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WorksheetsBhakti Marga Explained - The Bigger Picture
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
There is not much diversity to be found in Hinduism
true
false
Vaiṣṇavism is a tradition that is centred around worship of ... as the Supreme Lord
Viṣṇu, Nārāyaṇa or Kṛṣṇa
Nārāyaṇa but not Kṛṣṇa
Kṛṣṇa but not Nārāyaṇa
The Supreme Reality in the Vaiṣṇava tradition is seen as ...
having a personality, with spiritual form and attributes
undifferentiated being, without form and attributes
having a personality, with material form and attributes
having a personality, with form and a limited number of attributes
To goal for Vaiṣṇavas is to ...
merge into the impersonal aspect of God
attain a pure, eternal loving relationship with God
merge one's identity into the body of God and enjoy His svarūpānanda (inherent bliss)
The Vaiṣṇava sampradāyas ...
maintain congruent philosophical views
have slightly different philosophical views
What defines Bhakti Marga as a Śri Vaiṣṇava movement?
Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda as the founding ācārya has been initiated into the Śri Sampradāya
The philosophical conclusions of our movement are founded in
the Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta philosophy of Rāmānuja
The worship of Kṛṣṇa in the temple
Holding Śrīman Nārāyaṇa as the Supreme Lord and source of all incarnations
Non-Śrī Vaiṣṇava aspects of Bhakti Marga include ...
the worship of Rādhārānī and Caitanya Mahāprabhu
the worship of Pānduranga
the worship of Kṛṣṇa
practices of Atma Kriya Yoga and OM Chanting
the strong emphasis on devotional saints such as Mīrābāī and Tukārām
The Guru in orthodox Vaiṣṇavism ...
is given utmost respect and reverance
is seen as a top-most devotee and representative of the Lord
is seen as directly the Supreme Lord
is seen as someone who has expertly studied the śastras and thus imparts his knowledge onto his disciples
Paramahamsa Vishwananda in Bhakti Marga ...
is given utmost respect and reverance
is seen as a top-most devotee and representative of the Lord
is seen as directly the Supreme Lord
is seen as someone who has expertly studied the śastras and thus imparts his knowledge onto his disciples
Why do devotees have the conception of Guruji as not just another Vaiṣṇava ācārya?
Guruji constantly shows His ability to respond to our prayers
He is able to inform and prepare us for future events
His mere presence awakens a longing for the Divine within the heart
Ultimately it comes down to personal experience
There are fundamental differences between the belief, conviction and realisation of Guruji's true nature
true
false
Belief is ...
a superficial mental acceptance of an idea
not based on opinion or some form of mental reasoning, it is a deeper feeling, it is an inward revelation where we can actually recognise Truth
where that Truth becomes as real and as fundamental as our very existence
Conviction is ...
a superficial mental acceptance of an idea
not based on opinion or some form of mental reasoning, it is a deeper feeling, it is an inward revelation where we can actually recognise Truth
where that Truth becomes as real and as fundamental as our very existence
Realisation is ...
a superficial mental acceptance of an idea
not based on opinion or some form of mental reasoning, it is a deeper feeling, it is an inward revelation where we can actually recognise Truth
where that Truth becomes as real and as fundamental as our very existence
Ultimately, a devotee should aim to turn his/her ... into ... about Guruji's true nature
conviction ... realisation
realisation ... conviction
belief ... conviction
The worship of Guruji reveals the Lord and the worship of the Lord reveals Guruji. This is the process of
devotion in Bhakti Marga.
true
false
As Guruji is taken as the supreme authority, scripture should be seen as of no value in Bhakti Marga
true
false
The words of Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad Gītā become relevant
and real because we see their truth when we remember our
relationship with Guruji
true
false
The lessons and themes that are found in the various līlās of the Bhāgavatam ...
come to life through first hand experiences with Guruji
are accounts from times long gone by and thus irrelevant for present-day
All the practices of Bhakti Marga such as japa, Atma Kriya Yoga, pūjā, kīrtana and the prayers we perform are what we can call ...
sādhana bhakti
bhāva bhakti
prema bhakti
Through ..., we eventually reach a state of devotional purity and surrender which qualifies us to receive the Grace by which we may realise ...
sādhana bhakti ... prema bhakti
prema bhakti ... sādhana bhakti
