Lesson 1 - answers

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Hare krisna !

 

Respected Guruji,

here are the answers to lesson 1

 

Lesson - 1

 

1. Try to define the role of god in your life.

 

God has always been with me, when ever i have plunged into the waters

saying " lord help me " , without knowing how to swim. when ever i pray

to the goddess parvati, my prayers are answered within hours. i find

peace talking to god.

 

2. what have u done in past one year to come close to God ?

 

i have tried to find the truth, reading books, i have read a few

versed from the Srimad BhagvathGita, i browse on the web for

spiritual knowledge, what all different views people have. i think

what & why people have different views. I practise meditation & japa,

and sing " Hare Krisna.... " whenever i feel like. i keep talking to

goddess Parvati or Sri Krisna many times sometimes when i am walking

to office, or when i am designing some thing.

 

3. Which statement is more relevant:

a. God is all, or

b. All is God

 

basically there is no difference between both.

everthing or everyone should have one goal that is god.

 

4. How is the role of a Jyotish different from a priest?

 

A jyotish must work with a spiritual point of view in suggesting

remedies. he is the messenger of god. a jyotish must practise the

satwa guna, to get close to god. a jyotish must preach what he

practises.

 

 

5. Make a list of all Sanskrit terms in this Lesson under different

starting

letters and prepare your personal dictionary of Jyotish/Sanskrit

terminology.

 

Atma Soul - the Self; the conscious self.

Avidyamaya - ignorance due to lack of knowledge.

Brahmagyan - the knowledge of self and discrimination.

Brahmagyana - wisdom

gait - Movement or spiritual direction

Isha - (Maha Vishnu in the highest and imperceptible form

& Sri Krishna in the perceptible form)

Jeevatma - the conscious self with the deeds of Karma attached

to it.

Jyoti - Light

Jyotish - The light of knowledge

Jyotisha - One who possess the light of this knowledge and

puts it to use for Dharma.

Paramatma - the supreme conscious self

Prakriti - Maya

Paramatma - Purusha is the Supreme Soul

Rajas Guna - Lust, desire, greed, jealousy, strife, pride,

quarrelsome, prayer for selfish ends and motives, ego, self-

aggrandizement, dominative, love of fame, jeer at others and be

aggressive generally.

Satwa Guna - The person has poise, self-control, forbearance,

discrimination, performance of duty without expectation of fruits,

truthfulness, compassion, contentment, generosity, dispassion, faith

and reverence, charity, feeling of guilt and shame for ill conduct,

delight in devotion to God.

Tamas Guna - Anger, hatred, greed, cruel, false piety, inertia,

lazy, sleep, expectation, fear, infatuation, hatred of God, misery,

lying etc.

Veda Knowledge - pure & unadulterated knowledge.

Vidyamaya - the knowledge - of the Vedas and the self.

 

 

 

jothi

 

Hare Krisna !