Chapter 1-Freedom
What is BMI
Body, Mind, and Intellect
How would you categorize happiness?
A state of mind
What is religion?
A technique for self-discipline and self control
How do you become enlightened?
To have mastery over your mind, and clearing your mind of agitation.
How can we increase our happiness?
Increase the number of desires fulfilled and decrease the number of desires entertained
How can we use our life properly?
Discover and develop the infinite possibilities within us.
What is Vedanta?
The science of self-unfoldment.
What must one be weary about sensory satisfaction?
it is not long lasting nor definitive of happiness
How can you change your destiny?
intelligent choices and thoughts
What platform provides the information for us as human being to live a life of proper conduct?
Scriptures
How do we feel when our mind is tranquil?
Joyful
How are science and religion similar?
Both are represented by data accumulated by generations of sages/scientists.
What happens if we do not maintain proper conduct?
We will complain a bad world, and not understand that our life is a blessing.
What two impulses motivate all activities?
Yearning for joy and revulsion to sorrow
What three aspects of the human experience does Vedanta cover?
The three states of waking, dream, and deep sleep