The Glorious Pastimes and Teachings of Lord Krishna(SB-2/2/12)
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What is the process of meditation recommended in bhakti-yoga?

  • Gradual development
  • Devotional service (correct)
  • Impersonal meditation
  • Jñana-yoga

    • What is the advantage that the devotee has over the impersonalist philosopher?

  • The devotee undergoes easier programs
  • The devotee has a personal relationship with the Lord (correct)
  • The devotee doubts the personal feature of the Lord
  • The devotee practices impersonal meditation

    • What is the result of the gradual development of pure devotional service?

  • Positive concentration of the mind
  • Impersonal meditation
  • Liberation from material conditions (correct)
  • Extensive benedictions

    • What does the impersonalist philosopher doubt about the Lord?

    <p>The personal feature of the Lord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of liberation from material conditions called?

    <p>Jñana-yoga</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the source of suffering for the impersonalist?

    <p>The impersonal meditation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the process of pure devotional service serve the purpose of?

    <p>Liberation from material conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the Lord's magnanimous pastimes and the glowing glancing of His smiling face indications of?

    <p>The Lord's extensive benedictions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first processional step in bhakti-yoga?

    <p>Meditation on the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the grossest type of anartha that binds the conditioned soul in material existence, according to the text?

    <p>Sex desire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three headings in which the sex desire is summarized, according to the text?

    <p>Profit, adoration, and distinction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the stage of knowledge called when one becomes detached from unwanted things, according to the text?

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

    What does purification in the context of the text mean, according to Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura?

    <p>Cessation from sex indulgence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should one be free from before trying to make a show of recital of Bhagavatam, according to the text?

    <p>All kinds of sex desire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What have material opportunists done by indulging in sex life in the name of Bhagavatam, according to the text?

    <p>Vilified Bhagavatam</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest as the gradual process of devotional service to control gross sex desire?

    <p>Meditation on the person of the Lord, beginning from the feet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should one do after getting free from the intoxication of sex indulgence?

    <p>Step forward for the next meditation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be enhanced in proportion to the progress of purification of the heart?

    <p>Progress of meditation on the different limbs of the transcendental body of the Lord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who should never progress to meditation above the feet of the Lord?

    <p>Those who are still entrapped by sex indulgence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be restricted to the first and second cantos of Srimad-Bhagavatam for those entrapped by sex indulgence?

    <p>Recital of Srimad-Bhagavatam</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must one complete in order to be admitted into the realm of the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam?

    <p>The assimilation of the contents of the first nine cantos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should one do after getting free from the intoxication of sex indulgence?

    <p>Step forward for the next meditation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be enhanced in proportion to the progress of purification of the heart?

    <p>Progress of meditation on the different limbs of the transcendental body of the Lord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who should never progress to meditation above the feet of the Lord?

    <p>Those who are still entrapped by sex indulgence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be restricted to the first and second cantos of Srimad-Bhagavatam for those entrapped by sex indulgence?

    <p>Recital of Srimad-Bhagavatam</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must one complete in order to be admitted into the realm of the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam?

    <p>The assimilation of the contents of the first nine cantos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended process for those who are still entrapped by sex indulgence and cannot progress to meditation above the feet of the Lord?

    <p>Recital of Srimad-Bhagavatam should be restricted to the first and second cantos.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must one complete before being admitted into the realm of the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam?

    <p>One must assimilate the contents of the first nine cantos.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be enhanced in proportion to the progress of purification of the heart?

    <p>The progress of meditation on the different limbs of the transcendental body of the Lord.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the conclusion regarding those who are still entrapped by sex indulgence and cannot progress to meditation above the feet of the Lord?

    <p>They should focus on purifying their intelligence and heart before advancing further.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of recital of Srimad-Bhagavatam for those who are still entrapped by sex indulgence?

    <p>To purify their intelligence and progress towards the realm of the Tenth Canto.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The process of _________ recommended herein is bhakti-yoga, or the process of devotional service after one is liberated from the material conditions.

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

    The impersonalist is doubtful about the _________ feature of the Lord, and therefore he always tries to meditate upon something which is not objective.

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

    The devotee, due to the Lord’s personal service, progresses very _________.

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

    By the gradual process of devotional service under the guidance of a proper spiritual master, and following the principles of the Bhagavatam, one must be able at least to control the gross ______ desire before one accepts the renounced order of life factually.

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

    Purification means getting free gradually from ______ desire, and this is attained by meditation on the person of the Lord as described herein, beginning from the feet.

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

    One should not try to go upwards artificially without seeing for himself how much he has been released from ______ desire.

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

    Those who are still entrapped by sex indulgence should never progress to meditation above the ______ of the Lord

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

    The progress of meditation on the different limbs of the transcendental body of the Lord should be enhanced in proportion to the progress of purification of the ______

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

    Recital of Srimad-Bhagavatam should be restricted to the first and second cantos for those who are still entrapped by ______ indulgence

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

    One must complete the purificatory process by assimilating the contents of the first nine cantos before being admitted into the realm of the ______ Canto

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

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