Imagine a life where a person is able to understand their all of what they are capable. Once they were able to discover their potential, they were able to achieve their aspirations of career, academics, self-growth, ect. This is called self-fulfillment, the gratification of one's capabilities. Throughout the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna’s self-realization process is a journey of discovering enlightenment, and what it means to truly be spiritual. He struggles with understanding how to detach himself from action and how to let go of emotional ties to the people he cares about. During the course of the Gita, Krishna guides him to the “gratification of one’s capabilities.” I can relate to self- fulfillment through my experiences with Aikido, Ki in Daily The Gita is not stating that knowledge of scriptures is true enlightenment, but experience and detachment are freedom from the moral self. Once he can move past emotion and knowledge as a moral feeling and relate it to a spiritual awakening, this is the point in time where he becomes rightly enlightened. This concept is related to a quote in the Gita, “having disciplined their intelligence and having abandoned the wise are freed from the bondage of birth and attain the state that is free from sorrow” (2:51). He must understand his emotions and actions before he can become intelligent enough to do something about his feelings. I feel that Knowledge is influenced by emotions, and before I can work towards my goal, I have to understand emotions. If I first do not recognize feeling, then I cannot accomplish or control the process it would take to make it to my These principles help the person practicing to ignore the results and put their mind the moment or action that they are performing. He states through these steps, one can conquer the easy task of combining mind and body. “If we do not understand the relationship between them, we cannot effect an unity” (Tohel, 27). The unity comes from understanding the process to build the relationship of Bodymind. This concept directly relates to the Aikido and Ki training I am experiencing in class, through being in the dance studio. A prime example of realizing Bodymind is keeping one point. Putting your mind to your one point requires only letting your mind travel to your one point. You do not need to put any more effort into completing the experience other than not tensing or allowing conflict/physical interaction refract from your mind from remaining at your one point. My experiences with one point, allow me to only focus at the task at hand and clear my head from any conflicts for the moment. The point that I get from this particular experience is how to not let conflict get in the way of keeping yourself as the center of the universe. Tohel explains this concept as, “I can say that I am the center of the universe which is limitless in every direction… But if I say I alone am the
Enlightenment is defined as, “a final blessed state marked by the absence of suffering and desire,”; although, to be completely without desire would require experience with the indulgences of the physical world. This is relevant in the lives of Siddhartha from Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, and Phil from the movie, Groundhog Day. Phil and Siddhartha’s characters are developed through a series of confusion, loneliness and reckless behavior that ultimately results in a state of depression that opens their eyes and allows them to reach enlightenment. The paths of Phil and Siddhartha begin in a confused state, and the poor choices made during this time leads to gluttony, greed and overindulgences. This ravenous state results in depression, and further,
While the idea of attaining enlightenment can be taught, the method or path of attaining that enlightenment cannot be taught or passed along. For most of his life, Siddhartha tries to achieve enlightenment through the rejection of his desires, thus becoming a Samana. Soon enough, however, Siddhartha realizes that the path of the Samana is not the right one for him, and soon after he starts to study the doctrine of the Buddha. Yet Siddhartha soon starts to see flaws within the Buddha’s doctrine:
Joe began to get involved in various body movement art studies as a young person such as martial arts, yoga, Roman Regimes, boxing, and ancient Grecian. He was determined to become healthy like his peers. From his various studies based on the intensified understanding between his body and mind of what could not be validated to the combination of both, Joe continuously developed the body and mind together. He did this through a combination of increased spiritual with increased bodily arts. Joe realized that the instinct that generated the method was already operational in his mind. He came to this conclusion through remembering his study of a book on the topic of anatomy as a young boy, his observation of his body muscles, and by watching animals as they move in the forest (Therapy Directory, 2014).
In the Bhagavad-Gita, the relationship between Krishna and Arjuna collectively sums up most of the rewards and difficulties in being human. In the case of love, the actual word is never stated; however, one can infer that Arjuna greatly loves Krishna. Out of Arjuna’s overwhelming love and respect for Krishna, love ensued. Krishna reveals his totality to Arjuna, who, in awe, states, “I see your boundless form everywhere, the countless arms, bellies, mouths, and eyes; Lord of All, I see no end, or
Throughout the tale, Siddhartha strives to be one with Atman, or internal harmony/eternal self, but by his own attainment. Even when he is offered the insight of Gotama, the divine and perfect one, who is the embodiment of peace, truth, and happiness, he refuses following him and decides to attain Nirvana in his own way. In this, Siddhartha shows his prideful nature but also reveals a positive aspect: self-direction. He realizes that others' ways of teaching can only be applied to their past experiences, but is still reluctant to ac...
Siddhartha, a member of the wealthy Brahmin Caste, is unhappy due to his inability to achieve nirvana. Siddhartha appears to be perfect, possessing the good lucks, charm, and intelligence. This is what all Brahmins wish to possess. The young Brahmin cannot be taught anymore by the Brahmin teachings and rituals, and this makes him discontent. Siddhartha believes that knowledge is required to attain Nirvana and he feels that he is held down by his material possessions. One ritual he becomes disillusioned with is the ablution ritual because “…they did not wash off the sin, they did not heal the spirit's thirst, they did not relieve the fear in his heart.” (5-6).His goal is to achieve enlightenment and he knows it will be difficult with the limited knowledge he has learned from the Brahmins. Siddhartha knows that achieving internal peace will be very hard and while Siddhartha is meditating near the river, he realizes that there must be an efficient method to enlightenment.
The Bhagavad-Gita, a portion of the great epic the Mahabharata, is the “most typical expression of Hinduism.” It is eighteen chapters long and was composed around the first century BCE. The sage Samjaya recites the story to the blind king Dhrtarastra, the father of the Kaurava princes. While presenting ideas of wisdom, duty, and liberation in the midst of the rivalry between the Kauravas, the Bhagavad-Gita epitomizes the teachings of Krishna. Focusing specifically on the moral struggle of the Pandava prince Arjuna, the Bhagavad-Gita’s major themes include yoga, karma, dharma, and moksa. Yoga, being discipline or the strict and “attentive cultivation of mental character and meaningful action” , is crucial to the text because it is dharma yoga, acting properly according to one’s dharma, and bhakti yoga, a disciplined life of devotion that allows one to achieve moksa, or liberation, one of the four aims of li...
Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna it is one’s dharma to stop evil. Lord Krishna puts everything in perspective to Arjuna where he explains to Arjuna that his actions must not be dictated his desires or by his family’s desire to take back their land, but it must be dictated by what is right for the society as a whole. His actions must free all the evil from the world he lives in. By the end of Bhagavad Gita, it becomes clear to Arjuna that he is a warrior with dharmas, and before he can a son or a brother, he must be a warrior and fight for betterment of society. It is his duty towards the world as a warrior to keep it clean from all evil. Arjuna realizes that for the betterment of society as a whole, it was important for his brothers to rule over the land which was only possible if he defeated his cousins. Arjuna figured out that his dharma was not to kill his cousins but to make sure that his brothers ruled over the land which coincidentally lined up with having to kill his cousins. Lord Krishna did not convince Arjuna to fight his cousins and his people; however, he taught Arjuna the importance of dharma and karma and one’s actions and responsibilities towards the world instead rather than towards himself or his family. Lord Krishna told Arjuna that all humans are
The mental capacity for a human being is defined by the person’s decisions. Common problems that people endure and manage daily are anxiety, anger, depression, frustration, and stress. With yoga, the main goal is to be in tune with yourself, release the havoc of your day or help you begin it. The respiring exercises such as Ujjayi breathing is a special technique that relinquishes tension and helps you relax your mind. Kickboxing also helps release your anger issues, frustration and stress calamities. Punching, kicking, kneeing, elbowing and many more different techniques are used and practiced against dummies, bags, and peopl...
The Bhagavad Gita is perhaps the most famous, and definitely the most widely-read, 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 Arjuna, the third son of king Pandu (dynasty name: Pandavas) is about to begin a war that became inevitable once his one hundred cousins belonging to the Kaurava dynasty refused to return even a few villages to the five Pandava brothers after their return from enforced exile, he looks at his cousins, uncles and friends standing on the other side of the battlefield and wonders whether he is morally prepared and justified in killing his blood relations even though it was he, along with his brother Bhima, who had courageously prepared for this war. Arjuna is certain that he would be victorious in this war since he has Lord Krishna (one of the ten incarnations of Vishnu) on his side. He is able to visualize the scene at the end of the battle; the dead bodies of his cousins lying on the battlefield, motionless and incapable of vengeance. It is then that he looses his nerve to fight.
The pursuit of happiness ultimately leads to disappointment and a lack of satisfaction because people’s cravings can never be entirely fulfilled. Dalai Lama once said “When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes – I already have everything that I really need.’” This quote shows that having high expectations of anything leads to disappointment when the expectation is not met. Also, having anticipations for what happiness is makes attained happiness irrelevant and inadequate relative to what one wanted to get
What would happen if you were to reach a big goal that you set for yourself? Would you feel elated? For how many seconds, minutes, hours, or even days will you feel happy for? For a majority of us, the euphoric feeling isn’t going to last very long. Perhaps, the longest we will stay happy for is a month or sometimes more. It’s not like your goal has lost its meaning, but the mere fact that you were happy because the joy of achieving your goal and the feeling of being happy has subsided. Once the feeling fades, the next goal and the next achievement are in motion. Humans rarely ever feel completely content with where they are in life and when they feel that they’re happy when a certain situation happens, it doesn’t last too long it’s because people are always going to look for the next goal to pursue. Thi...
This paper investigates self-efficacy and gender as predictors of an individuals’ ability to maintain their perceived happiness level after a sad event. A total of XXX individuals participated in the study, XX males and XX females, including. Self-efficacy was measured using the General Self-Efficacy Scale, created by (Luszczynska, Scholz, & Schwarzer, 2005). Happiness was measured using the Oxford Happiness questionnaire (Argyle, & Hills, 2002). Self-efficacy was correlated with the Oxford Happiness questionnaire after a sad event (r =, p < .). Gender was found to be significantly different from perceived happiness level after a sad event (F(,) = ., p = .). The linear regression results indicated that there is a main effect of self-efficacy
This week’s analysis is associated with the yoga class provided online to help with stress reduction. The first term that I came across was psychophysiology and how this principle is based on the mind and body being one and how our thinking affects all physiology. This principle was the perfect definition of yoga because yoga focuses on how the mind and body connects with each other. It gives you a sense of relaxation throughout your mind and body together. Furthermore, the yoga that was in the video was a yoga style called hatha. Which practices asana (yoga postures) and pranayama (breathing exercises). According to the book, this practices helps bring peace to the mind and body and prepare our body to do deeper exercises. The art of breathing was mentioned during the exercise and in the book. Breathing is very important when trying to unite the mind, body, and spirit. So, having slow, deep breathes was a main focused during the exercise. Another term that was used in the video was the art of stretching, which allows us to become aware of our flexibility of our muscle while moving. Lastly, the art of balance is significant because it allows us to move into the next form of position on both sides of our body. Some of the workouts pose that was mention in the textbook that I did was two knees to the chest, cobra, and head of cow. Overall, hatha
The different Yoga asana helps to maintain a good balance between body and mind, thus helping to maintain body balance even