Bhagavad Gita
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Bhagavad Gita
Krishna tells Arjuna it is okay to fight. Not only does the passage 2.18 directly say Arjuna to fight, but also it is the best passage that represents Krishna¡¯s advice to Arjuna on war. ¡°Bodies of the eternal, imperishable, and incomprehensible soul are said to be perishable. Therefore, fight, O Arjuna.¡± (2.18) Another way of expressing this idea is to say that everything spiritual inside is everlasting but not the physical form of outside, so go ahead and fight. Krishna¡¯s reason for this is that the soul is neither born nor does it die, but it is immortal. Even though the body that carries the spirit can be destroyed, the spirituality will be reincarnated in the bodies of another being. Indeed, Krishna compares the Atma¡¯s need for a new body after the old body is dead to a person¡¯s want for new garments after the old one is discarded. Thus, the soul remains the same though lives in countless bodies.
The nature of Hinduism is well reflected in the idea that the soul does not die with the body but enters the body of another being and lives again and again. This belief relates to the concept of Maya. Maya is one of main concepts in Hinduism. According to Hinduism, life, death, and the world known to our senses are all illusion called maya. Life and death are of least importance because it is the spirit that matters, and the spirit exists for eternity. If the body dies, the soul leaves it and enters a new one. What is real and everlasting is not body but a self within themselves. Therefore, Hinduism teaches people to turn their attention inward and discover the inner self.
Along with the idea that life and death are all illusion comes the belief that one should grieve neither for the living nor for the dead. Death is certain for the one who is born, and all living things are meant to die in order to make a room for other living things. The process of birth and death are inevitable, so one should not lament over the death. Krishna...
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