Question 1
Why does Krishna begin the meditation instructions with a clean place and stable seat? A A quiet setting and steady posture reduce distraction so the mind can be purified. B The external seat itself produces realization without sense control or concentration. C Meditation succeeds only if the seat is uncomfortable enough to prove discipline. D The setting matters because public display is the main aim of meditation.
Krishna gives physical details to support inner work. The place, seat, controlled senses, and concentrated mind all serve purification, not show.
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Question 2
How do verses 6.13-6.15 connect posture, gaze, fearlessness, and devotion? A Physical steadiness and a calm fearless heart help the mind remain fixed on Krishna and move toward peace. B Posture and gaze replace devotion, so the mind does not need a higher focus. C Fear is useful in meditation because it keeps the body alert. D The goal is to empty the mind permanently without giving it any sacred direction.
The body is steadied so the mind can be steadied. Krishna then gives the mind a higher anchor: contemplation of Him, leading to peace and freedom.
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Question 3
What practical warning do verses 6.16-6.17 give about meditation? A Extremes in food, sleep, recreation, and activity disturb practice; a regulated life supports freedom from sorrow. B Severe deprivation is always better than moderation because it proves seriousness. C Eating, sleeping, work, and recreation are unrelated to the steadiness of the mind. D Meditation is only for people who can avoid all bodily needs.
Krishna makes meditation practical. The body and daily rhythm affect the mind, so balance is part of the path rather than a weakness.
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Question 4
What does the lamp in a windless place teach in verses 6.18-6.19? A A controlled mind resting in the Self becomes steady because it is no longer blown about by desires. B A yogi should avoid all movement forever because physical stillness alone is liberation. C Desires are useful winds that make meditation more vivid. D The image teaches that meditation is fragile and cannot survive ordinary life.
The flame image describes inner steadiness. When wants stop pulling attention outward, the mind can rest in the Self with clear, unwavering awareness.
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Question 5
How do verses 6.20-6.23 describe the fruit of deep meditation? A The mind rests in the Self, discovers a joy beyond the senses, and is not shaken even by great sorrow. B The yogi gains better sensory pleasures and becomes protected from every external difficulty. C Meditation removes all responsibility and makes worldly relationships irrelevant. D The main gain is possession of rare objects that others cannot obtain.
Krishna describes yoga as disconnection from sorrow through inner realization. The joy is grasped by purified understanding, not by the senses.
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Question 6
What method for handling the wandering mind is taught in verses 6.24-6.26? A Renounce imagined cravings, use reason and inner strength, and gently bring the mind back whenever it wanders. B Become angry at every distraction until the mind is afraid to move. C Follow each new thought fully so the mind eventually gets tired. D Expect instant perfection; if thoughts arise, meditation has failed.
Krishna says the process is gradual. Meditation is the repeated return of the mind to the Self, guided by patience, reason, and restraint.
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Question 7
What kind of happiness is described in verses 6.27-6.28? A A natural bliss that arises when the mind is peaceful, passions subside, and the yogi abides in Brahman. B A forced excitement produced by intense effort and constant stimulation. C A reward that depends on being praised as a successful meditator. D A temporary relief that comes only when all external problems disappear.
This joy flows from purification and realization. It is not manufactured from outside; it becomes effortless as agitation and wrongdoing fall away.
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Question 8
What vision arises in verse 6.29 from mature meditation? A The yogi sees the self in all beings and all beings in the self with an impartial eye. B The yogi sees only personal peace and stops noticing the lives of others. C The yogi divides people more sharply into useful friends and useless strangers. D The yogi treats empathy as a distraction from realization.
Krishna moves from inward steadiness to universal vision. Real meditation widens the heart because the same life is recognized in all beings.
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Question 9
How do verses 6.30-6.31 deepen equal vision into devotion? A The yogi sees Krishna in everything, worships Him in all beings, and remains inwardly united whatever the outer situation. B The yogi sees Krishna only in private meditation and loses that awareness in daily action. C The yogi worships Krishna by withdrawing concern from all beings. D The yogi is told that divine presence is separate from the world.
Equal vision becomes devotional vision. Seeing Krishna everywhere means the yogi is not abandoned by Krishna and can worship through life itself.
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Question 10
Why does Krishna call the yogi of verse 6.32 the highest or perfect yogi? A They understand others through the likeness of the self and see the same self everywhere, in pleasure and pain. B They ignore other people so their own meditation is never disturbed. C They treat all actions as morally identical because equal vision removes wisdom. D They feel only their own pleasure and pain more intensely than before.
The fruit of meditation is not private calm alone. The highest yogi sees through another's joy and suffering with empathy grounded in the same Self.
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