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Sadhana

Dhanya Subramani English 91 cards

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  1. 156.What is Varnashrama dharma.Infrastructure to attain the goal both material & scriptural.
  2. 257.what is the significance of material success ?It is important & should compliment spiritual success.
  3. 358.How much divisions are there ?Two - varna vyavastha & ashrama vyavastha.
  4. 459.Elobertae Varna vyavastaSociological scheme.Taking society into account
  5. 560.Eloberate ashrama vyavastha.Individual scheme.
  6. 661.Varna vyavastha has how many divisions ?Four.
  7. 762.What are they ?Brahmana , kshatria, vysia & shudra.
  8. 863.What are the Basis of classification of groups.3 norms - 1. Character(Guna)
  9. 964.What makes on guna brahmana or etc.One who loves spiritual pursuit.
  10. 1065.Who is guna shatria?Dynamic selfless personality - selflessly motivated - guna kshatria
  11. 1166.Who is a guna vaisyaSelfishly motivated personality
  12. 1267.Who is guna shudra.No motivation at all - very close to animal mind.
  13. 1368.What is the Second normKarma - professions.
  14. 1469. What are the classifications based on karmaFour.1.Scriptural teaching-Karma brahmana
    2.Public service - Karma Shatria
    3.Commercial activity ,busineess & trade- Karma Viasya
    4.Labour - no independent thinking, service to others - Karma shudra
  15. 1570. What is third normBirth - Jathi brahmana , shatriya , vaisya & sudra.
  16. 1671.Gradation in varnashrama.All are equal by birth.
    All are equal by profession.
    There is gradation in character.
  17. 1772.Do we have choice in determining our group ?No choice in birth this birth but we have choice for next birth.
    Have choice for profession.Character based , family based & money based.
    Have choice for character.
  18. 1873.Ashrma vyavasta classificationBrahmacharya , grahasta , vanaprastha & sanyasa.
    Education , material , withdrawal , spiritual stages
  19. 1974.Brahmachrya ashrama purpose ?Primary - character building of a person & refining him.
    Secondary - artha kama
    Bilogocal parents - crude form in birth. - Guru makes him refined.
    Animal man - man man - god man.
  20. 2074.Brahmachrya ashrama purpose ?Primary - character building of a person & refining him.
    Secondary - artha kama
    Bilogocal parents - crude form in birth. - Guru makes him refined.
    Animal man - man man - god man.
  21. 2175.What type of education does scripture give for education ?Spiritual goal is primary.
    Descipline .Religious worship & rituals
    Dynamism - a life without laziness.
    Devotion -
  22. 2276.Grahastashrama purpose.Meant for religious purpose. Material is secodary.
    Develop important virtues.
  23. 2377.Vanaprastha ashrama purpose.Withdrawal is primary goal.Prepare for sanyasa ashrama.
  24. 2478.Sanyasa ashrama.Renunciation & detachment.
  25. 2579.What are the sadhanas to attain the goal ?Karma yoga ,jnana yoga & upasana yoga.
  26. 2680.Are the sadhanas optional or sequence ?Not optional. All are important.
  27. 2781.What is karma yoga ?Proper action with proper attitude.
  28. 2882.Categorise actions based on spiritualUttama karmani - complete spiritual contribution
    Madhyamam - Limited or no spiritual
    Adhama --- negative spiritual contribution.
  29. 2983.What is Uttama karmaniWhich benefits lots of beings.Nishkama karmani/paroba karmani.
  30. 3084.How much paroba karmani is there?5 fold yagnas
  31. 3185.What are they ?1.Deva yagna - for god
    2.Pitru yagna - for parents
    3.Brahma yagna - for all rishis.
    4.Manushya yagna - social service
    5.Butha yagna - for non human beings.
  32. 3286.Madhyama karmani is also known as ?Sakama karmani . rajasa , para udhasana karmani.
    Ignore others & being selfish. Help only for material goals.
  33. 3387.Adhama karmani is also known as ?Tamasa ,para apakara , win lose karma. bring down in spiritual contribution.
  34. 3488.What karma we need ?Dominant uttama karmani , less madhyama karmani & zero adhama karma.
  35. 3589.What about inevitable adhama karma ?They are called soona , it can be neutralized by uttama karmani.
  36. 3690.What is proper attitude for proper action ?Have ishwara arpana - surrender to law. Take result
    as ishwara pasadha - prasadha buddhi.with samathvam.
  37. 3791.What is purpose of upasana yoga ?Making our personality fit to attain all other goals.
    Personality conditioning program
  38. 3892.How our personality is divide in order to conquer ?Three layers that has to be conditioned.
  39. 3993.What are they ?Kaika , vachika & manasa
  40. 4094.How to condition physical body ?Never neglect health.There are prayers for that.
    Take help until conditioned. Preservation is easy than recover.
    Dont pamper it
  41. 4195.How to do verbal coditioning ?There are four parameters.
  42. 4296.What is the first parameter?Dont hurt others-ahimsa
    If not possible try to minimise & neutralize it.
  43. 4397.What is the second parameter ?Satyam - Speak truth
    Lie should cause pain & guilt & benefits of lie should
    become less sinificant & slowly removed.
    For unavoidable lie neutralize by prayaschitta
  44. 4498.What is third paramater ?Priyam - Soft slow polite & gentle words should be spoken.
  45. 4599.What is fourth parameter ?Hitham - Talk what is good for others.Evryone want to let out not listen.
  46. 46100.How to condition our mind ?Manasa karma-Physical & verbal conditioning is required first to control mind.
    Meditation - can be of four types.
  47. 47101. What is the first type of meditation ?1.Relax meditation - Relax the mind In particular by withdrawing senses
    Destress meditation
  48. 48102. What is the seconf form of meditation ?Focus meditation - Concentrated meditation.
  49. 49103.What is the third meditation ?Expansion meditation - Visualize the totality of creation.
    Vishvaroopa meditation
  50. 50104.What is the fourth type of meditation ?Value or transform meditation.Change the thought pattern.Because,
    Thoughts - feelings - action - habit - character - destiny
  51. 51105.What is needed along with personality ?Integration of thought speech & action.
  52. 52106.What is gnana yoga ?Discipline for self - knowledge
  53. 53107. What is the purpose of gaining self knowledge ?Free from sufferings.
  54. 54108.What is moksha ?Free from bondage caused by dharma artha & kama.
  55. 55109.What are the types of bondsRelationship bonds.Presence or absence of object/people effecting me.
  56. 56110. What does the inner peace give us ?It gives three important virtues.
    Accept what cant be changed
    Courage to change what can be changed
    Discrimination of right & wrong.
  57. 57111.How can one get self knowledge ?By using the instrument of knowledge.
  58. 58112.How many such instruments are there ?Pancha Puarusheya pramani.5 Instruments
  59. 59113.What are they ?1.Perception 2.Inference 3.Postulate 4.Comparison 5.Non cognition
  60. 60114.How can they be classified ?Into two main types.Perception & inference.
  61. 61115.Which one one shall use ?It depends on the object one want to know.
  62. 62116.Which one for self knowledge ?None will help for self knowledge. It is useful for objective universe.
  63. 63117.Then how can we have self knowledge?With sixth instrument - sashtra praman/sabdha pramana bought from outside.
    Apaurusha pramana.
  64. 64118.How is the general orientation towards knowledge ?First information & then experience dichotomy.
  65. 65119.How is it for self knowledge ?Dichotomy does not fit for self knowledge.Self knowledge is not information
    or experience. It is freedom from self ignorance.
  66. 66120.What are the methods of such knowledge ?Sravanam , mananam & nididyasanam.
  67. 67121.What is sravanamExposure to scriptural reading systematically for a length of time.Just listen
    patiently without judgement.
  68. 68122.What is mananam ?Ask doubts & remove obstacles & get conviction.
  69. 69123.What is nididyasanam?Internalization. Decondition old habitual behaviour.
  70. 70124.What is bakthi ?It has two meanings.
    Devotion towards god - love towards higher principle.
    Bakthi as a course of discipline to accomplish highest goal - Bakthi yoga
  71. 71125. How love can be directed ?All forms of love can be directed towards 3 things
    Love of Goals & ends , Love of means & Love of oneself.
  72. 72126.Is there a gradation in love.Love of self is high , means is low .Love for end is medium.
  73. 73127.What is the intensity for love of god ?It depends on how you look upon - as a means or end.
    Means - low intensity Mandha bakthi,
    End - Medium intensity,madyama bakthi
    As self - high intensity - utama bakthi
  74. 74128.Is bakthi exclusive seperate yoga to attain moksha ?No, it is consisting of all three yogas
  75. 75129.Why it is common & not seperate means ?Because it is the atmosphere where all three yogas are done.
  76. 76130.How ?Karma yoga - ishwara pranidhana
    Upasana - meditation on god is bakthi.
    gnana -- We start & end with prayer is bakthi & self discovery is god discovery
  77. 77131.Define god?There are 3 definitions of god given in sashtras .
  78. 78132.What are they ?God is creator of the world.ekaroopaishwara.Dvaita
    God is the cause of the world.Jagathkaranam.God become universe-anekaroopaishwara -Visishadvaita
    God appears as the worldin many forms not effected by anything.Advaita.Aroopaishwara
  79. 79133.Does it replaces or encompasses each one ?Advaita encompasses all . but dvaita dosent.
  80. 80134.What are the qualifications for self enquiry ?Sadhana catustayam - four fold qualifications.
  81. 81135.What are they ?Viveka - discrimination.
    Vairaga - dispassion
    Mumukshutvam - Desire
    Shatka sampaty - descipline
  82. 82136.What are the shatka sampatty ?Sama-mind control ,dama sense control,Uparamama - withdrawal ,
    titiska - mental toughness ,Shraddha - faith - in scriptures & guru
    Samadhanam - concentration.
  83. 83137.Who is a person has all these qualities ?An adhikari is one who has all these qualities.
  84. 84138.How these qualifications as acquired ?First three are acquired by karma yoga.
    Fourt qualification is acquired through upasana yoga.
  85. 85139.So only througt karma & upasan one can go to gnana yogaYes , both karma & gnana yoga helps on to go to gnana yoga without which one cant.
  86. 86140.Entire spiritual descipline can be divided in to how much level.First stage - gnana yogyata - karma & upasana - karma kanda - religious portion - vedapoorva.
    Second satge - gnana prapthi - gnana yoga - philosophical portion - vedanta.
  87. 87141.Is only karma & upasana yoga enough for gnana yogyata ?No along with that moral & ethical values is also needed.
  88. 88142.What are they ?Ten values. Two groups.Yama & niyama
    First group - avoidance= ahimsa , Asatya , Asteya , Bramacharya, Apargraha.
    Second grp - Want - Saucha , santosha , Tapah , Swadyaya , Ishwara pranidhana.
  89. 89143.What are the sariratreyam ?Sthula , sukshama & karana sarira.
  90. 90144.What are the avasttriyam ?Waking , dreaming & deep sleep.
  91. 91145.What are the pancha koshas ?Annamaya , pranamaya , manonmaya , vignanamaya , anandamaya kosha.

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Introduction to vedanta in a question answer format.
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Dhanya Subramani · Feb 2014
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