Bhakti Yoga and the Personality of Godhead

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What is the main goal of the impersonalist in meditation?

  • To concentrate on the transcendental form of the Lord
  • To meditate on the personal feature of the Lord
  • To meditate on something which is not objective (correct)
  • To practice jñāna-yoga

What does Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe in order to teach the impersonalist?

  • The different forms of the Lord's beauty
  • The importance of jñāna-yoga
  • The Lord's magnanimous pastimes and the glowing glancing of His smiling face (correct)
  • The process of bhakti-yoga

What is the result of the gradual development of pure devotional service?

  • The achievement of distinction and adoration
  • Automatic liberation from material conditions (correct)
  • The development of jñāna-yoga
  • The attainment of knowledge and renunciation

What is the first processional step in bhakti-yoga?

<p>Meditation on the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of bhakti-yoga on the grossest type of anartha?

<p>It diminishes the desire for sex along with its various forms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is included in the process of bhakti-yoga?

<p>Both the process of devotional service and jñāna-yoga (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the process of anartha-nivṛtti?

<p>The automatic disappearance of things acquired artificially (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of bhakti-yoga?

<p>To liberate from material conditions and achieve pure devotional service (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

The Impersonalist and the Lord's Beauty

  • The impersonalist is doubtful about the Lord's personal feature and tries to meditate on something that is not objective.
  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the most beautiful person, with every part of His transcendental beauty described by Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī.

The Lord's Transcendental Form

  • The Lord's magnanimous pastimes and smiling face are indications of His extensive benedictions.
  • One must concentrate on the Lord's transcendental form in meditation as long as the mind can be fixed on Him.

Bhakti-Yoga and Jñāna-Yoga

  • Bhakti-yoga is the process of devotional service after one is liberated from material conditions.
  • Jñāna-yoga is the process of liberation from material conditions.
  • Bhakti-yoga includes jñāna-yoga, and pure devotional service simultaneously serves the purpose of jñāna-yoga.

Effects of Bhakti-Yoga

  • The effects of bhakti-yoga are called anartha-nivṛtti, which means things that are artificially acquired gradually disappear along with the progress of bhakti-yoga.
  • Meditation on the Lord's lotus feet, the first processional step, must show its effect by anartha-nivṛtti.

Anartha-Nivṛtti and Sex Desire

  • Anartha-nivṛtti diminishes the grossest type of anartha, which is sex desire, along with its various forms.
  • Sex desire is summarized in three headings: profit, adoration, and distinction.
  • Bhakti-yoga automatically results in knowledge and renunciation, even if the devotee is not materially very well educated, thereby diminishing sex desire.

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