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Your assessment for our study of Hinduism and the Bhagavad Gita is an open book essay that responds to the following prompt:
What can or should a USM student learn from the Bhagavad Gita?
Your essay should be no less than two pages long, no more than three.
Your essay should be handed in at the beginning of class (8:30 AM) on Thursday.
Your essay should be typed, double-spaced, have a title, and be proofread.
A basic rubric is attached.
In formulating your answer, consider the following ideas:
How does Arjuna's situation "matter?"
What problems does the Gita seek to solve?
What makes karma yoga a practical way to achieve one's spiritual goals and lead a good life?
How does the practice of nishkama karma provide a life of enjoyment and fulfillment without attachment?
In answering the question, you must:
Select and discuss key quotations.
Use essential terminology. Specifically, you must use* 6 of the following terms. Underline the terms when you use them.
Atman Karma Dharma Samsara Moksha Samadhi Nishkama Karma
Gunas (44-46; 102-103) Rajas (44-46; 102-103) Maya Bhakti
Relate the text to your own experiences or the experiences of others.
*Remember that "using" a term means meaningfully incorporating it into your essay, not just "dropping it in" or casually referencing. The purpose of the terms is to make sure your essay deals with the big ideas of Hinduism and the Bhagavad Gita, and does not just focus on the experience of a student.
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