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What was the moral of the Shankaranand the Donkey story?
Question
Pain*Resistance = ?
Suffering
Who are Matt Damon and Will Smith's characters in The Legend of Bagger Vance meant to symbolize?
Arjuna and Krishna
What was the lesson of the "counting the dropping coins" activity
Importance of being a good listener
What is Questioning with Faith?
Questioning with śraddhā is trying to sincerely understand the teaching and not asking just to confuse the teacher or to “prove them wrong.”
What does the SHH acronym stand for
Stay Present
Heal
Help
What is RTRPRT?
— the right thing at the right place at the right time. The right thing is based on the color of one’s character (varṇa) and one’s stage of life (āśrama).
How was Dhritarastha attached? What does Attachment cause?
He saw Duryodhana as his source of joy and was dependent on him for his happiness
Attachment causes delusion which leads to dependence followed by fear adharma and sorrow
Why was Lord Krishna silent through 47 verses of Chapter 1 and the first 10 verses of Chapter 2.
This silence helped Arjuna calm down and become ready to listen to reason.
Name at least four aspects of the Arjuna Disease
1. Emotional Overload
2. Fear of Failing
3. Loss of Confidence
4. Confused Feelings
5. Focusing on the end result
6. Overthinking and Not Acting
7. Wanting to Avoid Tough Situations
8. Negative Self-Talk
9. Always expecting the Worst
10. Inner Struggles