IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

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Decoding the Bhagavat Gita in the Global Lingua Franca

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Deepika Dhand

Abstract

There are many interesting and great things about the Mahabharata as it is a historical one, and studying it is certainly a great thing to do. Lord Krishna gave us the Bhagavad Gita to read, and it is the gift of the Lord. The purpose of this paper is to present The Bhagavad Gita as it stands in the present day context. The Gita which we overhear is one which is narrated by a man with no authority but infinite sight (Sanjaya) to a man with no sight but full authority (Dhritarashtra). There is a difference between Ontology (as things really are), Epistemology (how we make sense of things) and Phenomenology (how we experience things) which makes truth complicated. Two thousand years ago, the Gita introduced Hinduism to the concept of Bhagavan. Arjuna needs an anchor, a support, someone to lean on, the comforting hand of God. And so Krishna introduces himself as God: the invisible beyond the visible.

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