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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Krishna, the wise grieve for whom?
2. What does Krishna say happened to the practice of yoga through time?
3. What is adhyatma?
4. When does Krishna say judgment is clouded?
5. Where do devotees of Krishna come?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Krishna say ignorance is destroyed?
2. What does Krishna say about those who abstain from action to enjoy sensual pleasures?
3. What does Krishna say would happen if he ever refrained from continuous work?
4. What does Krishna say about competing with another's dharma?
5. What does Krishna say about those who have gone beyond the dualities of life?
6. Describe Krishna's instructions for the practice of meditation.
7. What does Krishna say about the relationship between his unmanifested form and the existence of the manifested universe?
8. Why does Arjuna suggest he could receive no satisfaction from killing Dhritarastra's sons?
9. How does Krishna say Arjuna may pass from death to immortality?
10. What does Krishna tell Arjuna about work?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Toward the end of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna shifts his attention to those souls with "demonic tendencies."
1) Describe the attitudes of souls of this nature. How are they different from the attitudes Krishna has previously promoted?
2) Discuss what Krishna teaches concerning the destiny of souls of demonic nature.
3) What are the "three gates" to self-destruction? How may these be avoided?
Use specific examples for all the above.
Essay Topic 2
"Awakened sages call a person wise when all his undertakings are free from anxiety about results; all selfish desires are consumed in the fire of knowledge." What does this statement of Krishna's mean? Why should one not care about the outcome of his actions? What is the "fire of knowledge?" Is this theme central to Krishna's teaching? Why or why not? Use specific examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Upon hearing the reason for Arjuna's despair, Krishna tells him he sees the prince's sincerity, but his sorrow is without cause. Arjuna fears to kill his kin, but Krishna says the wise grieve for neither the living nor the dead because they see that what is impermanent has no reality.
What does Krishna mean by this? Where does reality lie? How does Krishna endeavor to expand Arjuna's perspective? What kind of salvation is Krishna offering? Discuss citing specific examples.
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