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Question 1
How does Krishna define a true yogi in verse 6.1? A A true yogi performs duty without depending on the personal reward. B A true yogi avoids all work so no result can create attachment. C A true yogi performs rituals outwardly while ignoring ordinary responsibility. D A true yogi acts only when success is guaranteed.
Krishna begins Dhyana Yoga by grounding it in Karma Yoga. Spirituality is not avoiding action; it is doing one's duty without clinging to the result.
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Question 2
What misunderstanding about renunciation does verse 6.1 reject? A Renunciation is not mere inaction or dropping external duties; it is inward freedom from reward-dependence. B Renunciation is only for people who perform more ritual fires than others. C Renunciation means action is always spiritually lower than silence. D Renunciation requires Arjuna to leave the battlefield before understanding yoga.
The verse directly says a person does not become spiritual simply by avoiding action or external ritual. The decisive change is the inner relation to action.
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Question 3
Why does Krishna connect yoga and sannyasa in verse 6.2? A Both require giving up selfish wants that keep the mind restless and divided. B Both require leaving society before the mind can become peaceful. C Both are only external identities, so inner desire does not matter. D Both are impossible for someone who continues to perform duty.
Krishna equates the two at the level of inner discipline. Yoga is not achieved while the mind is still crowded with selfish plans and expectations.
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Question 4
What must be relinquished for someone to truly become a yogi, according to verse 6.2? A Selfish intentions and personal agendas that pull the mind away from steadiness. B All forms of effort, because effort itself prevents union. C Compassion for others, because relationships always block meditation. D Understanding and discrimination, because yoga depends only on posture.
The verse targets sankalpa, selfish wanting or agenda-making. Without releasing that inner insistence, the mind cannot settle into yoga.
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Question 5
How does verse 6.3 distinguish the beginner from one established in meditation? A For the seeker climbing upward, disciplined action is the means; for one established, quiet self-control sustains the state. B For the beginner, contemplation is unnecessary; for the advanced seeker, duty becomes forbidden. C For both stages, success depends mainly on external recognition from others. D For the established yogi, desire becomes a useful tool for deeper meditation.
Krishna gives a staged path. Selfless action helps purify and steady the beginner, while calm restraint maintains the one already established in yoga.
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Question 6
What kind of renunciation marks spiritual maturity in verse 6.4? A The person is no longer driven by sense pleasures, results, or restless schemes for action. B The person stops caring whether the mind is restless or clear. C The person proves maturity by abandoning all responsibility during difficulty. D The person pursues pleasure first and uses meditation only afterward.
Verse 6.4 moves renunciation inward. It is not just about outward action, but freedom from the impulses, pleasures, and results that command action.
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Question 7
Why is meditation introduced while Arjuna is still facing the battlefield? A Krishna is giving a way to steady the mind before, during, and after difficult responsibility. B Krishna is telling Arjuna that meditation replaces the need to act in the war. C Krishna is changing the subject because Arjuna no longer has any duties. D Krishna is presenting meditation as escape from reality rather than preparation to return clearly.
The section makes meditation practical, not escapist. Arjuna needs a steadier mind for hard duty, grief, leadership, and the long consequences of action.
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Question 8
What is the main flow of Krishna's teaching in verses 6.1-6.4? A Selfless duty reveals true renunciation, selfish wanting must be dropped, action prepares the seeker, and inner freedom marks maturity. B External ritual replaces duty, desire motivates meditation, and freedom comes from avoiding hard decisions. C Renunciation begins with leaving work, then yoga becomes possible only after all conflict disappears. D Meditation is introduced as a private technique disconnected from action, duty, and desire.
The opening of Chapter 6 links Karma Yoga and Dhyana Yoga. Krishna shows how right action, renunciation of selfish desire, and self-control prepare the mind for meditation.
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