Keena and kasha lecture

Question 1

Keena

Answer 1

Atman is behind all vital functions, the breath, hearing, speech, mind and all senses and is yet responsible for them. It can be percieved by senses, can be inferred to exist in living things but does not exist in material things.

Question 2

Katha into

Answer 2

Yama grants banised to death son three wishes for staying in his house

Question 3

First wish

Answer 3

Naiketu asks yama to make his father less angry

Question 4

second wish

Answer 4

to enter a celestial realm after being explained how to do a particular ritual sacrifice

Question 5

What grants death the desire to teach the boy

Answer 5

After he rejects all wealth and prosperity in the material world claiming these are temporary and is wondering what happens at the great transit.

Question 6

Third wish

Answer 6

To find out how to overcome death and achieve liberation.

Question 7

Self gratification vs. good

Answer 7

Wise choose good whereas fools choose self gratification

Question 8

verse 8- purpose of external knowledge and size of soul

Answer 8

Learn about self realization through external knowledge. The atman is smaller than atoms and can’t be grasped through reason

Question 9

verse 15-meaning of om

Answer 9

-Om is the sound manifestation of brahman which when you realize is brahman uncover the atman

Question 10

verse 18-can soul be killed? can it be grasped by external knowledge?

Answer 10

soul cannot be killed or grasped by intelligence and teaching

Question 11

verse 20-where does the soul lie?

Answer 11

lies in the heart of the being

Question 12

verse 24-can anyone out beat death?

Answer 12

death is inevitable and will capture you regardless of the caste you are in.

Question 13

Chapter 3 verse 3-who is the chariot, the rider the horses?

Answer 13

Self is the rider in a chariot while the chariot is the mind and the horses are the senses.

Question 14

Chapter 3 v. 16- what are the benefits from hearing the tale of natchiet or sharing his story at a funeral?

Answer 14

One who hears the tale of natchiet will be free from death and attain liberation as someone who shares it at a funeral

Question 15

chapter 3 v. unknown-how do you find atman? What do fools do? What do wise men do?

Answer 15

In order to find the atman you must look inside yourself. Fools use their atman to look for external objects to satisfy themselves.

Question 16

chapter 4 v. 11-what is sankara’s favorite passage and why?

Answer 16

Sankaras favored passage which states that no diversity exists in the world and that all are one

Question 17

Chapter 5-what will attending to atman free you from?

Answer 17

atman is free from crooked thoughts and body and one who attends to atman will not grieve because they are freed from this.

Question 18

Early reference to yoga as a practice-how do it and it’s purpose

Answer 18

Need to calm the mind and still all thoughts, to get beyond senses, mind, emotions and reason to get to a state of pure conciousnes which can be attained in this life.

Question 19

Chapter 14-what must one get rid of in order to achieve liberation?

Answer 19

Must get rid of all material desires to attain atman and achieve liberation.