Hindu Philosophy and Reincarnation

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What is the nature of the individuality of the Lord and others according to Kṛṣṇa?

Only spiritual in the present but not in the future

Material in the past but spiritual in the future

Eternal and spiritual (correct)

Only material and temporary

What is the argument of the Māyāvādī regarding individuality?

Individuality is spiritual and eternal

Individuality is material but referred to the body (correct)

Individuality is material and temporary

Individuality is spiritual but only for the Lord

Why is Kṛṣṇa's individuality maintained on spiritual grounds?

Because He has confirmed His individuality in many ways

Because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Because He is an ordinary conditioned soul

Because impersonal Brahman is subordinate to Him (correct)

What is the significance of the Bhagavad-gītā if Kṛṣṇa is accepted as an ordinary man?

It becomes a mundane book Signup and view all the answers

What is the common man's limitation according to the text?

They are unable to teach that which is worth hearing Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of condemning the bodily conception of the living entities?

It is not possible for Kṛṣṇa to place a conventional proposition on the body again Signup and view all the answers

Who can understand the spiritual individuality mentioned in the Gītā?

Those who are devotees of the Lord Signup and view all the answers

What is the nondevotee's approach to the teachings of the Gītā compared to?

A bee licking on a bottle of honey Signup and view all the answers

According to the Vedas, what is the role of the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

The maintainer of innumerable living entities Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the Supreme Lord and the living entities?

The Supreme Lord is the maintainer of the living entities Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of the individual living entities?

They are eternal and individual Signup and view all the answers

What is the theory rejected by Lord Kṛṣṇa?

The Māyāvādī theory Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

The supreme individual person Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of seeing the same Supreme Lord within and without?

Perfect and eternal peace Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between Arjuna and the Lord?

Arjuna is the Lord's eternal associate Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of lamentation according to the text?

There is no cause for lamentation Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

The Individuality of the Living Entities

The Supreme Personality of Godhead maintains innumerable living entities, taking into account their individual work and reaction to work.
The Supreme Lord is alive in the heart of every living entity through His plenary portions.
Only saintly persons can see the Supreme Lord within and without, and attain perfect and eternal peace.

The Eternality of Individual Existence

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Arjuna, and all the kings are eternally individual beings.
Individuality existed in the past, and will continue in the future without interruption.
There is no cause for lamentation for anyone, as individuality is eternal.

Refutation of Māyāvādī Theory

The Māyāvādī theory that the individual soul will merge into the impersonal Brahman after liberation is not supported by Lord Kṛṣṇa.
The theory that individuality is only a conditioned state is also not supported.

The Authority of Kṛṣṇa's Statement

Kṛṣṇa's statement is authoritative because He cannot be subject to illusion.
If individuality were not a fact, Kṛṣṇa would not have stressed it so much.

The Spiritual Individuality of Kṛṣṇa

Kṛṣṇa affirms His individuality in the past and confirms it in the future.
Kṛṣṇa has maintained spiritual individuality all along, and impersonal Brahman is subordinate to Him.
If Kṛṣṇa is accepted as an ordinary conditioned soul, the Bhagavad-gītā loses its value as authoritative scripture.

The Importance of the Bhagavad-gītā

The Bhagavad-gītā is above mundane literature, and no ordinary book compares with it.
When one accepts Kṛṣṇa as an ordinary man, the Gītā loses all importance.

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Explore the concepts of Hindu philosophy, particularly the idea of reincarnation and the role of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in maintaining the cycle of life and death.