Imagine walking past a homeless person. His desperate eyes meet yours as he asks, “Can you spare (should spare) some small change, please look into your soul. » If you were to look deep into a mirror beyond the outer elements of the face and see into the inner sanctum: what would you find? Why do people refer to the soul before the actions of the body, and why do we associate the soul with a higher state of harmony? In the short novel Bhagavad Gita, Krishna, Prince Vrishni believes that the only way to achieve ultimate harmony is to reject the body, including the brain, and embrace the soul. Throughout the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna explains that the eternal power of the atman or "soul" is the overall force on the body, while the body itself is seen as an unassuming vehicle that produces movements and movements. decisions of the soul. Although Krishna emphasizes that the soul is more powerful than the body, he also believes that the soul is more powerful than the mind. Krishna describes the body in relation to the soul in the first revelation during the great battle. Arjuna is caught in a situation where he must choose to fight and kill his own family in war (11). Krishna encourages Arjuna to fight, because nothing on Earth can harm the atman. Krishna believes: “These bodies have an end; but they are said to belong to the eternal embodied self, which is never lost and cannot be measured (21). For Krishna, bodies do not matter, because the body will only be a temporary vessel. War is necessary in the eyes of Krishna, because the atman will always survive death, regardless of the circumstances. This idea that the body is worthless to humanity is the central theme of Krishna theory. The body for him is just a simple vessel that...... middle of paper......atman to take control. The Bhagavad Gita shows that the body is considered second only to the soul. Through the practice of rejecting the body, an individual will conquer the art of yoga. For Krishna, yoga is the means to access mediation and peace, which will allow the atman to become one with Brahman. The greatest realization is that the body is not the path to Brahman. Arjuna must reject his personal beliefs and the temptations of his body to encourage the soul to take over him. The body is described as negative because it has no other purpose in life than to contain the soul. The soul is considered to be the main reason for the body's movements and thought process. The soul cannot be harmed while the body can be destroyed. It is this philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita that the body is temporary, but the soul will live forever and be part of the common good. Works Cited Bhagavad Gita