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What is described in the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gita?
What is described in the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gita?
- The nature of Krishna consciousness (correct)
- The different types of yoga
- The fortunate and unfortunate people
- The opulences of Krishna
What is the highest form of all yoga?
What is the highest form of all yoga?
- Localized Paramatma realization
- Krishna consciousness (correct)
- Impersonal brahma-jyotir realization
- Different types of yoga
What is revealed to a person in Krishna consciousness?
What is revealed to a person in Krishna consciousness?
- Full and scientific knowledge of Krishna (correct)
- Impersonal brahma-jyotir realization
- Localized Paramatma realization
- Partial knowledge of the Absolute Truth
What is not perfect knowledge of the Absolute Truth?
What is not perfect knowledge of the Absolute Truth?
What is Krishna described as being full in?
What is Krishna described as being full in?
What is the steady concentration of the mind upon Krishna?
What is the steady concentration of the mind upon Krishna?
What is the ultimate knowledge beyond any doubts?
What is the ultimate knowledge beyond any doubts?
What is described in the first six chapters of Bhagavad-gita?
What is described in the first six chapters of Bhagavad-gita?
What is partial knowledge of the Absolute Truth?
What is partial knowledge of the Absolute Truth?
What is Krishna consciousness?
What is Krishna consciousness?
Which form of devotional service is considered the first and most important?
Which form of devotional service is considered the first and most important?
Who can be considered a greater authority than Krishna?
Who can be considered a greater authority than Krishna?
Which verse in the Srimad-Bhagavatam describes the process of understanding Krishna?
Which verse in the Srimad-Bhagavatam describes the process of understanding Krishna?
What does Krishna do for the devotee who constantly engages in hearing about Him?
What does Krishna do for the devotee who constantly engages in hearing about Him?
By development of devotional service, one becomes freed from which modes?
By development of devotional service, one becomes freed from which modes?
What is the result of wiping away impurities and becoming steady in pure goodness?
What is the result of wiping away impurities and becoming steady in pure goodness?
What is the ultimate aim of practice of Krishna consciousness yoga?
What is the ultimate aim of practice of Krishna consciousness yoga?
Who should one learn from in order to understand Krishna?
Who should one learn from in order to understand Krishna?
Which activity is considered righteous according to the text?
Which activity is considered righteous according to the text?
What does bhakti-yoga enable one to do according to the text?
What does bhakti-yoga enable one to do according to the text?
What is the nature of Krishna consciousness as described in the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gita?
What is the nature of Krishna consciousness as described in the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gita?
What are the four kinds of fortunate people who become attached to Krishna?
What are the four kinds of fortunate people who become attached to Krishna?
What are the four kinds of unfortunate people who never take to Krishna?
What are the four kinds of unfortunate people who never take to Krishna?
What is the highest form of all yoga according to the text?
What is the highest form of all yoga according to the text?
What is the ultimate knowledge beyond any doubts according to the text?
What is the ultimate knowledge beyond any doubts according to the text?
What are the nine different forms of prescribed devotional service mentioned in the text?
What are the nine different forms of prescribed devotional service mentioned in the text?
What is the process of understanding Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, described as in the Srimad-Bhagavatam?
What is the process of understanding Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, described as in the Srimad-Bhagavatam?
What does Krishna do for the devotee who constantly engages in hearing about Him?
What does Krishna do for the devotee who constantly engages in hearing about Him?
What is the result of development of devotional service?
What is the result of development of devotional service?
What does bhakti-yoga enable one to do according to the text?
What does bhakti-yoga enable one to do according to the text?
Study Notes
Understanding Krishna Consciousness through Yoga and Devotional Service
- The Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gita describes the nature of Krishna consciousness and how Krishna manifests His opulences.
- It explains four types of fortunate people who become attached to Krishna and four types of unfortunate people who never take to Krishna.
- The previous six chapters of Bhagavad-gita describe the nonmaterial spirit soul and different types of yogas for self-realization.
- It is stated that concentration of the mind upon Krishna, or Krishna consciousness, is the highest form of yoga.
- By focusing one's mind on Krishna, one can know the Absolute Truth completely, while impersonal and localized realizations are considered partial.
- Krishna is considered the ultimate knowledge beyond any doubts in complete Krishna consciousness.
- Different types of yoga serve as steppingstones on the path of Krishna consciousness, with direct Krishna consciousness leading to knowledge of brahma-jyotir and Paramatma.
- Yoga practice should begin as directed in the last verse of the Sixth Chapter, with sravanam (hearing) being the first and most important form of devotional service.
- Krishna is the greatest authority, and hearing from Him or a pure devotee of Krishna is the best way to become Krishna conscious.
- The Srimad-Bhagavatam describes the process of understanding Krishna through hearing from Vedic literatures or directly from Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita.
- Hearing about Krishna purifies the devotee, develops transcendental knowledge, and leads to fixed devotional service.
- By developing devotional service, one becomes freed from passion and ignorance, diminishing material lusts and avarice, and attains pure goodness.
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Test your knowledge of Krishna consciousness and the teachings of Bhagavad-gita in this quiz. Explore the nature of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and learn how practicing yoga with a focused mind can help you know Him fully. Gain insights from the purport by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
