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Chapter 10 · Through References

Chapter 10

Topics covered in Chapter 10: terms and definitions, thoughts and concepts, and selections for reflection.

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Terms and Definitions

  1. 10.20What we perceive as the external world is nothing but the Infinite Reality, seen through the limitations of our finite, conditioned mind.Open ↗
  2. IntroductionDistinguish ‘jīva’ from ‘Īśvara’.Open ↗
  3. 10.2Define ‘tanmātra’.Open ↗
  4. 10.7What is ‘Avikampa Yoga’ (unwavering or steady Yoga)?Open ↗
  5. 10.10What is ‘Buddhi Yoga’?Open ↗
  6. 10.14What does the term ‘Keśava’ mean?Open ↗
  7. 10.21Who are the ‘Maruts’?Open ↗
  8. 10.23What is the etymology of the word ‘Śaṅkara’?Open ↗
  9. 10.32What is ‘jalpa’, ‘vitaṇḍa’ and ‘vāda’?Open ↗
  10. 10.37What does the term ‘kavi’ mean?Open ↗
  11. 10.42What do the terms ‘yoga’ and ‘vibhūti’ mean?Open ↗

Thoughts and Concepts

  1. IntroductionExplain how the world is a projection of the Total-mind.Open ↗
  2. 10.2What does the term ‘Sapta Ṛṣi’ (Seven Ṛṣis) symbolise?Open ↗
  3. 10.2What does the term ‘deva’ signify?Open ↗
  4. 10.3Who is undeluded and liberated from all sins?Open ↗
  5. 10.3Why is the Self-described as ‘unborn’ and ‘beginningless’?Open ↗
  6. 10.3What is ‘loka’?Open ↗
  7. 10.3Who becomes the ‘Lord of the worlds’ (sarva-loka-maheśvara)?Open ↗
  8. Cite the relevant verses to elucidate that the Lord is the source of all our mental and intellectual abilities. (10.4, 10.5)Open ↗
  9. 10.6What do the four ‘Sanatkumara’ symbolise?Open ↗
  10. 10.7Who becomes established in the Supreme Awareness through Avikampa Yoga (unwavering Yoga)?Open ↗
  11. 10.8When is devotion fulfilled?Open ↗
  12. 10.9Who is a true seeker?Open ↗
  13. 10.10Explain the secret of successful detachment.Open ↗
  14. Cite the relevant verses wherein the Lord declares that He bestows Ātma-jñāna (Self-Knowledge) to his devotees. (10.10, 10.11)Open ↗
  15. 10.11Explain the Lord’s declaration that He reveals Himself to His devotees out of compassion.Open ↗
  16. What are the four requests made by Arjuna to the Lord in the tenth chapter? (10.16, 10.17,Open ↗
  17. 18)Open ↗
  18. Enumerate the 75 Vibhūtis of the Lord.Open ↗
  19. 10.23Why is ‘Śaṅkara’ (Lord of destruction) respected and adored?Open ↗
  20. 10.28What is the subjective meaning of ‘Kamadhenu?Open ↗
  21. 10.29Explain how annihilation is Death’s creative art.Open ↗
  22. 10.33The Lord declares that among all letters He is the letter ‘A’. What is the importance of this alphabet ‘A’?Open ↗
  23. 10.38Explain why of all secret things, the Lord is the deep unbroken ‘Silence’.Open ↗
  24. 10.42What is the philosophical significance of the term ‘jagat’ (world)?Open ↗

Selections for Reflection

  1. 10.2ReflectionOpen ↗
  2. 10.3ReflectionOpen ↗
  3. 10.10ReflectionOpen ↗
  4. 10.11ReflectionOpen ↗
  5. 10.18ReflectionOpen ↗
  6. 10.25ReflectionOpen ↗
  7. 10.29ReflectionOpen ↗
  8. 10.34ReflectionOpen ↗

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