HARI CHETAN'S
The
Bhagavad Gita
Workbook
A Companion in Your Spiritual Journey
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Once you gain a good understanding of the Bhagavad Gita, take a
print of this document and write the answers to the questions given
herein; or simply write the answers in a diary or a notebook. This
workbook is designed to test your knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita,
and to help you keep yourself on track in your spiritual journey.
Do this every month for enlightening insights.
Where to find all the answers?
Bhagavad Gita (in English)
30 Days to Understanding the Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita
#1 What do you think the Bhagavad
Gita really is?
#2 What are the few biggest lessons
for you in the Bhagavad Gita?
#3 How much faith do you have on
the teachings of the Bhagavad
Gita?
Krishna
#1 Who do you think Krishna is?
#2 What are some of the features of
Krishna that impressed you the most
after reading the Bhagavad Gita?
#3 What, according to you,
distinguishes Krishna from the
other gods?
#4 What do you think of the all-
encompassing universal form of
Krishna?
#5 According to you, is Krishna a
person or a power?
#6 Which form of Krishna do you
find to be the most suitable one for
worship?
#7 What, according to you, is the
relationship between you and
Krishna?
#8 Why do you think we cannot see
Krishna?
Soul
#1 Who do you think you are - a
body or a soul?
#2 How do you view the
relationship between a body and a
soul?
#3 Why do you think we cannot see
a soul?
Living Beings
#1 How do you think are all living
beings related?
#2 If we are all spirit souls, why do
you think is there so much hatred
among living beings? And what is
the solution for it?
Death
#1 What, according to you, is death?
#2 Where do you think a living
being goes after death?
#3 Do heaven and hell exist? Are
they our final destination? What is
your idea about these places?
#4 Do you think reincarnation is
real?
#5 What is the ideal mental state
at the the time of death?
Purpose
#1 What do you think is the
purpose of human lives?
#2 What do you understand by
liberation?
#3 What, according to you, are the
main requirements to attain the
purpose of human lives?
Knowledge
#1 What is true knowledge?
#2 What is the source of true
knowledge?
#3 What or who is the only real
object of knowledge?
#4 Why you think is right
knowledge so important for your
spiritual advancement?
#5 What is the difference between
material knowledge and spiritual
knowledge?
Meditation
#1 What do you think meditation
is?
#2 What is the real goal of
meditation according to you?
#3 What or who should we meditate
upon?
#4 What is described as the best way
to meditate in the Bhagavad Gita?
Dutiful Work
#1 What you think is the role of
work in our lives?
#2 What is our right in relation to
action, and what is not our right?
#3 How can right action help you
achieve the purpose of your life?
Karma
#1 What is Karma?
#2 How does Karma define our
destiny?
#3 What constitutes good karma
and bad karma?
Devotion (Bhakti)
#1 What do you understand by
Bhakti?
#2 Who according to the Bhagavad
Gita is the true object of devotion,
and why?
#3 What should the only goal
behind your devotion (HINT: It's
not liberation)?
Religion
#1 What do you think religion is?
#2 What does the Bhagavad Gita say
about religion?
#3 Which religion would you adhere
to after reading the Bhagavad Gita,
and why?
#4 Why do you think there are
multiple religions in the world?
Vedas
#1 What does the Bhagavad Gita
say about the Vedas?
#2 What would your approach be
toward study of the Vedas after
reading the Bhagavad Gita?
Demigods
#1 How do you view the relationship
between Krishna and the demigods?
#2 What you think is the role of the
demigods in the functioning of the
universe?
Attachment
#1 What people or objects are you
most attached to?
#2 What does the Bhagavad Gita
say about material attachment?
#3 What do your think about the
practicality of the teachings of the
Bhagavad Gita regarding
attachment?
#4 How do you plan to implement
the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita
regarding attachment in your own
life?
Sense
Gratification
#1 What, according to you, is the
need to control the senses before
approaching Krishna?
#2 Which sense organ do you find
most difficult to control? How do
you plan to control it?
Anger
#1 What generally makes you angry?
#2 What does Bhagavad Gita say
about anger?
#3 What would be your approach
toward anger after reading the
Bhagavad Gita?
Fear
#1 What makes you fearful or
anxious?
#2 What does the Bhagavad Gita say
about fear and anxiety?
#3 What would be your approach
toward fear and anxiety after reading
the Bhagavad Gita?
Doubt
#1 What doubts do you have
regarding the teachings of the
Bhagavad Gita?
#2 How do you plan to crush your
doubts? Have you approached any
learned sage with your doubts?
#3 What do you think of the
Bhagavad Gita's views about those
who doubt its teachings?
Ego
#1 What makes you indulge in pride
and false ego?
#2 How, according to you, does ego
become an impediment in one's
spiritual journey?
#3 What do you do to control your
ego?
Divine vs Demonic
#1 What divine and demonic
attributes can you think of that
have been mentioned as such in the
Bhagavad Gita?
#2 Which of these divine qualities
are you finding difficult to
develop? How do you plan to
develop those qualities?
#3 Which of those demonic traits
are you finding difficult to get rid
of? How do you plan to get rid of
them?
Equanimity
#1 What is your understanding of the
concept of equanimity discussed in
the Bhagavad Gita?
#2 Do you find it practicable to be
the same in both happiness and
sorrow?
#3 What tools can one use, according
to your understanding of the
Bhagavad Gita, to always remain
equipoised?
Happiness
#1 How do you define happiness?
#2 What are the differences
between pleasure and happiness?
#3 How can one attain real
happiness according to your
understanding of the Bhagavad
Gita?
Nature
#1 What is your understanding of
Prakriti, as described in the
Bhagavad Gita?
#2 What, according to you, is the
relationship between Krishna,
material nature, and the living
beings?
#3 What are the various modes of
material nature and which,
according to you, should be
approached by a Yogi?
#4 Is it necessary and possible to
transcend all the modes of material
nature? If yes, how do you plan to
do that?
Renunciation
#1 Is renunciation same as inaction?
If not, what are the differences?
#2 How do you plan to become a
true renunciant according to the
instructions of the Bhagavad Gita?
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