Vanity Karma: Ecclesiastes, the Bhagavad-Gītā, and the Meaning of Life—A Cross-Cultural Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes by Jayādvaita Swami

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 424-425
Author(s):  
Daniel F. Polish
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Ni Wayan Sumertini

Humans want to know about the origin, fate, freedom, purpose of life, and the meaning of life. Human philosophy is an analysis of the discussion of the human self from a philosophical point of view. In Hinduism man is not only about the body, but also about the soul. In Hinduism, the body has a layer called <em>Tri Sarira</em>. <em>Tri Sarira</em> consists of <em>sthula sarira</em> (gross body), <em>Suksma Sarira</em> (subtle body), and <em>Antah Karana Sarira</em> (causative body). <em>Sthula Sarira</em> or gross body, is an observable and visible body that can directly interact with society and the environment. This gross body is formed by gross elements, which have visible and form. <em>Suksma Sarira</em> or subtle body is a body consisting of subtle elements, such as mind, intelligence, consciousness, divinity, and the faculties. <em>Antah Karana Sarira</em> or causative body, is the spirit or <em>ātma </em>which gives life to the body so that the body can carry out activities. Body and spirit need each other, the spirit needs the body for <em>karma</em>, while the body needs the spirit to live. The essence of human being born is to learn. Is one way of controlling the mind and focusing the mind on God so that the mind is not carried away by the senses which results in attachment. <em>Paramātm</em>a is the spirit that accompanies <em>ātma </em>in each of his incarnations, while <em>ātma</em> is the soul bound by <em>karma</em>.


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
João Gomes Braatz

Nesta pesquisa, procura-se analisar as características e significado da guerra evidenciados no texto indiano Bhagavad Gita, pertencente à obra Mahabharata. Sua produção é posterior à dos grandes Vedas, os primeiros textos sagrados do que viria a tornar-se o Hinduísmo. Tendo seus versos inteiramente compilados durante o século IV AEC, a obra adquiriu o formato atual aproximadamente pelo século V, já que se acredita que o processo de produção tenha durado em torno de um milênio, por meio da tradição oral. É no Bhagavad Gita que ocorre o diálogo entre o deus Krishna e Arjuna, o herói da história. Neste capítulo, consta o ensinamento divino passado para o guerreiro, que trata do sentido da vida e do papel do guerreiro na sociedade védica, tornando a obra referência para a varna dos Kshatriyas (xátrias, a varna guerreira).Palavras-chave: Filosofia guerreira, Bhagavad Gita, Índia. AbstractIn this research, seeks to analyze the characteristics and meaning of war evidenced in the Indian text “Bhagavad Gita” that belongs to the book “Mahabharata”. Its production is later then the Vedas, the first sacred texts of what was to become Hinduism. Having its verses fully compiled during the century IV BCE, the book has acquired the current format approximately in the V century, since it is believed that the production process lasted around a millennium, through oral tradition. It’s in the Bhagavad Gita that occurs the dialogue between the god Krishna and Arjuna, the hero of the story. In that chapter, there is the divine teaching passed to the warrior, which deals with the meaning of life and the role of the warrior in Vedic society, making this text a reference for the varna of Kshatriyas (xátrias, the warrior varna).Keywords: Warrior philosophy. Bhagavad Gita. India.


XVII-XVIII ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-169
Author(s):  
Florence D'Souza Deleury

1975 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 328
Author(s):  
Ludwik Sternbach ◽  
A. L. Herman

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