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Influence of the Bhagavad Gita on Hinduism Followers

The Bhagavad Gita is the best-known Hindu scripture. The Bhagavad Gita portrays the

totality of what it is to be Hindu. The Bhagavad Gita has incorporated certain religious traditions

of the Hindu synthesis. It has synthesized and accepted many ways of living and harmonized

spiritual tracking through knowledge, action, and devotion. It contains the Mahabharata, an

essential religious text traditionally followed by Hindu culture representatives. It is important to

look at how the Bhagavad Gita impacts the lives of Hinduism followers. The Bhagavad Gita

contains religious concepts and ethical guidelines which the Hindu tradition follows. Although it

was written long ago, its impact on the lives of Hinduism followers is acknowledged today. The

Bhagavad Gita is an essential text for Hinduism followers (Robinson). This essay will examine

how the Bhagavad Gita has influenced Hinduism followers' enlightenment, morals, life purpose,

duties, and the importance of religion.

The Bhagavad Gita is a manual of Hindus’ spiritual life as it educates about the Hindu

tradition. It is a culture-defining book for Hinduism followers. According to the Bhagavad Gita,

Krishna emphasizes that people can attain a union with God and avoid karmic debt. Avoiding

karmic debt can be achieved by completing ethical and religious guidelines focusing on selfless

actions between people and God, self-relinquishment, and meditation to be closer to Krishna
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(Robinson). This text closely connects ethical approaches to the Bhagavad Gita, a primary

knowledge source for Hinduism followers.

The Bhagavad Gita actively emphasizes on morals of people in everyday life. The moral

is the choice between right and wrong. The impact of the Bhagavad Gita on Hinduism followers'

lives is seen when Krishna presents the cycles of birth and death. These are the cycles people

experience to avoid karmic debt and act concerning divine ideals. According to the scriptures of

the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna does not know the choice between right and wrong. He is in a

dilemma to choose whether to go after his family or not (Palshikar and Mukherji). He knows that

the community will be disoriented if he fights his family. From the perspective of this discussion

and description of the scriptures from the Bhagavad Gita, it influences people while making

moral choices.

The Bhagavad enlightens Hinduism followers in their everyday life. It is seen in the

scripture that Arjuna changes his mind and decides not to fight his friends and relatives. Krishna

tries to convince Arjuna of the need for war. Krishna needed the war to happen because it would

restore peace to the earth, and Arjuna did not want to fight. Krishna gave Arjuna the Bhagavad

Gita speech to enlighten him. He tells him that fighting in this war is his holy duty because he

believes that the war will promote justice (Vanita). The Bhagavad Gita states that sacrificial

actions can lead human beings to enlightenment. This scripture is crucial for Hinduism followers

during their everyday life for them to focus on sacrificial loyalty to God and morals. The

scripture is helpful for many Hinduism followers searching for the truth about religion and

ethics. It is valuable, and that is why Hinduism followers need to refer to the Bhagavad Gita to

develop their ethics.

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According to Gupta, the Bhagavad Gita instructs people to do their duties and do so with

specific excellence so that their duties become part of them, expressing their abiding character.

When Arjuna was confused about whether the killing was a sin or not, Krishna reminded him

that it was his duty and also a way to restore his karma. Arjuna had to fulfill his task to protect

the marginalized and provide justice for his people. He was ready to die in the war rather than

fight his family. Arjuna's cousins had hurt the kingdom, and his duty was to resist them and

restore peace in the community. This scripture provides directions and a wide range of

instructions for Hinduism followers to act morally (Vanita). God wants his people to recognize

or ignore his supremacy in the Gita. When cons The scripture emphasizes that people can rely on

God’s affection as they prevent the expressions of ego and anger and emulate selfless behaviors.

The Bhagavad Gita acts as a reference to a spiritual guide for Hinduism followers.

The Bhagavad Gita encourages Hinduism followers to find their life's purpose. It

encourages Hinduism followers to live with virtues, find meaning, and live fully. Krishna

encourages Arjuna to trust in himself and cast all doubt away. Hinduism followers can use the

wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita to conquer their challenges in life and decisions with courage and

bravery. The Bhagavad Gita is the source of stable visions and ideas followed by Hinduism

followers for many years. All aspects of people's lives are regulated by the religious principles

and ethical concepts in the Bhagavad Gita. The book teaches Hinduism followers how to be

authentic and grow their relationship with God (Palshikar and Mukherji). The book teaches

Hinduism followers to live life to their full potential while controlling their life desires and

emotions during difficult times. Hindus who comprehend the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita

know the realities of life as they contribute to society. The speech Krishna gave Arjuna in the
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Bhagavad Gita teaches Hinduism followers to free themselves from the attachments of natural

emotions and feelings. According to Krishna, Hinduism followers can attain satisfaction in life.

The Bhagavad Gita addresses the significance of religion in people's daily life. Faith's

role in demonstrating religion's relevance with real life and moral choices is highlighted in the

scriptures. Krishna helps Arjuna to act morally as he explains religious guidelines according to

Hinduism. Krishna focuses on sacrificial actions and meditation as necessary for one to improve

a person’s karma. Hinduism followers practice these religious rituals in their everyday life

(Palshikar and Mukherji). The spiritual basics described in the scriptures of the Bhagavad Gita

are very significant for Hinduism followers as they highlight the role of religion in their society.

In conclusion, the Bhagavad Gita contains events that occurred long ago but remain

essential to religions. It is a holy book for the Hindus, and it has influenced people from all over

the world, not only Indians. The text mainly promotes a message of religion. The text promotes a

message of enlightenment, morals, duty, and life purpose. Hinduism followers are human beings

and are also faced with the confusion of choosing between right and wrong. The Bhagavad Gita

teaches Hinduism followers to be courageous, have a life purpose, and perform their duties

passionately. In the world of Hinduism followers, a person must understand their responsibility

for them to do virtuous karma. The Bhagavad Gita has had a positive influence on Hinduism

followers.
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Works Cited

Palshikar, Sanjay, and Gangeya Mukherji. “Bhagavad Gita in Modern India.” Hinduism, Oxford

University Press, 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780195399318-0229. Accessed

20 Oct. 2022.

Robinson, Catherine A. Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the Hindu

Tradition. Routledge, 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203624517. Accessed 20 Oct.

2022.

Vanita, Ruth. “Arjuna and Krishna: Friends Discuss the Family.” The Dharma of Justice in the

Sanskrit Epics, Oxford University Press, 2022, pp. 25–44,

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192859822.003.0002. Accessed 20 Oct. 2022.