Blog Post 5- Becca Bogantz

I feel like I can relate to Arjuna because when I get home from school, I don’t want to go on a run a get exercise because I am tired and have been at school all day. This is similar to Arjuna because he did not want to fight in the war, but did so anyways because he knew that it was his duty. I can relate to this because when I get the feeling that I don’t want to run and I would rather watch tv or lay down, I realize though that is the right thing to do and get my daily dose of exercise.

I could apply the idea of Bhagavad Gita in this comic by not going what I wanted to do, but what was my duty to do. It was the right thing to do which is running even if I really don’t want to. Because of this you can truly enjoy your life after death.

In ancient India, completing your duty will help you gain something in the afterlife. This idea differs from the American point of view because when the American does their duty, they receive something in this world, not the after life.

This could be used as a tool of oppression by the rulers of ancient India. The could use this by saying that by completing jobs for them, the people would be doing their duty.

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The most powerful part of the walk for me was seeing the large, old tree that I was over a hundred years old, it was neat to see the history of it and the tree that had been around for so long. I have been on this same path before for photography to take pictures of the tree. I did not experience anything really different. I thought it was very pleasant and peaceful. I heard a lot of birds chirping during this walk. I smelled fresh air which made me feel very at peace.

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            I decided to Feng shui my room to make it more suitable for me. I was sure to include the chi into the cleaning process of my room. As you can see there was a mattress on the floor in my room to have a friend sleep on. Taking the mattress out gave my room so much more space making it feel very clear. This changed the flow of my room. For the five elements I decided to draw them and place the picture in my room. This way I was able to incorporate the 5 elements to help balance my room. I then I cut out these shapes and placed them in certain area of my room, using the Bagua Chart. Doing this , this also helped with power, future, love, creativity, compassion, work, wisdom, health, and balance within my room.