CMCL 301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 44-55: Dharma

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Communication and Culture
• Course: CMCL 301
• Professor: Shane Halasz

Document Summary

The bhagavad gita is a story about the purposes of life and death. It is told by sanjaya who is asked to report the story of arjuna, a warrior and leader, who is asked to fight against his friends and family to restore order a(cid:374)d (cid:271)ala(cid:374)(cid:272)e to his ki(cid:374)gdo(cid:373). Arju(cid:374)a ho(cid:449)e(cid:448)er, is(cid:374)"t i(cid:374)terested i(cid:374) killi(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d feels (cid:271)ad that he has been asked to do this. So he goes to krishna, his charioteer and divine ruler who shares with. Arjuna the meaning of dharma, karma, and samsara and moksha. Eventually, arjuna is convinced that it is his dharmic duty to fight and goes to battle for the kingdom fulfilling his karma and achieving moksha. Within the text, krishna reveals himself to arjuna and describes to him the meaning of life and death. Samsara is the cycle of life and death while moksha is the release from that cycle.