Knowledge-1
Who can clarify all your doubts in spirituality ?
A true Guru
Which kind of sacrifice is superior ?
Sacrifice performed in Knowledge (or)
Mechanical sacrifice?
Sacrifice performed in knowledge is superior.
Complete the Verse:
brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir ______________ hutam
brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā
Verse 24
brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam
brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā
sukham
Happiness
Say Meaning of Verse 24
brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam
brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā
For those who are completely absorbed in God-consciousness, the oblation is Brahman, the ladle with which it is offered is Brahman, the act of offering is Brahman, and the sacrificial fire is also Brahman. Such persons, who view everything as God, easily attain him.
________ knowledge is easy to acquire rather than ________ knowledge.
Clue:
Ascending
Descending
Descending knowledge is easy to acquire rather than ascending knowledge.
Who wrote the epic Ramayan? Why was he not able to utter Ra Ma?
Valmiki (perviously known as Ratnakar)
Because he was a sinner.
Complete the Verse:
na hi________ sadṛiśhaṁ _________ vidyate
tatsvayaṁ ____________ kālenātmani vindati
Verse 38:
na hi jñānena sadṛiśhaṁ pavitramiha vidyate
tatsvayaṁ yogasansiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati
brahma
Brahman - Formless aspect of Supreme God.
Recite Verse 36
api ched asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛit-tamaḥ
sarvaṁ jñāna-plavenaiva vṛijinaṁ santariṣhyasi
In how many ways can we serve Guru? What are they?
Serving the Guru can be done in 4 ways :
a.Tan
b.Man
c.Dhan
d.Atma
A Guru is one who has both ________ and _________ knowledge of the scriptures.
A Guru is one who has both theoretical and practical knowledge of the scriptures.
Complete the verse:
śhreyān dravya-mayād yajñāj_______________
sarvaṁ karmākhilaṁ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate
Verse 33:
śhreyān dravya-mayād yajñāj jñāna-yajñaḥ parantapa
sarvaṁ karmākhilaṁ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate
śhreyān
Superior
Recite Verse 38
na hi jñānena sadṛiśhaṁ pavitramiha vidyate
tatsvayaṁ yogasansiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati
"Such persons, ________________, easily attain him."
Who are those people ?
Such persons, who view everything as God, easily attain him.
Explain what is Surrender in 2 sentences?
•Surrender means obeying your Guru's instructions.
•Never questioning him.
•Surrendering your mind and intellect.
*Doing things you don't understand!
Complete the Verse:
_____________________ paripraśhnena sevayā
upadekṣhyanti te jñānaṁ __________________
Verse 34:
tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśhnena sevayā
upadekṣhyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśhinaḥ
śhraddhā-vān
Faithful person
Saying Meaning of Verse 39
śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ sanyatendriyaḥ
jñānaṁ labdhvā parāṁ śhāntim achireṇādhigachchhati
Those whose faith is deep and who have practiced controlling their mind and senses attain divine knowledge. Through such transcendental knowledge, they quickly attain everlasting supreme peace.
Say any 3 important points on Developing faith.
•Faith is the stepping stone in devotion.
•Faith is to believe what one cannot see.
•We go to a restaurant and have faith that there is no poison in the food!
•In devotion we have to believe that God is protecting us even if we cannot see him.
•Faith develops by association of saints and devotees.
How many levels of Devotees are there?
What are they?
1.Highest devotee - The one who has faith and knowledge to a large extent.
2.Medium level devotee - Has faith but does not have knowledge.
3.Lowest level devotee - Has neither faith nor knowledge. They lack both.
Fix the jumbled verse:
śhāntim achireṇādhigachchhati tat-paraḥ sanyatendriyaḥ
jñānaṁ labdhvā parāṁ śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ
Verse 39:
śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ sanyatendriyaḥ
jñānaṁ labdhvā parāṁ śhāntim achireṇādhigachchhati
devatāḥ
celestial gods
Saying Meaning of Verse 40:
ajñaśh chāśhraddadhānaśh cha sanśhayātmā vinaśhyati
nāyaṁ loko ’sti na paro na sukhaṁ sanśhayātmanaḥ
But persons who possess neither faith nor knowledge, and who are of a doubting nature, suffer a downfall. For the skeptical souls, there is no happiness either in this world or the next.