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» Harsh Nevatia - Bhagavad Gita

You are correct when you say "Explaining the details of the Gita would require more than a short article". If a hundred people were asked to write a 500 word article on the Bhagavad Gita, you would have a hundred different articles. And though each article would appropriately describe the contents of the Gita, readers might not be that sure that the articles refer to the same book.

The beauty of the Gita is that you see in it what you need to see. And since your needs change constantly you see something different everytime you read it.

I am following a chronological order in my articles on Hinduism. It will be quite a while before I reach the stage of writing on the Gita. Time will tell how those articles shape up.

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» pink101 - Hinduism

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We are brought up to reject any positive ideas of Hinduism. The very word, Hindu, brings up a sense of aversion.
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But, your article puts a light on its teachings that makes it seem like it can compete quite well with the religious teachings of Western Civilization.
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It would be good to follow a discussion of Hinduism and how it might affect western thinking.
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» Harsh Nevatia - Hinduism

In response to Hinduism posted by pink101:
You wrote "We are brought up to reject any positive ideas of Hinduism. The very word, Hindu, brings up a sense of aversion."

I wonder why this is so.

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» pink101 - Jealous

In response to Hinduism posted by hkyyin:
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That DOES seem to be THE question we should be asking ourselves, doesn't it?
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It seems to be the first of the Ten Commandments.
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One of the names of the great god of the west is Jealous, doncha know?
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Do you have any other answers we could consider?
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-- posted by pink101

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» RLSharp - Bhagavad Gita

In response to Bhagavad Gita posted by hkyyin:

Yes, I was very hesitant to write this article, but I happen to be teaching the Gita right now. Since it is an intro to phil. class, I try to focus on the philosophy of karma yoga, the path of selfless service through action. I try to look at how the Gita teaches us that distinctions lead to anger and jealousy and all the other negative emotions.

But as you say, there are LOTS of ways to interpret the work. Ghandi thought it was a pacifist work, while the more orthodox view is that the Gita teaches war for warriors (literal war). Both interpretations seem equally likely and have support from the text. A VERY tricky work.

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» Harsh Nevatia - Jealous

In response to Jealous posted by pink101:
i just checked out the ten commandments. i had forgotten the first two. i see your problem.

if you feel the need to find out more about hinduism please check out my articles on suite101.

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» pink101 - Jealous

In response to Jealous posted by hkyyin:
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Okay, I will check out your site.
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It may take some time as there are quite a few articles to read.
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