Eastern Philosophy: Karma and Knowledge
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What is the meaning of the word 'Karma' in Karma-Yoga?

  • Work (correct)
  • Knowledge
  • Effects of past actions
  • Pleasure and happiness

What is the one ideal goal of mankind according to Eastern philosophy?

  • Pleasure
  • Happiness
  • Character
  • Knowledge (correct)

How are pleasure and pain described in relation to man's learning process?

  • Pain is a greater teacher than pleasure (correct)
  • Pleasure and pain are equal teachers in learning
  • Pleasure leads to knowledge, pain leads to character formation
  • Pleasure is the main teacher, pain is secondary

What does the text imply about the formation of an individual's character?

<p>Good and evil equally contribute to character molding (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is identified as the cause of the miseries in the world, according to the text?

<p>Mistaking pleasure for the ideal to strive for (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the author suggest is the source of all knowledge?

<p>The human mind (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the author describe the process of learning according to strict psychological language?

<p>Discovering what is already known (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the author compare knowledge to in the mind of an individual?

<p>A vast library (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the author, what is the process of uncovering knowledge compared to?

<p>Peeling off layers of ignorance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What analogy does the author use to describe how knowledge is brought out from within ourselves?

<p>A spark igniting a flame in a piece of flint (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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