The present study is an inquiry into the philosophical and spiritual implications of Brahman that... more The present study is an inquiry into the philosophical and spiritual implications of Brahman that are inextricably linked to the thematic concerns illustrated in Hesse's novella Siddhartha. As Siddhartha embarks on his journey toward enlightenment, he undergoes a profound
Bhagavad Gita translated roughly as the 'Song of God' is a well-established work in the realm of ... more Bhagavad Gita translated roughly as the 'Song of God' is a well-established work in the realm of philosophy and theology that can also be examined from various other points of view. As a work of Indology, the historical and the linguistic aspects along with its prevailing ideas could be considered and examined as a possible way of reading the Bhagavad Gita. The Gita having found a rapt audience in the West, left a deep impression on T.S. Eliot, one of the most prominent modern poets, dramatist and literary critic, who later incorporated the Vedic philosophy in his poems. Thus, an Indic idea transited the Western mind and became an inspiration to the German Romantics, notably Humboldt and Goethe, and to the American Transcendentalists, who believed that the knowledge of God was intermediary to gaining spiritual insights and the deepest of truths. These ideas then transcended reason and logic; adhering to the values of individualism, idealism, and the divinity of nature. Therefore, this paper attempts to delineate the fundamental ideas and concepts propounded in the Bhagavad Gita as expressed in T.S. Eliot's The Four Quartets.
The present study is an inquiry into the philosophical and spiritual implications of Brahman that... more The present study is an inquiry into the philosophical and spiritual implications of Brahman that are inextricably linked to the thematic concerns illustrated in Hesse's novella Siddhartha. As Siddhartha embarks on his journey toward enlightenment, he undergoes a profound
Bhagavad Gita translated roughly as the 'Song of God' is a well-established work in the realm of ... more Bhagavad Gita translated roughly as the 'Song of God' is a well-established work in the realm of philosophy and theology that can also be examined from various other points of view. As a work of Indology, the historical and the linguistic aspects along with its prevailing ideas could be considered and examined as a possible way of reading the Bhagavad Gita. The Gita having found a rapt audience in the West, left a deep impression on T.S. Eliot, one of the most prominent modern poets, dramatist and literary critic, who later incorporated the Vedic philosophy in his poems. Thus, an Indic idea transited the Western mind and became an inspiration to the German Romantics, notably Humboldt and Goethe, and to the American Transcendentalists, who believed that the knowledge of God was intermediary to gaining spiritual insights and the deepest of truths. These ideas then transcended reason and logic; adhering to the values of individualism, idealism, and the divinity of nature. Therefore, this paper attempts to delineate the fundamental ideas and concepts propounded in the Bhagavad Gita as expressed in T.S. Eliot's The Four Quartets.
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