Perspectives of the Bhagavad-Gita By Balakrishnan Muniapan School of Business Curtin University of Technology Sarawak‚ MALAYSIA. Abstract Managerial effectiveness is predominately culture specific (Sharma‚ 2001). This means each country and community need to develop their own system of developing managerial effectiveness. Recognizing the important of culture in management practice‚ this paper attempts to explore managerial effectiveness from the perspectives of the Bhagavad-Gita. The Bhagavad-Gita
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Historical Context: Bhagavad Gita is an ancient Indian text that is part of Hindu tradition. Therefore‚ the text portrays the main character Arjuna‚ when he is about to leave to go into battle against the Kauravas. The Gita dates back from 1000 and 700 B.C.E‚ and was written in sanskrit‚ but is now translated into most common languages. The Gita‚ is the conversation prior to the battle. In the text ‚ Arjuna‚ the son of Krishna‚ was having a conversation on why Arjuna should fight in the battle
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Examining the Bhagavad-Gita Before examining the Bhagavad-Gita I believe it is necessary to have a general understand of the fundamental teaching of Hinduism. I have some knowledge of Hinduism from friends‚ but really have no understanding of what it really means to be Hindu. The comment that a Hindu friend of mind made to me once about Hindu is that it is not really as much of a religion as much it is a way of life and respect for it. I know that Hindi worship many different gods and revere some
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The Justification of Warfare in the Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita‚ translated from Sanskrit as “The Lord’s Song”‚ is the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna as the charioteer and archer enter battle in the Mahabharata. Arjuna tells Lord Krishna that he feels emotionally conflicted entering into this war since it requires him to kill his own blood‚ and engage in actions that he feels go against his beliefs as a Hindu. At this point‚ the two stop in the middle of the battlefield‚ and
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ethical text of ancient India. As an episode in India’s great epic‚ the Mahabharata‚ The Bhagavad Gita now ranks as one of the three principal texts that define and capture the essence of Hinduism; the other two being the Upanishads and the Brahma Sutras. Though this work contains much theology‚ its kernel is ethical and its teaching is set in the context of an ethical problem. The teaching of The Bhagavad Gita is summed up in the maxim "your business is with the deed and not with the result." When
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“Those who take shelter in me‚ though they be of lower birth — women‚ vaiśyas [merchants] and śūdras [workers] — can attain the supreme destination.” The Bhagavad Gita told many story about the Hindu history‚ what was most enlightening to me was the tradition of the women‚ and how they were viewed. The women were viewed as many other early societies dated back as far as Mesopotamian time and even as now. The women were looked at as lower breeds of human‚ more so like slaves. The women of the Hindu
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In the Bhagavad Gita‚ Arjuna ends up in a serious dilemma that leads up to battle and everything that he believes and stands on. He is about to go to war with his family members and friends when he realizes that what they are about to do is wrong‚ no matter if the other side believes it or not‚ it’s just something that he doesn’t feel is right. Arjuna says to Krishna‚ “What joy is there for us Krishna... Evil will haunt us if we kill them.” At this point Arjuna is ready to back out of war as he feels
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Bhagavad Gita In Bhagavad Gita life has been given a sense of duty. Arjuna’s actions define the real perception of life according to Hinduism. Arjuna is ready to take vengeance concerning the injustice done by Dhritarashtra. According to Hinduism‚ people are reborn depending on their karma which is basically the cumulative effect occasioned by our actions. Life is well defined through these characters. For instance‚ Dhritarashtra fits in the very definition of life according to Hinduism. Hinduism
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The Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita is a conversation between Arjuna and Krishna. Arjuna is the brother of Yudhishthira and believes that his brother should be king of their kingdom‚ but Dhritarashtra‚ who is the blind king now‚ wants to give the kingdom to his son Duroydhana. Krishma is Arjuna’s charioteer who tries to push Arjuna to fight by telling him what all this means and does. Therefore‚ a battle is brought up‚ Arjuna’s members against Dhritarashtra’s members. When it becomes time to battle
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in the Bhagavad Gita 2.11-2.27‚ Krishna (“the Blessed One”‚ the “One and Only”)‚ reminds Arjuna of the Hindu tradition‚ instilling upon him the fundamental dimensions of ethics‚ spirituality‚ and rituals. The Bhagavad Gita illustrates the underlying complications that arise leading up to the epic battle between two sides of a royal family‚ and the winner’s succession to the throne. In essence‚ although Arjuna finds it difficult to grasp the idea of fighting
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