferences to which he is unattached. Also, as he is free from any kind of attachment, emotions like jealousy, anger don’t possess him. To become a sthita prajna, one must practice 3 major saadhanas: 1. Indriya Nigrahah: Control of the senses. Only by strict control of the senses can one’s mind be free of any desire. 2. Mano nigrahah: Control of the mind. Only when the mind is under control, we won’t get attached to external things. 3. Nididhyasana: The student should constantly dwell on the supreme truth
In the work The Bhagavad-gītā Arjuna struggle with dharma vs karma. which is that he is a warrior and this is his duty to fight in the war, but he will be killing his family members and the fact that he has feeling for the people he is about to kill. The god in the work, Krishna, give him a pretty straight forward answer. Krishna in The Bhagavad-gītā states “you have mourned those not to be mourned the wise do not grieve for those who are gone… there was no time when I was not, nor you, nor these lords around us, and there will never be a time henceforth when we shall not exist.”
when it comes to our first order desires because we cannot control them. But, we cultivate free will through our second order desires by using will power. Thus, free will ignores the external aspects of a human being, instead, it is developed internally (Frankfurt). Through the theories and arguments of Roderick Chisholm and Harry Frankfurt, free will is explained and defined.
Quote 1 “I have spoken it without concealing anything from you, major or minor, and without glossing over anything. And yet I am virtually certain that it is my very candour that makes enemies for me-which goes to show that I am right” This quote on page 21b is philosophical because Socrates defines the after problem of being honest and open in expressing what they feel. Socrates without any fear from anyone says the truth but, also knows that in this world honesty does not always get on the safe road.
The act of ownership has the power to completely take over one’s sense of self and identity. More specifically, in today’s society, people have become so consumed with wanting to own certain tangible and intangible aspects in order to portray themselves in their desired persona. This idea of ownership can truly be seen in the materialistic behaviors within the majority of the society. Many people seek and pursue a happiness they believe can be found in success, prosperity, and luxury which is most often portrayed through the possession of high-end and superior goods. The ownership of these tangible objects creates a sense of feeling wealthy and triumph over others.
When Siddhartha was reflecting after his long rest by the river “he [realized that he] could have remained much longer with Kamaswami, made and squandered money, fed his body neglected his soul” (p. 79). Siddhartha struggles between completing his spiritual needs while still fulfilling his earthly wants and needs. It is through this struggle that Siddhartha comes to a key conclusion that, contrary to the beliefs or the former teachings he received, you must have experienced desires to truly rid one of oneself and reach nirvana. Nonetheless the suffering of his soul and the struggle to ease that ache was necessary, as it led to his nirvana, a point he would have reached without it. As Siddhartha lived a lavished life he noticed “slowly the soul sickness of the rich crept over him…...property, possessions and riches had trapped him.
Into the Wild Some may believe that Chris McCandless went into the wild to escape the toxic relationship with his parents, but the real reason he left everything was to escape from the people that were trying to give him everything. Chris was a person that did not believe in the materialistic things. He believed in humanity and freedom. Chris McCandless reminds me of the younger sister in his book How Much Land Does a Man Need. The younger sister believed in earning from working.
He viewed the war of Arjuna against his relatives as a symbolic war within each of us against those elements of our characters or mind that we are much attached to which inevitably also lead to outcomes that we dread. This means a struggle within us to do what our will opposes in the name of duty. Therefore, Gandhi does not think that the Bhagavad Gita promotes violence. Traditional interpretations are that the body is just a vessel for the soul which is a product of the greater self. When a person is killed, he is not really “dead” as his soul will go though the samsaric cycle until his karma is paid off.
Be a man of action; do not answer me any more with your mouth, but tomorrow, on the plain of Krina, show me what you have me recount to coming generations” (Niane, p.63). War is an integral theme because it was through war that a tribe or state acquired wealth and subsequently
It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfil the great responsibility which we hold to God and
And my happiness needs no higher aim to vindicate it. My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose” (Rand 111).
People miss the fact that happiness comes from within. In an attempt to find joy – we must also be cautious about over excessive desire to acquire material objects and wealth. There is a delicate balance that must be reached between the pursuit of happiness, satisfaction, and contentment. While there are many conditions that fulfill ones emotional wellbeing, happiness and how we acquired it, depends upon the
Not many achieve happiness in their lifetime. Either they do not live long enough to witness it or they are not prepared for what their happiness is. Happiness is very subjective. Each person’s version of happiness is different. This version of happiness is universal.
Bhagavad Gita vs. Book of Genesis Being born in a traditional Indian family I was taught about hinduism and its religious text, The Bhagavad Gita. It is said that Gita holds answers to all of life’s questions and by reading it one can attain the eternal peace and freedom from stressors. This was very interesting to me as a kid growing up in America, which is the center of diverse religions and cultures. I was introduced to not only Hinduism but to several others, like christianity, islam and judaism to name a few. Comparing and contrasting two sacred scriptures, The Bhagavad Gita and The Book of Genesis, reveals that even though these scriptures belong to different religions the theme that God created the earth and universe are the same.
Therefore, happiness must be achieved through divine powers that allow us to become eternally fulfilled in life after death. However, pleasure can be of this world because it brings us moments of fulfillments instantly and then dies away quickly because pleasure is flawed because it is of this world and requires no divine power or god to obtain this short-lived image of fulfillment. Leonard Katz, states that pleasure is always directed to satisfy the needs of one 's self and as long as one 's own needs are met pleasure is achieved2. However, happiness, mentioned by Dan Haybron, requires one to seek the needs of others rather than their own needs in order to be
Arjuna replied ‘I see no sense in killing brothers, uncles and friends for