So Finally...

So... We finally finished with the Bhagavad-Gita. After reading the whole book, we all realized that it's main purpose wasn't actually what we thought it was at the beginning.

I have to say that even if I don't want to accept it, I liked this book. I liked how it made me think, how it always kept me comparing with other religions and inspiring opinions and discussions.

Well, what we figured out today in class was that what Krishna was trying to do the whole time was not to actually convince Arjuna to fight, but to teach him everything he needed to know to act with knowledge in life, and in the end be able to make his own decision of if he was or wasn't going to fight.

I liked the way in which Krishna said all of his thoughts, and the way this book was written. It was actually very interesting. I also liked the description of Krishna as a god a lot.

What we found out in the end was that we would never really know if Arjuna did or didn't fight, because we are only told that he decided to follow Krishna's orders, but that didn't necessarily mean that he was going to fight. We know that he understood Krishna's teachings, and obviously agreed with everything he said.

I liked how the book was open-ended, and actually left it open for the reader to decide if Arjuna fought based on Krishna's teachings.

I liked it a lot, and I hope that other religious books we read in class can be as interesting, awakening, and discussion-starting as the Bhagavad-Gita.

=)