The difficulty of being good : on the subtle art of dharma
Gurcharan Das
Bok · Engelsk · 2009
| Omfang | lii, 434 sider
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| Opplysninger | Opprinnelig utgitt : New Delhi, India : Allen Lane, 2009. - Prelude: I take an academic holiday -- Duryodhana's envy: "What man of mettle will stand to see his rivals prosper and himself decline" -- Draupadi's courage: "Who did you lose first, yourself or me?" -- Yudhisthira's duty: "I act because I must" -- Arjuna's despair: "There are no victors in war" -- Bhishma's selflessness: "Be intent on the act, not its fruits" -- Karna's status anxiety: "How could a doe give birth to this tiger?" -- Krishna's guile: "That is the way it is!" -- Aswatthama's revenge: "Now I feel the whirligig of time" -- Yudhisthira's remorse: "This victory looks more like defeat to me" -- Mahabharata's dharma: "Great king, you weep with all creatures" -- Conclusion: The difficulty of being good -- Dharma, the story of a word.. - Why should we be good? What exactly is dharma? With the flair, wit, and effortless erudition that have made him a bestselling author around the world, Gurcharan Das talks about his own personal search for a more meaningful life. On this journey, he turns to the epic Mahabharata and sheds light on the central problem of how to live our lives in an examined way and reclaim a meaningful ideal of civic virtue.
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| Emner | Mahābhārata - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Mahābhārata Dharma. Mahabharata Dharma hinduismen religionsvitenskap kritikk fortolkning |
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| ISBN | 0199754411. - 9780199754410
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