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Chapter 2 · Through References

Chapter 2

Topics covered in Chapter 2: terms and definitions, thoughts and concepts, and selections for reflection.

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Terms and Definitions

  1. 2.39‘Sāṅkhya’ is the logic of reasoning by which the true nature of the Absolute Reality is comprehended.Open ↗
  2. 2.1What does the word ‘Madhusūdana’ mean?Open ↗
  3. 2.9What does the term ‘Guḍākeśa’ mean?Open ↗
  4. 2.9What does the appellation ‘Govinda’ mean?Open ↗
  5. 2.16Define ‘unreal’.Open ↗
  6. 2.16Define ‘real’.Open ↗
  7. 2.20Enumerate the six changes common to all beings.Open ↗
  8. 2.25Differentiate between ‘manifest’ and ‘unmanifest’.Open ↗
  9. 2.26What is the meaning of the word ‘Mahābāhu’?Open ↗
  10. 2.29What is ‘śravaṇa’, ‘manana’ and ‘nididhyāsana’?Open ↗
  11. 2.38What are the three ‘pairs of opposites’?Open ↗
  12. 2.40Define ‘pratyavāya’.Open ↗
  13. What is the meaning of the word ‘Kurunandana’?Open ↗
  14. 2.45Define ‘yoga’ and ‘kṣema’.Open ↗
  15. 2.49What is meant by ‘Buddhi Yoga’?Open ↗
  16. 2.50Who is a ‘Buddhi-Yuktaḥ’?Open ↗
  17. 2.50What are the two definitions of Yoga given by Śrī Kṛṣṇa in the second chapter? (2.48) andOpen ↗
  18. 2.52What are the two expressions of Māyā?Open ↗
  19. 2.54What does the term ‘sthitaprajña’ mean?Open ↗
  20. The nature of ‘sthitaprajña’ is described from verse 2.55 to 2.72 in the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gītā.Open ↗
  21. 2.56What are the three types of calamities?Open ↗
  22. 2.58What is ‘pratyāhāra’ in Yoga Śāstra?Open ↗
  23. 2.58What is the equivalent of ‘pratyāhāra’ in Vedāntic terminology?Open ↗
  24. 2.63Define ‘conscience’.Open ↗
  25. 2.64What is ‘prasāda’?Open ↗
  26. 2.72Define ‘brāhmī-sthitiḥ’.Open ↗

Thoughts and Concepts

  1. 2.4Who is capable of living in perfect morality?Open ↗
  2. 2.5When do sentiments cloud one’s understanding?Open ↗
  3. 2.6Distinguish between the functions of the mind and the intellect.Open ↗
  4. 2.7In which verse of the second chapter do we find Arjuna explicitly surrendering to Śrī Kṛṣṇa?Open ↗
  5. 2.10What is the symbolism behind the Mahābhārata battle scene?Open ↗
  6. 2.11What is the cause of Arjuna’s delusory attachments?Open ↗
  7. 2.11What is the ‘ego’?Open ↗
  8. 2.11From which verse of the second chapter does the teaching of the Bhagavad Gītā actually start?Open ↗
  9. 2.11The misapprehension of Reality takes place due to Non-apprehension of Reality.Open ↗
  10. 2.11The ego rises when the Pure Self is not recognised.Open ↗
  11. 2.15Who is fit for attaining ‘Immortality’?Open ↗
  12. 2.18The Self is described as ‘unknowable’ (Aprameya). Does that mean that the Self ever remains unknown?Open ↗
  13. Which Upaniṣad do the verses 2.19 and 2.20 echo?Open ↗
  14. 2.22What is the analogy used in the Bhagavad Gītā to explain ‘transmigration’?Open ↗
  15. List some of the qualities of the Self as enumerated in the second chapter. (2.24 and 2.25)Open ↗
  16. 2.33What is ‘svadharma’?Open ↗
  17. 2.33Define ‘sin’.Open ↗
  18. 2.38How can one live a life of inspired achievement?Open ↗
  19. 2.41What is the secret of success? What is the cause of failure?Open ↗
  20. 2.44What is the purpose of the practice of rituals?Open ↗
  21. 2.45How does one always remain established in purity (nitya-sattvastha)?Open ↗
  22. 2.47“Thy right is to work only, but never to its fruits.” Explain.Open ↗
  23. 2.47Who is the real Karma Yogi?Open ↗
  24. 2.48What does ‘giving up attachments’ mean?Open ↗
  25. 2.58Briefly explain the theory of perception.Open ↗
  26. 2.53When is one said to have attained ‘Yoga’?Open ↗
  27. 2.54Arjuna requests Śrī Kṛṣṇa for a description of the ‘Man of steady Wisdom’. Quote the relevant verse.Open ↗
  28. 2.55Why does the ‘Man of steady Wisdom’ become desireless?Open ↗
  29. 2.56What is ‘anger’?Open ↗
  30. 2.58The simile of a tortoise withdrawing its limbs is used to describe “A wise person withdrawing his sense organs from sense objects.Open ↗
  31. 2.58How does a Vedāntin, gain ‘sense-withdrawal’ (pratyāhāra or uparati)?Open ↗
  32. Cite the verses which show the ‘Ladder of fall’ resulting from our wrong attitude towards objects. (2.62, 2.63)Open ↗
  33. 2.67Elucidating which concept does Śrī Kṛṣṇa use the example of the ‘wind carrying away a boat’?Open ↗
  34. 2.67Why should the senses be kept in control?Open ↗
  35. 2.70Describe an effective strategy to increase one’s happiness.Open ↗
  36. 2.71Who attains peace?Open ↗
  37. 2.71Define ‘saṁnyāsa’.Open ↗
  38. Understanding the Four Types of Karma in Hindu PhilosophyOpen ↗

Selections for Reflection

  1. 2.1ReflectionOpen ↗
  2. 2.2ReflectionOpen ↗
  3. 2.3ReflectionOpen ↗
  4. 2.11ReflectionOpen ↗
  5. 2.12ReflectionOpen ↗
  6. 2.14ReflectionOpen ↗
  7. 2.15ReflectionOpen ↗
  8. 2.22ReflectionOpen ↗
  9. 2.27ReflectionOpen ↗
  10. 2.29ReflectionOpen ↗
  11. Reflection (2.38_1)Open ↗
  12. Reflection (2.38_2)Open ↗
  13. 2.49ReflectionOpen ↗
  14. 2.50ReflectionOpen ↗
  15. 2.57ReflectionOpen ↗
  16. 2.59ReflectionOpen ↗
  17. 2.61ReflectionOpen ↗
  18. 2.64ReflectionOpen ↗
  19. 2.68ReflectionOpen ↗

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