The Essentials of Human Existence 2/2/4
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Why does the author argue against unnecessary increase in the necessities of life?

  • To imitate animals
  • To conserve human energy (correct)
  • To promote self-realization
  • To live a healthy life

    • What does the author suggest about using one's own arms instead of a pillow?

  • It is unnecessary
  • It is uncomfortable
  • It is a sign of intelligence (correct)
  • It is a vain search for illusory happiness

    • What is the author's view on animals and their way of life?

  • Animals should be imitated by humans
  • Animals are superior to humans
  • Animals have a better understanding of happiness
  • Animals have no intelligence (correct)

    • What does the author mean by 'self-realization'?

    <p>Utilizing human intelligence in arts and science</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's opinion on human civilization?

    <p>Human civilization should progress through the utilization of intelligence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author imply about the energy of human life compared to animals?

    <p>The energy of human life is far superior to that of animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's perspective on the necessity of clothing?

    <p>Clothing is unnecessary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author mean by 'human energy is spoiled'?

    <p>Human energy is wasted in a vain search for illusory happiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author suggest about the intelligence of animals?

    <p>Animals have limited intelligence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author propose about the utilization of human intelligence?

    <p>Human intelligence should be utilized for self-realization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must be the goal of human civilization?

    <p>Establishing a relationship with God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it not possible to establish a relationship with God in any other form of life?

    <p>Because only humans have the capacity for self-realization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text say about material phenomenon?

    <p>It is a passing phantasmagoria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is delusion?

    <p>Self-complacence with a polished type of animal civilization geared to sense gratification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the great sages and saints of the past leave behind?

    <p>Immense writings on transcendental knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī reside?

    <p>In huts and groves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the so-called comforts of life actually detrimental to?

    <p>Progressive civilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the system of sanātana-dharma provide for a happy termination of the progressive life?

    <p>Ample opportunities and sufficient directions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When should one try to get into the habit of renunciation?

    <p>At a later stage of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will help one achieve the desired success according to Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī?

    <p>Getting into the habit of renunciation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of human civilization according to the text?

    <p>Establishing our lost relationship with God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author suggest about the intelligence of animals?

    <p>They are not capable of establishing a relationship with God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author propose about the utilization of human intelligence?

    <p>It should be used to seek self-realization and find a solution to the miseries of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author mean by 'self-realization'?

    <p>Achieving a deep understanding of one's true nature and the nature of the material world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the so-called comforts of life actually detrimental to?

    <p>Progressive civilization and the pursuit of self-realization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the author argue against unnecessary increase in the necessities of life?

    <p>It distracts from the goal of establishing a relationship with God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author imply about the energy of human life compared to animals?

    <p>It is wasted if not used to seek self-realization and establish a relationship with God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author mean by 'human energy is spoiled'?

    <p>It is misdirected towards material sense gratification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's perspective on the utilization of human energy for self-realization?

    <p>According to the author, the reserve energy of human life, which is far superior to that of animals, should simply be utilized for self-realization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author suggest about the intelligence of animals?

    <p>The author suggests that animals have no intelligence for building big houses, furniture, and other household paraphernalia, yet they maintain a healthy life by lying down on the open land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's view on the necessity of clothing?

    <p>The author suggests that if there is ample covering, or the skins of trees, there is no necessity of clothing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author propose about the utilization of human intelligence?

    <p>The author proposes that man should try to utilize his intelligence in arts and science, poetry and philosophy to further the progressive march of human civilization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the so-called comforts of life actually detrimental to?

    <p>The author argues that the unnecessary increase in the necessities of life is detrimental to the protection and comfort of the body, as well as the spoiling of human energy in a vain search for illusory happiness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's perspective on animals and their way of life?

    <p>The author suggests that animals do not know how to cook or prepare foodstuff, yet they still live healthy lives more easily than human beings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must be the goal of human civilization according to the author?

    <p>The goal of human civilization, according to the author, should be the utilization of human energy for self-realization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Human energy is spoiled in a vain search after such ______ happiness.

    <p>illusory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If one is able to lie down on the ______, then why should one endeavor to get a good bedstead or soft cushion to lie on.

    <p>floor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If one can rest without any ______ and make use of the soft arms endowed by nature, there is no necessity of searching after a pillow.

    <p>pillow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If we make a study of the general life of the animals, we can see that they have no intelligence for building big houses, furniture, and other household ______.

    <p>paraphernalia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    They do not know how to cook or prepare foodstuff, yet they still live healthy lives more easily than the human ______.

    <p>being</p> Signup and view all the answers

    An intelligent human cannot live the life of an ______; rather, man should try to utilize his intelligence in arts and science, poetry and philosophy.

    <p>animal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    But here the idea given by Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī is that the reserve energy of human life, which is far superior to that of ______, should simply he utilized for self-realization.

    <p>animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The necessities of life for the protection and comfort of the ______ must not be unnecessarily increased.

    <p>body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Human energy is spoiled in a vain search after such ______ happiness.

    <p>illusory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If one is able to lie down on the floor, then why should one ______ to get a good bedstead or soft cushion to lie on.

    <p>endeavor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Advancement of human civilization must be towards the goal of establishing our lost relationship with ______

    <p>God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    One must realize the nullity of the ______ phenomenon

    <p>material</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Self-complacence with a polished type of ______ civilization geared to sense gratification is delusion

    <p>animal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In pursuit of such false activities, a human being is in the clutches of ______

    <p>māyā</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Great sages and saints in the days of yore were not living in palatial buildings furnished with good furniture and so-called amenities of life. They used to live in huts and groves and sit on the flat ground, and yet they have left immense treasures of high ______ with all perfection

    <p>knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī were high-ranking ministers of state, but they were able to leave behind them immense writings on ______ knowledge

    <p>transcendental</p> Signup and view all the answers

    So-called comforts of life are not actually helpful for ______ civilization; rather, they are detrimental to such progressive life

    <p>progressive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the system of sanātana-dharma, of four divisions of social life and four orders of progressive realization, there are ample opportunities and sufficient directions for a happy termination of the ______ life

    <p>progressive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If one is not accustomed to abiding by the life of renunciation and self-abnegation from the beginning, one should try to get into the habit at a later stage of life as recommended by Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī, and that will help one to achieve the desired ______

    <p>success</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author imply about the energy of human ______ compared to animals?

    <p>life</p> Signup and view all the answers

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