Hinduism Discussion Questions Attached are the questions.Book: The Bhagavad-Gita and selections from the Upanishads (attached)Should be a total of 3 questi

Hinduism Discussion Questions Attached are the questions.Book: The Bhagavad-Gita and selections from the Upanishads (attached)Should be a total of 3 question, the bottom 2 is the option of pick 1 or the other Due Wednesday February 27 @9AM Eastern time Text Explanation – 30 points. Select three: 10 points each
For each of these, identify the major concepts that are being addressed here. See clues for each.
You need not answer each question, but you should address why this passage is important.
1. Bhagavad Gita: 2:47-48:
“You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work. You should never engage in action
for the sake of reward, nor should you long for inaction. Perform work in this world, Arjuna, as
a man established within himself – without selfish attachments, and alike in success and defeat.”
Which yoga is this? What does this say about dharma, and varna? How does this
reinterpret the Vedic tradition?
2. Bhagavad Gita 7:6-7:
“Learn that this is the womb of all creatures; I am the source of all the universe, just as I am its
dissolution. Nothing is higher than I am; Arjuna, all that exists is woven on me, like a web of
pearls on thread.”
What is the relationship between Krishna and creation? How would a Vaisnava such as
Ramanuja understand this passage?
SELECT ONE
1) Chandogya Upanisad 6.15.13:
“‘Put this chunk of salt in a container of water and come back tomorrow.’ The son did as he was
told, and the father said to him: ‘The chunk of salt you put in the water last evening – bring it
here.’ He groped for it but could not find it, as it has dissolved completely. ‘Now, take a sip from
this corner,’ said the father. ‘How does it taste?’ ‘Salty.’ … The finest essence here – -that
constitutes the self of this whole world; that is the truth; that is the self (Atman). And that’s how
you are, Svetaketu.”
What is the understanding of the atman? Of Brahman? How does this exemplify
Upanisadic wisdom? How does this reinterpret the meaning of Vedic religion? How would
Sankara or Ramanuja interpret this passage?
2) Katha Upanisad 3:3-4:
“Know the self as a rider in a chariot, and the body, as simply the chariot. Know the intellect as
the charioteer, and the mind, as simply the reins. The senses, they say, are the horses, and sense
objects are the paths around them; He who is linked to the body (atman), senses, and mind, the
wise proclaim as the one who enjoys.”
What is the understanding of the atman? Of Brahman? How does this exemplify
Upanisadic wisdom? How does this reinterpret the meaning of Vedic religion? How would
Sankara or Ramanuja interpret this passage?

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