History The Idea of The Yoga of Bhagavad Gita Essay

Write an essay addressing one of the following questions:1. Te assigned selection of hymns from the Rigveda contains four hymns concerning the creation of the universe (pp. 6–8). What concepts do these visions of creation seem to share, and in what ways do they differ?2. What is the nature of the “self” or “soul” (?tman, also translated as “self”) according to the Chandogya Upanisad (pp. 132–141)?3. What are the roles of ‘work’ or ‘action’ (karma) and ‘devotion’ (bhakti) in the Yoga of the Bhagavad G?t?? How do these relate to each other?4. How does the Bhagavad G?t? characterize Krishna? What kind of image of God does he represent? How does the Bhagavad G?t?’s Krishna compare with the idea of Brahman?5. What Krishna teaches as Yoga in the Bhagavad-G?t? is a direct response to Arjuna’s hesitation to fight. What does Yoga have to do with war? How is violence to be justified? Take into consideration the views of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (based on the reading posted on Blackboard).