Bhagavad Gita

It should be pointed that true culture of a society depends on how it is based on spiritual outlook and spiritual sense of life. The Bhagavad Gita indeed reflects the cultural values of the Indian society by showing vivid examples that are still relevant to date. The story of The Bhagavad Gita transcends the boundaries and influences the cultures of different regions. Therefore, through this one get to conceptualize that divinity of a human being forms the heart or opium of the Indian culture as depicted by Bhagavad Gita. Various scholars have therefore questioned the extent to which the story of Bhagavad Gita reflects the cultural values of the society that produced it. This aspect has been demonstrated in this essay with the help of the story as it center on self-realization that forms the goal of our contemporary societies.

Bhagavad Gita reflects the Indian cultural values by depicting the desired social life a man should live. It asserts that any individual in the society is supposed to adapt to their environment and that this should be done in harmony to promote unity in diversity. The story acknowledges that there are different stages of life that people undergo and this may determine how they interact with one another. Gupta (378) asserts that righteousness (Svadharma) is the duty ascribed to everyone in agreement with their stages of life as depicted by their inner characteristics or actions. To conserve the cultural values, one need practice a loving union and fellowship to eradicate equality issues. People should, therefore, live in unity irrespective of their varied activities in life. This is because the social good relies on the appropriate regulation of the society by understanding and loving the position of everyone (Gupta 389).