In the book Bhagavad Gita, Krishna teaches Arjuna how to reach the highest level 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 for achieving spirituality and it takes a lot of hard work and true determination to do so. The main part of achieving spirituality is leaving this world, perceiving objects and building strong morals. By renouncing worldly desires, one cannot help but 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 last few days awaiting death. Throughout the entire court and while Socrates is in prison waiting to be executed, he remains strong in his principles and beliefs. Socrates fights for morality and justice in court and does not agree to perform any immoral act to save his life. The reason why Socrates was brought to court is because he was spreading his moral lesson among the youth. Socrates basically sacrificed his life for morality and principles, which not many individuals are willing to do, and requires a lot of courage and strength. To achieve the ultimate spirituality described in the Gita, one must sacrifice many worldly possessions and above all, obtain a high level 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 Socrates' moral principles be applied to achieve a high level of spirituality as described in the Gita? The citizens of Athena took Socrates to court and condemned him to death because it was on his... half sheet... the same as the Gita because he said: “If on the other hand death is a removal from here to some other place, and if what we are told is true, that all the dead are there, what greater blessing could there be than this” (Plato 69)? Socrates sees death as a blessing, which is the same perspective with which death is 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. vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. 915-920. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Network. 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