General
What is every human being seeking?
Happiness
True or False: According to Law of Karma, we are helpless victims of our past
False
What we face is in life is due to the past. How we face will dictate our future.
Past + Present => Future
True or False: Improving Standard of Life means getting more wealth
False
Standard of Living: more wealth and comforts
Standard of Life: more peace of mind or happiness
What is the unit of Life
Experience
Life is a series of experiences
What is a labourer?
Work selfishly in order to earn money; No higher ideals in life; ego centric desires
Human beings have CHOICE in action because of what?
Intellect
What is the happiness equation?
Happiness = number of desires fulfilled / number of desires entertained
True or False: Sublimation means eliminating false values based on intellectual convictions
True
Suppression: forceful self-denial, blind belief or superstition
Sublimation: elimination of false values based on intellectual conviction
What constitutes the world of experiences?
Objects - Emotions - Thoughts
What are three laws of Cause and Effect
1. There cannot be an effect without a cause
2. Effect is nothing but the cause in modified form
3. If you remove cause from the effect, nothing remains
How are Mind and Intellect different?
Mind - agitating thoughts - feelings
Intellect - decisive thoughts - judgement
If I don't live up to my Intellectual convictions, what value am I violating?
Satyam or Truthfullness
State one difference between Path of good (Shreyas) and path of pleasant (Preyas)
- long term happiness vs short term joy
- guided by intellect vs senses
According to BMI chart, why is each individual unique?
Vasanas - impressions or tendencies created based on all past actions
What does True Freedom require?
Intelligent self-restraint
e.g. traffic lights
In order to live up to the value of Ahimsa (non-injury), what must you practice at body, speech, and mind level ?
Body - non-violence
Speech - no harsh words, or gossip
Mind - no bad thoughts or ill feelings for others
What is the difference between Materialistic culture and Spiritual culture?
Materialistic: Seek happiness outside
Spiritual: Seek happiness within
What is ego as per BMI chart?
PFT - Perceiver - feeler - thinker
What are the three main leakages of energy?
Past regrets
Present excitement
Future anxiety
Give two indicators of consciousness
Changeless
Infinite
Expressionless
Nature of bliss
If you want to be a "Person of achievement" what characteristics you must possess?
Have a high Ideal.
Work selflessly for the benefit of all
What are the four phases of exercise in training the mind which involves looking within?
1. Introspect
2. Detect
3. Negate
4. Substitute
Give an example of Physical, social, intellectual Vasana
physical - wants to be active and outdoors
social - doesn't like attention on himself/herself
intellectual - believes that the wealthy should help the poor
Why are we not able to find eternal happiness?
Because we are seeking eternal happiness in external objects whereas it lies within.