Thursday, July 18, 2019

Sacrificial Action

In Bhagavad Gita 4. 31, Krishna utter to Arjuna, Those who eat the nectar of im mortality left everywhere from a sacrificial action, they go to the ageless Brahman (Phillips 80). This passage is taken from the Bhagavad Gita where Krishna, a divine being, and Arjuna, the third of the five brothers combat for their land. With Arjuna having a dilemma of fighting his bear kinsmen, Krishna explained to him why the right thing to do is to fight (Phillips 80). In chapter three of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna explained to Arjuna the importee of the sacrificial action.It is said to be willing doing something or sacrificing without thinking of the benefits you will gull after the work, will lead to the absolute good. This is called the yoga of action. Attaining this supreme good exempts you from the law of karma (action and reaction) and therefore leads to nirvana (Phillips 81). In chapter four, Krishna pointed out how and why he took the form of a mortal being. According to him, he ass umed a mortal personification in position to become a model for those battalion who would want to do the supreme good.He also states that he had already dark to a mortal being to be able to tell other peck the things the he is now sharing with Arjuna (Phillips 81). The Bhagavad Gita 4. 31 passage is the fourth chapters principal(prenominal) point. In this passage, Krishna told Arjuna how to be like him or to go to eternal Brahman. The nectar he mentioned pertains to the example that he or a doer of sacrificial action makes. And the essence of eating the nectar entails following the examples of doing a sacrificial action, in order to attain supreme good or to be like Krishna (Phillips 82).

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