ASSIGNMENT – BHAGAVADGITA CHAPTER 14 Name: B.V.S.Kedarnath Goud Roll No: ME13B011 INTRODUCTION OF GITA: Bhagavad Gita means “The Song of God”. It was spoken on the battlefield of Kurukshetra by Lord Krishna to Arjuna. It is dialogue of 700 verses between Krishna and Arjuna discussing the five topics of Jiva, Atman, Prakriti, Kala and Karma. The Gita is considered the essence of all Vedic wisdom. Also known as the ‘Gitopanishad’, it is accepted as the chief of 108 Upanishads. Gita is universally accepted as scripture not from a religious point of view, but as guide in our day-to-day life. Its intention is not to cater a side of our nature or a part of our expectations, but whole of what we need and what we are. This special feature makes it a little difficult for the people to understand its significance and message. It is not possible to believe that its meaning is completely grasped as it becomes novelty after novelty as we go deeper into it. The more we read it, the fresher does it appear like the sunrise every morning. …show more content…
All of us consist of the Spirit and the Matter. The spirit component in all of us is same, but the matter components are different which constitutes the Body, Mind and Intellect. The matter components are different in each of us because each one of us is born with a certain proportion of the three gunas Satva, Rajas, Tamas. Only humans can change the proportion of these three gunas in them either for the betterment or the worse and no other creature has the ability to change that proportions. Most of us bring about this change for the worse because, to change for the worse requires no effort and to change for the better requires enormous effort. These three gunas remain in equilibrium and each one tries to dominate the other two. When this equilibrium is disturbed, ‘Pralaya’
An animal may have fur, claws or scales, but its “irrational but sensitive soul” defines its nature. In other words, every man is physically different, just as the plants and animals are; but unlike the plants and the creatures of the world, each man’s soul is truly unique and distinct from one
Each work shows how the relationship bet ween the gods and the humans work. In the Indian culture the gods is someone who can show the people the way but in the Hebrew culture their god test the loyalty of the humans. In both cultures from the works the people will seek their gods for guidance and wisdom but the outcomes are not the same in both places. There are similarities and differences between how the relationships between people and the gods work in the different cultures. Each work the main character has a problem that is troubling the throughout each work.
Lucidity’s Folly In the fourteenth teaching, Krishna goes on to explain to Arjuna about “a knowledge” that, “knowing it, all the sages have reached perfection.” This is the knowledge of the three qualities of nature- lucidity, passion, and dark inertia- which inherently form when the world is created by Krishna. These three qualities bind the self to the mortal body; the ultimate goal of man is to understand and ascend above them in order to share in the infinite spirit. While lucidity may seem like a positive quality to achieve, a close reading reveals that Krishna warns Arjuna of the danger in falling to lucidity.
If we can follow God, we can avoid losing ourselves to this and will have no objective to change ourselves for anyone except for
There are a lot of innate patterns of thinking and feeling that we hold true, yet we are all still human beings, unique in our own
Though they are both different, they must exist simultaneously, because the body and soul are necessary to understand human
The 1920s saw a great reform in traditional living, as women and black people began to gain more rights and unorthodox opinions began to be accepted more and more. The Great Gatsby itself is a novel known for the many controversial topics it discusses, from the sanctity of marriage to the questioning of a true God through the concept of Deism. F. Scott Fitzgerald approaches the existence of God by writing Gatsby as a character who is tied to such a spiritual entity. One form of symbolism which exemplifies Gatsby's struggles and abilities as a character is his frequent comparison to God Gatsby has several symbolic ties with the Christianity , as well as being connected to several forms of Greek god imagery, and his downfall reflects many other
“Human nature is like water. It takes shape of its container” is a quote beautifully worded by Wallace Stevens about the effect of human nature. Human nature would be the general characteristics that are shared by individuals of certain civilizations. The characteristics mainly consist of feelings, psychology, and behaviours. Although these characteristics may shape up a human being, there are many different many experiences an individual may go through which may result in disputes.
Conclusion: The mind is substantively different from the body and indeed matter in general. Because in this conception the mind is substantively distinct from the body it becomes plausible for us to doubt the intuitive connection between mind and body. Indeed there are many aspects of the external world that do not appear to have minds and yet appear none the less real in spite of this for example mountains, sticks or lamps, given this we can begin to rationalize that perhaps minds can exist without bodies, and we only lack the capacity to perceive them.
A belief is something one has trust, passion, faith or confidence in. Let me ask you, are your beliefs similar to your parents? If so, then you are like the vast majority of people. Although, as children tend to grow up and mature they develop their own independence, their parents influence on them as young toddlers have stuck with them. Therefore families tend to have the same ideas and morals.
Various philosophers and scientists have inquired about the mind and body issue for a long time. The mind-body philosophies try to explain the way a person’s mental state and processes are linked to the physical state. The core of the mind and body is that individuals have a biased experience of an inner life that appears detached from the physical world. Although they are separated, they need to work together in some way. Individuals may appear to have physical properties and mental properties.
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.
Name- Venkateswara Epithet- Śrīnivāsa, Bālājī, Venkata, Ramana Gender-Male Weapon- shankha, Chakra Instrument- None Lord Balaji is shown as decorated with a tilakam on his forehead. There is a ‘Shanku’ or ‘Conch’ on his left shoulder and Cakra or Disc on the right . Goddess Earth or ‘Bhudevi’and ‘Sridevi’ or thye Goddess of Wealth are placed at the heart,His left hand is shown as in receiving posture whereas the right hand shows the bestowing posture.
Everything brought into this world exists and takes up space, these things have their own reason for existence. These reasons are also a part of their essence. The basic nature of a thing defines the word “essence”, it is also the quality that makes something what it is. The famous author George Orwell said: “The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is sometimes willing to commit sins for the sake of loyalty, that one does not push asceticism to the point where it makes friendly intercourse impossible, and that one is prepared in the end to be defeated and broken up by life, which is the inevitable price of fastening one’s love upon other human individuals”. This saying by George Orwell tells us to be prepared for life’s