Event Title
The Quest for Balance, Perspectives on the Bhagavad Gita
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Computer Science
Mentor Information
Dr. D. Ihrman
Department
English
Location
Kirkhof Center 2263
Start Date
11-4-2012 10:00 AM
Keywords
Changing Ideas/Changing Worlds, Culture, Death and Dying, Philosophy/ Literature, World Perspective
Abstract
In this discussion, I attempt to see the Bhagavad Gita through the perspectives of modern society. Is Arjuna fighting a physical battle similar to our own conscience? Why is understanding our Dharma, our duty in this world, the key to finding balance? How can we acting without seeking the benefits of our work, dismissing the fruits of action? How does desire remove us from our higher nature? Although the disciplines, or yogas, taught in the Bhagavad Gita are not generally accepted in the western world, we can still learn from them and use them as a guide to our spiritual lives.
The Quest for Balance, Perspectives on the Bhagavad Gita
Kirkhof Center 2263
In this discussion, I attempt to see the Bhagavad Gita through the perspectives of modern society. Is Arjuna fighting a physical battle similar to our own conscience? Why is understanding our Dharma, our duty in this world, the key to finding balance? How can we acting without seeking the benefits of our work, dismissing the fruits of action? How does desire remove us from our higher nature? Although the disciplines, or yogas, taught in the Bhagavad Gita are not generally accepted in the western world, we can still learn from them and use them as a guide to our spiritual lives.