Diploma in SrilaPrabhupad Small Books
Level -1 Book-2
Krishna consciousness the matchless gift
Questions:
1. What is the aim of Krishna consciousness movement? To bring all living entities back to
their original consciousness.
2. One may be considered a great philosopher or great scientist, but if he is haunted by the
ghost of maya, illusion, whatever he theorizes and whatever he speaks is more or less
non sensical.
3. What is our original constitutional position? we are originally pure spirit soul, part and
parcel of Krishna, and therefore our original constitutional position is as pure as God’s
4. What is the meaning of the word Kṛṣṇa? Krishna is Supreme Controller, accepted by all
vedic authorities, supreme personality of God head.
5. What was the analogy given for “consciousness getting contaminated”? when water falls
from the clouds, it is uncontaminated like distilled water, but as soon as it touches the
ground it becomes muddy and discoloured, Similarly, we are originally pure spirit soul,
part and parcel of Krishna, and therefore our original constitutional position is as pure as
God’s. (BG 15.7).
6. The process of paramparā is hearing from Kṛṣṇa or from authorities who have
accepted Kṛṣṇa and repeating exactly what they have said.
7. How can we control our tongue? By Chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra and tasting
Krishna Prasadam.
8. Simply by hearing the glories of Krsna from Bhagavad Gita & Srimad Bhagavatham and
by chanting his names – Hare Krishna we can swiftly perfect our lives.
9. A pure Vaiṣṇava is compared to such a wish-fulfilling tree , for he can bestow a
matchless gift upon a sincere disciple -Krishna Conciousness.
10.Padma Purāṇa estimates the species of life to be 8,400,000.
11.Name the six Goswamis? Sri Sanatana Goswami, Sri Rupa Goswami, Sri Raghunatha
Bhatta Goswami, Sri Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, Sri Jiva Goswami and Sri Gopala Bhatta
Goswami.
12.Kṛṣṇa is the supreme witness sitting within the heart.
13.According to the law of karma, if we act properly and perform pious activities, we are
awarded by good fortune and if we act sinfully, we have to suffer.
14.What are our four principal problems? Birth, death, old age and disease.
15.The dimension of the spirit soul is very minute and is given in the scriptures as keśāgra—
one ten thousandth the portion of the tip of a hair.
16.The purpose of this offering is to create a loving transaction. Kṛṣṇa wants this
transaction: “You love me and I will love you.”
17.A life of subordination to krishna is a normal life and is a life of actual liberation.
18.Strī means “that which expands”
19.If we do not atone for sinful activities committed while in this body, we will have to
suffer in the next body because we will get another body according to karma.
20.Three modes of material nature—sattva guna, rajo guna & tamo guna.
21.Who are karmīs? fruitive actors who work all day and night to get some enjoyable results
and then again suffer.
22.What four regulative principals one must follow If one wants to become an initiated
member of our Kṛṣṇa consciousness society? no illicit sex, no intoxication, no gambling
and no meat eating.
23.Brahma jānātīti brāhmaṇaḥ: one who knows the supreme, the Absolute Truth, is
a brāhmaṇa.
24.Money or energy is properly utilized when it is directed to Krishna.
25.Kṛṣṇa is not in want of money, for He is the original proprietor of everything. It is for our
interest, for the sooner we return Krishna’s money to Kṛṣṇa, the better situated we will
be.
26.According to all Vedic scriptures what is the right kind of food for humans? fruits and
vegetables.
27.One who, in spite of provacation or in spite of the presence of a source of mental
agitation can remain steady in his position, he is called dhīra. Who has control of his
body (deha), words (vaca) & buddhi is called dhira.
28.Kevala bhakti refers to pure unalloyed devotional service in which there is no other
desire but to please Kṛṣṇa.
29.One should simply request pray to Krsna: “Please engage me in your service.”
30.The purpose of following the Vedic scriptures is to develop love of God.
*Optional Memory sloka
Bg. 15.7
mamaivāṁśo jīva-loke
jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ
manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi
prakṛti-sthāni karṣati
Synonyms
Translation
The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal fragmental parts. Due
to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include
the mind.
