The Bhagavad Gita has two main characters, Arjuna and Krishna. Arjuna is the mighty warrior in the physical sense, however his character is a representational form of a person or soul searching for the right or divine way. Arjuna is introduced early on in the book on a battlefield. He knows

both sides of warriors who are about to ensure in this particular battle. The battle is very symbolic for life and its trials and tribulations. Krishna is a higher power is then introduced, and in the physical sense is Arjuna’s mentor. In the spiritual sense, Krishna is the Supreme Truth, what all people want to attain during their lifetime. It is Krishna’s job to lead his disciple, Arjuna to the ultimate conclusion of Gita. The contents of the eighteen chapters are very basically the acquisition of the correct knowledge to achieve such a conclusion.

Although the book was difficult to understand at times, it was very insightful overall. It was very easy to observe the similarities between the battle, and real life, and Arjuna and a common man, and Krishna and a higher power. In my opinion, the basic message was like that of a fable or any other kind of story passed down: If you submit fully and selflessly to the higher power, and according to his rules, than a lifetime as well as after-lifetime of rewards is there waiting at the end. I thought the ideas that were taught and presented about kharma-yoga and the soul sort of pertained to the way many people in Christian America believe today. The idea that the person who understands the difference between

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