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What is required to not become angry when someone insults us?
What is required to not become angry when someone insults us?
- Being free from anger and material desires
- Having self-discipline (correct)
- Being self-realized
- Constantly endeavoring for perfection
What is the result of being self-realized and self-disciplined?
What is the result of being self-realized and self-disciplined?
- Liberation in the Supreme (correct)
- Becoming a servant of Kṛṣṇa
- Becoming tolerant like a tree
- Chanting the holy name of the Lord
What does self-discipline mean?
What does self-discipline mean?
- Being free from anger
- Being self-realized
- Not identifying with the body (correct)
- Constantly endeavoring for perfection
What is the measurement of the self?
What is the measurement of the self?
What is the result of realizing the spiritual dimension of the self?
What is the result of realizing the spiritual dimension of the self?
What is the ultimate purpose of practicing the eightfold yoga mysticism?
What is the ultimate purpose of practicing the eightfold yoga mysticism?
What does the practice of yama involve?
What does the practice of yama involve?
What is the fifth item of yoga practice?
What is the fifth item of yoga practice?
What does the practice of prāṇāyāma involve?
What does the practice of prāṇāyāma involve?
What is the ultimate purpose of sacrifice?
What is the ultimate purpose of sacrifice?
What is the effect of observing the vow of celibacy?
What is the effect of observing the vow of celibacy?
How are the eight items of yoga practice automatically done if one is in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
How are the eight items of yoga practice automatically done if one is in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
Who is the well-wisher of all living entities?
Who is the well-wisher of all living entities?
What is the main characteristic of bhakti-yoga?
What is the main characteristic of bhakti-yoga?
Why should one have confidence in Kṛṣṇa's well-wishing nature?
Why should one have confidence in Kṛṣṇa's well-wishing nature?
What is the formula for achieving peace in the material world?
What is the formula for achieving peace in the material world?
What is the sense of Krishna consciousness, according to the text?
What is the sense of Krishna consciousness, according to the text?
What is the cause of a soul's suffering?
What is the cause of a soul's suffering?
What is the purpose of working in Krishna consciousness, according to the text?
What is the purpose of working in Krishna consciousness, according to the text?
What is the role of jnana-yoga in Krishna consciousness, according to the text?
What is the role of jnana-yoga in Krishna consciousness, according to the text?
What does self-realization mean?
What does self-realization mean?
Who does the text describe as being tolerant like a tree?
Who does the text describe as being tolerant like a tree?
What is the highest perfection according to the text?
What is the highest perfection according to the text?
What is the difference between the impersonal and Vaiṣṇava philosophies?
What is the difference between the impersonal and Vaiṣṇava philosophies?
What does the text say is the goal of all yoga practice and philosophical speculation?
What does the text say is the goal of all yoga practice and philosophical speculation?
What is the Vaiṣṇava philosophy?
What is the Vaiṣṇava philosophy?
What is the process of sense control in bhakti-yoga?
What is the process of sense control in bhakti-yoga?
What is the real sense control in bhakti-yoga?
What is the real sense control in bhakti-yoga?
What is the result of engaging your senses in the service of Kṛṣṇa?
What is the result of engaging your senses in the service of Kṛṣṇa?
What is the recommended process for controlling the senses in this age?
What is the recommended process for controlling the senses in this age?
What are the eight items of yoga practice mentioned in the text?
What are the eight items of yoga practice mentioned in the text?
What is the ultimate purpose of practicing the eightfold yoga mysticism?
What is the ultimate purpose of practicing the eightfold yoga mysticism?
How are the eightfold yoga practices automatically practiced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
How are the eightfold yoga practices automatically practiced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
What is the highest goal of life according to the text?
What is the highest goal of life according to the text?
What are the preface to perfection by devotional service?
What are the preface to perfection by devotional service?
What is the subject of the Fifth Chapter of the Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā according to the text?
What is the subject of the Fifth Chapter of the Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā according to the text?
What is the role of devotional service in achieving the highest goal of life?
What is the role of devotional service in achieving the highest goal of life?
What is the result of engaging in devotional service?
What is the result of engaging in devotional service?
What is the significance of being absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
What is the significance of being absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
How does one attain peace according to the text?
How does one attain peace according to the text?
Real life, real spiritual life, is this ______ philosophy
Real life, real spiritual life, is this ______ philosophy
The bhakti-yoga process is automatically ______ process
The bhakti-yoga process is automatically ______ process
The real sense control is that you purify your sense in the activities of ______ consciousness
The real sense control is that you purify your sense in the activities of ______ consciousness
When you apply your senses for satisfaction of ______, then it is called bhakti
When you apply your senses for satisfaction of ______, then it is called bhakti
Lord Kṛṣṇa is the beneficiary in all human activities. Men should offer everything to the transcendental service of the Lord because He is _______ of all planets and the demigods thereon.
Lord Kṛṣṇa is the beneficiary in all human activities. Men should offer everything to the transcendental service of the Lord because He is _______ of all planets and the demigods thereon.
Under the spell of illusion, living entities are trying to be lords of all they survey, but actually they are dominated by the _______ energy of the Lord.
Under the spell of illusion, living entities are trying to be lords of all they survey, but actually they are dominated by the _______ energy of the Lord.
The more one is advanced, the more he is free from the clutches of _______.
The more one is advanced, the more he is free from the clutches of _______.
Everything depends on one's own practical performance of duties in _______ consciousness.
Everything depends on one's own practical performance of duties in _______ consciousness.
Those who are free from ______ and all material desires, who are self-realized, self-disciplined and constantly endeavoring for perfection, are assured of liberation in the Supreme in the very near future.
Those who are free from ______ and all material desires, who are self-realized, self-disciplined and constantly endeavoring for perfection, are assured of liberation in the Supreme in the very near future.
Just like somebody calls me, 'You are ______,' or 'You are hog.' But if I am self-realized, if I know perfectly well that I am not this body, so you call me hog, dog or king, emperor, majesty, what is that. I am not this body.
Just like somebody calls me, 'You are ______,' or 'You are hog.' But if I am self-realized, if I know perfectly well that I am not this body, so you call me hog, dog or king, emperor, majesty, what is that. I am not this body.
So either you call me 'Your Majesty' or you call me a ______ or a cat—nothing of the sort.
So either you call me 'Your Majesty' or you call me a ______ or a cat—nothing of the sort.
So this requires little ______. Actually this is the fact. Suppose I have got some dress, black dress. Somebody calls, 'You black dress.' Is that cause of anger.
So this requires little ______. Actually this is the fact. Suppose I have got some dress, black dress. Somebody calls, 'You black dress.' Is that cause of anger.
The ultimate goal of life is to achieve __________ through devotional service.
The ultimate goal of life is to achieve __________ through devotional service.
In the practice of yoga, __________ means controlling the senses.
In the practice of yoga, __________ means controlling the senses.
Practicing the sitting posture is called __________.
Practicing the sitting posture is called __________.
The practice of __________ involves controlling the senses from sense enjoyment.
The practice of __________ involves controlling the senses from sense enjoyment.
Being absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is known as __________.
Being absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is known as __________.
The smallness, bigness is due to this ______. Therefore in Bhagavad-gītā you will find, paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ [Bg. 5.18]. [The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].] One who is learned, he does not see the small body or big body. He sees the particle of soul, spirit soul; therefore sama-darśinaḥ.
The smallness, bigness is due to this ______. Therefore in Bhagavad-gītā you will find, paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ [Bg. 5.18]. [The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].] One who is learned, he does not see the small body or big body. He sees the particle of soul, spirit soul; therefore sama-darśinaḥ.
Self-realization means I am not this ______, I am spirit soul. That is self-realization.
Self-realization means I am not this ______, I am spirit soul. That is self-realization.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu recommends that you become tolerant than the ______ and smaller than the small grass on the street, and you give all honor to others and don't expect any honor.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu recommends that you become tolerant than the ______ and smaller than the small grass on the street, and you give all honor to others and don't expect any honor.
All the yoga practice or philosophical speculation or anything—all practice targets to one point—that 'I am ______ soul.' Ahaṁ brahmāsmi, 'I am Brahman. I am not this matter.' This is perfection.
All the yoga practice or philosophical speculation or anything—all practice targets to one point—that 'I am ______ soul.' Ahaṁ brahmāsmi, 'I am Brahman. I am not this matter.' This is perfection.
_____-yoga practice says hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate
_____-yoga practice says hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate
Simply by ________ to go back to home, back to Godhead, one is supposed to follow the vow of brahmacārī
Simply by ________ to go back to home, back to Godhead, one is supposed to follow the vow of brahmacārī
So this is ________. Sacrifice means my senses dictate that 'You enjoy,' but I am not enjoying
So this is ________. Sacrifice means my senses dictate that 'You enjoy,' but I am not enjoying
If He is well-wisher for everyone and I am engaged in His service, He is not my ________
If He is well-wisher for everyone and I am engaged in His service, He is not my ________
Study Notes
Self-Realization and Perfection in Bhakti Yoga
- Self-realization means understanding that one is not the body but a spiritual soul.
- Self-discipline involves not identifying with the body and training oneself to realize the spiritual dimension.
- Tolerance is a key aspect of self-realization, as one realizes their smallness in comparison to the vastness of the spiritual realm.
- Self-realized individuals do not become angry or offended by insults, as they understand that they are not the body being insulted.
- The example of a tree is given to illustrate the concept of tolerance, as a tree withstands all kinds of weather and does not protest.
- Self-discipline and constant endeavoring for perfection are necessary to achieve self-realization.
- Self-realization is the understanding that one is not the body but a spiritual soul.
- By practicing self-realization, one can achieve liberation in the Supreme in the near future.
- Liberation can take the form of merging with the impersonal Brahman or attaining a spiritual form and associating with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Impersonalism and void philosophy are considered inferior to the personal conception of spiritual perfection in Vaiṣṇava philosophy.
- The practice of yoga involves shutting out external sense objects, but in bhakti yoga, the senses are purified by engaging them in the service of Kṛṣṇa.
- Engaging the senses in the service of Kṛṣṇa is the real sense control, as it prevents the senses from being engaged in sense objects.
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