PTC QUIZ – 5

15. following the principle of disciplic succession.

16. who manufactures his own process.

17. Satisfaction of the self-realized spiritual master is the secret of advancement

in spiritual life.

18. Unless there is submission and service, inquiries from the learned spiritual
master will not be effective.

19. both blind following and absurd inquiries are condemned.

19. Blind following and absurd inquiries are condemned.

20. a person in the disciplic succession can convey the message of the Lord as it is
to his disciple.

21. Philosophers criticize the devotees because they think that most of the
devotees are in the darkness of ignorance and are philosophically naive
sentimentalists.

22. If a devotee even though they be without sufficient education and even
without sufficient knowledge of the Vedic principles, are still helped by the
Supreme God.

23. Man can go on speculating for several millions of years, and if he is not
devoted, if he is not a lover of the Supreme Truth, he will never understand Kṛṣṇa,
or the Supreme Truth.

24. The pure devotee always has Kṛṣṇa within his heart; and with the presence of
Kṛṣṇa, who is just like the sun, the darkness of ignorance is at once dissipated.
This is the special mercy rendered to the pure devotee by Kṛṣṇa.

25. The ultimate goal, Viṣṇu, can be attained only by this chant and by devotional
service, and not by mental speculation or argument.
26. A devotee completely avoid all worries about his material necessities, safety,
security or bank balance, etc. as he knows everything is provided automatically by
the Supreme Lord, who is pleased by the loving devotional service of the devotee.

27. first applies to one who has actually developed an attachment for Kṛṣṇa, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, by transcendental love. And the other is for one
who has not developed an attachment for the Supreme Person by transcendental
love.

28. SrilaPrabhupada defines Bhakti-yoga as the purification of the senses.

29. By the practice of bhakti-yoga these senses can become purified, and in the
purified state they come directly in contact with the Supreme Lord.

30. The senses are impure means they are being engaged in sense gratification.
And pure senses means they are being used in Krishna’s pleasure.

31. (a) Material circle: One simply serve to get some money. And the master also
is not in love; he takes service from the one and pays him. So there is no question
of love.

(b) Spiritual circle: practice of devotional service, performed with the present
senses.

32. under the guidance of an expert spiritual master, following certain principles

33 by practice of bhakti-yoga, under the rules and regulations, with the direction
of a spiritual master.

34. one should constantly hear Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from pure
devotees.

35. can still be drawn to this perfectional stage by working for the Supreme Lord.