The Journey of Meditation(SB-2.2.13)
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According to the Srimad-Bhagavatam, which section of the book describes the rasa dance pastimes?

  • Tenth Canto (correct)
  • Ninth Canto
  • Second Canto
  • First Canto

    • What part of the Lord's transcendental form should one concentrate on to become more purified?

  • The lotus feet (correct)
  • The hands
  • The hair
  • The face

    • What is the result of meditation on the transcendental form of the Lord?

  • Detachment from sense gratification (correct)
  • Increased sense gratification
  • Greater material desires
  • Decreased intelligence

    • Who is recommended to meditate upon the universal form of the Lord?

    <p>Impersonalists and voidists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are impersonalists and voidists not recommended to participate in arcana or touch the Deities?

    <p>They are not sufficiently purified in their spiritual activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate purpose of meditation according to the text?

    <p>To purify one's intelligence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the Lord's transcendental form is NOT mentioned as a point of concentration?

    <p>The chest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is recommended to meditate on the Deity worship in the temple?

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

    What is the state of intelligence in the present conditioned state of life according to the text?

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

    What is the recommended object of meditation for those who are too engrossed in sense gratification?

    <p>The gigantic virat-rupa of the Lord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended process of meditation?

    <p>Meditate on the lotus feet of the Lord and progress to His smiling face</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the meditation concentrate on?

    <p>The Person of the Supreme Godhead</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can one practice meditating upon?

    <p>The Deity in the temples</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Lord's rasa dancing considered as?

    <p>The smiling face of the Lord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What helps in purifying our existence?

    <p>Dressing the Lord and bathing Him</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should one gradually become purified by?

    <p>Offering flowers and tulasi to the lotus feet of the Lord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the meditation process be concentrated upon?

    <p>The different parts of the limbs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of fixing the mind upon the different parts of the limbs?

    <p>To reach the higher standard of purification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the authorized representations of the Lord?

    <p>Authorized descriptions of Visnu forms and representations of Deities in the temples</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When can one relish the Lord's activities?

    <p>When hearing the rasa dance pastimes of the Lord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of meditating on the transcendental form of the Lord?

    <p>the more one becomes detached from sense gratification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended object of meditation for those who are too engrossed in sense gratification?

    <p>the universal form of the Lord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is arcana not recommended for impersonalists and voidists?

    <p>Because they are not sufficiently purified in their spiritual activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate purpose of meditation according to the text?

    <p>purification of one’s intelligence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Srimad-Bhagavatam, which section of the book describes the rasa dance pastimes?

    <p>Tenth Canto (Chapters 29-34)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended process of meditation according to the Srimad-Bhagavatam?

    <p>According to the Srimad-Bhagavatam, the recommended process of meditation is to begin from the lotus feet of the Lord and progress to His smiling face.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the meditation process be concentrated upon?

    <p>The meditation process should be concentrated upon the different parts of the Lord's limbs, starting from the lotus feet, then the calves, then the thighs, and gradually rising higher and higher.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the state of intelligence in the present conditioned state of life according to the text?

    <p>In the present conditioned state of life, the intelligence is not purified.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What helps in purifying our existence?

    <p>Engaging in transcendental activities such as dressing the Lord, bathing Him, offering flowers and tulasi to His lotus feet, etc., helps in purifying our existence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the Lord's transcendental form is NOT mentioned as a point of concentration?

    <p>The Lord's rasa dancing is not mentioned as a point of concentration in the progressive meditation process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Bhagavata school, the Lord's rasa dancing is the ______ face of the Lord.

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

    It is better to practice concentrating our attention by offering flowers and ______ to the lotus feet of the Lord.

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

    When we reach the higher standard of purification, if we see the ______ face of the Lord or hear the rasa dance pastimes of the Lord, then we can relish His activities.

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

    The more the mind becomes fixed upon the different parts of the limbs, one after another, the more the ______ becomes purified.

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

    The process of meditation recommended in the Srimad-Bhagavatam is not to fix one's attention on something ______ or void.

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

    The meditation should be concentrated upon the lotus feet, then the calves, then the ______, and in this way higher and higher.

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

    Thus one can practice meditating upon the ______, concentrating his mind on the lotus feet of the Lord and gradually rising higher and higher, up to His smiling face.

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

    The more one concentrates on the transcendental form of the Lord, either on the lotus feet, the calves, the thighs or the chest, the more one becomes ______

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

    In this verse it is clearly stated, 'the more the intelligence becomes ______,' which means the more one becomes detached from sense gratification

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

    Our intelligence in the present conditioned state of life is impure due to being engaged in ______

    <p>sense gratification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The result of meditation on the transcendental form of the Lord will be manifested by one’s detachment from ______

    <p>sense gratification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Those who are too engrossed in sense gratification cannot be allowed to participate in ______ or to touch the transcendental form of the Radha-Krsna or Visnu Deities

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

    For them it is better to meditate upon the gigantic ______ of the Lord, as recommended in the next verse

    <p>virat-rupa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The impersonalists and the voidists are therefore recommended to meditate upon the universal form of the Lord, whereas the devotees are recommended to meditate on the Deity worship in the ______

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

    Because the impersonalists and the voidists are not sufficiently purified in their spiritual activities, ______ is not meant for them

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

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