The Bhagavad Gita is an empire of thought and in its philosophical teachings Lord Krishna has all the attributes of the full-fledged montheistic deity and at the same time the attributes of the Upanisadic absolute.
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- What does it mean?
- The Gita combines personal deity and abstract absolute in its philosophy.
- In plain terms
- This holy text mixes god figures with pure truth.
- What can you take from it?
- Religious texts can hold multiple views of truth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define the divine?
Another view
Religious interpretations vary widely across cultures.
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