Beyond Birth & Death

According to Bhagavad-gītā (2.30), what is eternal and cannot be slain?

• The body
  

• The senses
  

• The Soul

• The Mind

What is the first step in self-realization?

• Understanding the Vedas

• Realizing one’s identity as separate from the body

• Practicing meditation

• Attaining material knowledge

According to Bhagavad-gītā (2.14), the dualities like heat and cold arise due to:

• Contact of the senses with their objects

• Changes in weather

• Lack of spiritual knowledge

• Desire for material wealth

What is the meaning of the term "gosvāmī"?

• One who serves the senses

• One who controls the sense

• A person free from karma

• A follower of Buddhism

The Bhagavad-gītā advises us to transcend which modes of material nature?

• Goodness, passion, and ignorance

• Light, sound, and heat

• Intelligence, ego, and mind

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Which method does Caitanya Mahāprabhu recommend for realizing one’s identity beyond the body?

• Practicing austerities

• Chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra

• Reading Vedic scriptures

• Performing fire sacrifices

According to Bhagavad-gītā (2.67), what can carry away a man’s intelligence?

• Overthinking

• One uncontrolled sense

• Attachment to material wealth

• Lack of education

Why do regulated principles exist according to the text?

• To restrict happiness

• To control bodily activities and elevate the soul

• To limit material desires

• To establish superiority over others
  

What is the ultimate goal of yoga, as described in this chapter?

• Attaining higher material planets

• Perfecting physical health

• Linking with the transcendental world and attaining the spiritual universe

• Achieving wealth and success

According to the Bhagavad-gītā (8.6), what determines the state one attains after death?

• The planetary position at the time of death
  

• The state of being one remembers when quitting the body
  

• The actions performed during the last week of life

• The offerings made to the Lord during life