In the book Bhagavad Gita, Krishna teaches Arjuna how to reach the highest stage of spirituality and ultimately the divine God. Krishna gives Arjuna a clear road map to follow so that he can achieve this goal. Yoga is the main tool to gain spirituality and it requires a lot of hard work and true determination to achieve it. The main thing to achieve spirituality is to leave this world, feel objects and build strong morals. By renouncing the desires of the world, one can only seek the Divine and by seeking God, one will become spiritual. In the book The Last Days of Socrates, Plato describes Socrates' reaction to the court's decision to sentence him to death and how he spent his final years. a few days while waiting for death. Throughout the court and while Socrates is in prison awaiting execution, he remains steadfast in his principles and beliefs. Socrates fights for morality and justice in the courts and does not accept any immoral acts to save his life. The reason Socrates was brought to justice is because he was spreading his moral lesson among the youth. Socrates essentially sacrificed his life for morality and principles, something few individuals are willing to do, and it takes a lot of courage and strength. To achieve the ultimate spirituality described in the Gita, one has to sacrifice a lot of material possessions and the most important thing is to obtain a high standard of morality in this world. Socrates shows us the basic principles of ethics and Krishna teaches us what tools we can use to achieve spirituality. So the question is how can anyone apply the moral principles of Socrates to achieve a high level of spirituality as described in the Gita? The citizens of Athena brought Socrates to court and sentenced him to death because he stood on his... middle of paper... the same thing as the Gita because he said: "If d 'On the other hand, death is a removal from here to another place, and if what we are told is true, that all the dead are here, what greater blessing could there be than this' (Plato 69) ? Socrates views death as a blessing, which is the same perspective as described in the Bhagavad Gita. So although Socrates' understanding of death is different from that of the Gita, there is also a similarity. Works Cited Kak, Subhash. “Hindu Perspectives.” Encyclopedia of Science, Technology and Ethics. Ed. Carl Mitcham. Flight. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. 915-920. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Internet. April 27, 2014.Mitchell, Stephen, trans. Bhagavad Gita. New York: Three Rivers, 2000. Print. Tredennick, Hugh and Harold Tarrant, trans. Plato: The Last Days of Socrates. London, England: Penguin, 2003. Print