Guided Reading Questions 1 (pp. 73-80) 1. Describe the shape of the subcontinent of India. How has the geography and climate affected the development of Indian culture? The subcontinent of India was surrounded largely by ocean due to its location on the edge of the continent. The Hymalayn mountains and two rivers blocked the majority of intrances through land travel. This lead the people living there to be less affected by other cultures and mostly protected from invasion. 2. What does Ganga
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Confessions vs. Gita When ancient people look to understand religion‚ it is easier for them to relate to a higher power‚ also known as a god. Throughout the world and through time‚ there have been hundreds of different religions that have been established‚ and in the writings by people of these various groups there are often stories about conversation with the gods. This helps other people in understanding and conforming to the same beliefs. Two of such examples of this style of analyzing what
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we allow him to enter in politics but all of this We can not overlooked the role of youth in politics . But ‚ I am against unrational youth who want to earn money by selling the country . These days ‚ I need youth like Shri Ram Chandra and Shri Krishna . They were the king of India means today prime minister and still whole India loves him as God . We need not politician like Ravan and Kans who have no respect for women . In India ‚ I am seeing such youth who can take the burden of all social and
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Work is worship ACTION IS THE DUTY AND REWARD IS NOT THY CONCERN is the very lesson which was imparted to Arjuna by Lord Krishna in the holy book GITA. AS YOU SOW‚ SO SHALL YOU REAP is the teaching we find in the Ramayana. There is no doubt that we should work without any care for the result. Work is not only counted in this world but counts something for the next world also. Good people are always praised in this world. On the other hand bad workers are cursed everywhere. No doubt they are famous
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kinsmen standing with desire to fight‚ my limbs fail and my mouth becomes dry” “I see no use of killing my kinsmen in battle” 2. For homework‚ apply your understanding of dharma to Arjuna’s dilemma. Pretend you are the Hindu god‚ Krishna. Write a two-paragraph letter to Arjuna. Give him advice on what he should do and why. Be sure that your response answers the Focus Question: How does Arjuna’s dilemma in the Bhagavadgita teach the concept of dharma? Arjuna‚ I understand that you
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monsoon season‚ the Maldhari generally return to their home villages as more new grass grows closer to home during the rains. For villages in some areas‚ weddings are traditionally held just one day each year‚ on the date of the lord Krishna’s birthday Krishna Janmashtami‚ which falls in the midst of the monsoon. Some girls in some regions are kept from going to school and expected to spend the early years of their life stitching elaborate garments for their wedding day‚ or‚ if they’ve been married off
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fight the people he loves to regain his rightful position. Arjuna is not sure he can fight his archery teacher and his Great Uncle because he should be respecting them instead of killing them. The following quote shows just how concerned he was. "Krishna‚ how can I fight against Bhishma and Drohma with arrows when they deserve my worship?" (Stanza 4 pg. 469) Rama too experiences a great deal of self-doubt about whether or not he will be capable of defeating Ravana and saving his wife Sita.
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continuity of life. He says that if a killer thinks he has killed another or if the dead think that they are truly well‚ they do not fully realize his power; for he‚ Brahma‚ can create‚ destroy and re-create. In the end the "red-slayer"‚ or the Hindu God Krishna‚ and his victim are merged in the unity of Brahma. When Brahma re-creates or "turns again‚" it is known commonly as the concept of reincarnation. Thus‚ the continuity of life is expressed through Brahma’s eyes. The ultimate unity if the universe
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The movie Hacksaw Ridge‚ written by Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight and directed by Mel Gibson was in my opinion a really good movie‚ especially knowing that the movie based was on a true story. I knew that you could be a conscious objector but I never knew that you could refuse to use a weapon. What is interesting to me is that in 1945 you would not think that someone would go against the norm and especially in time of war when it is a requirement to fulfill the duty of handling a weapon. In
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of marriage as it is in harmony with the latest trends in fashion. But is this necessarily a progressive thought? The traditional Indian mother visits a temple in the evening to participate in the devotional songs that celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna. Her daughter prefers to go to a discotheque on the same evening to celebrate Janmashtami. The question is not about being right or wrong. Neither is it a question of being regressive or progressive. It is a matter of individual choice. The tragedy
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