Plot-Line
Where does the entire conversation between Arjuna and Krishna take place?
The Battlefield
"Although you seem to speak wisely, you have mourned those not to be mourned."
Krsna
"It grieves me that as we intend
to murder our relatives
in our greed for pleasures, kingdoms,
we are fixed on doing ____!"
Evil
Law, morality, duty, obligation.
Dharma
Why does Krishna believe Arjuna should fight in the war?
Is is Arjuna's duty as a warrior
"Such intermingling sends to hell the family and its destroyers: their ancestors fall then, are deprived of rice and water offerings."
Arjuna
"Senses are said to be important,
but mind is higher than they are,
and intellect is above mind;
but ____ is greater than all of these"
Self
A person who practices self-discipline, inner balance, spiritual awareness, and yoga.
Yogi
What happens when Arjuna sees his family and friends on the battlefield
He drops his weapons
"Making obeisance, lying in prostration, I beg your indulgence, praiseworthy ruler;"
Arjuna
"Death is assured to all those born,
and birth assured to all the dead;
you should not mourn what is merely
Inevitable __________."
Consequence
The three worlds.
Heaven, earth, and the underworld.
Who is the narrator of the story?
Sanjaya
"Whatever the best leader does, the rank and file will also do; everyone will fall behind the standard such a leader sets."
Krsna
"Established in this practice, act
without attachment, Arjuna,
unmoved by failure or success!
Equanimity is ____!"
Yoga
The cycle of life until death, and then rebirth
Reincarnation
What are the two paths Krishna says to Arjuna?
1. The discipline of knowledge
2. The discipline of action
"Having resumed again a gentle body, the Great Soul calmed the one who had been frightened."
Sanjaya
"The ______ are attached to action
even as they act, Arjuna;
so, for the welfare of the world,
the wise should act with detachment."
Unwise
The self (soul) and "oneself"
atman