Chapter 02 - Sankhya YogaSloka 57 - Sthitha Prajna Lakshana 055. Triptihi – Contentment (Mana Niraivu)What is the essence of this sloka?Is a Jnani attached to anything?What does "anabhisnehaḥ" mean?Is the change at physical level or deep mental level?What does "śubha aśubham" mean?What does "na abhinandati na dveṣṭi" mean?Will the jnani rejoice or hate when he faces dharma or adharma?Are we able to take it when we see adharma? Why not?Whose responsibility is to uphold Dharma?What happens if we are victims or where we think we are victims of Adharma?Do we justify if we are on the wrong side of Adharma?How do we treat Dharma & Adharma if there is no attachment?How does a jnani treat Dharma & Adharma?What is the world made of?What does "Dwandatmakam Jagat" mean?What is the highest pair of opposite in this world?Does a jnani have a liking for Dharma and hatred for Adharma?What is other meaning of "na abhinandati na dveṣṭi"?Will a jnani appreciate / praise someone because he brings a sukham situation?Will a jnani criticize / condemn someone because he brings a dukham situation?What does "tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā" mean?What will be established firmly in a jnani?Sloka 58 - Sensory DisciplineWhat is discussed between slokas 58 and 68?Where is Sthitha Prajna upaya given?Why did Bhagavan change the topic?How to attain Jnana?What are the qualifications to attain Jnana?What is the sādana to attain Viveka, Vairagya and Mumukshutvam?What is the first sādana?What does Karma Yōga result in?What is Shravanam?What do we know about ourselves?What does Shastras say about self?What do I think of the self to be?According to shastras do I have any craving, lacking, insecurity, fear, destruction, death etc?According to shastras, am I a samsari or liberated?Why is it that in spite of having that knowledge I still feel myself to be a samsari?Should the knowledge be at a superficial level or should it have gone deeply?When can it go deep?When does a particular emotion or behaviour exhibit itself as swabhaava?How does anger come out of us without much effort?What is the sādana prescribed by shastras for the knowledge to go deep?What is Nidhidhyasana? And is it compulsory?What analogy is used to explain the need for accompanying sādanas along with Nidhidhyasana?What are the 2 other sādanas that need to go along with Nidhidhyasana?How do Damaha and Shamaha help Nidhidyasana to convert our jñāna into jñāna nishta?What are the steps involved in Shravanam?What is the faculty that is used for Nidhidyasana?What needs to be done for the intellect to get deep into the mind?Why do we need to have a relatively calm mind for us to dhyana?What type of mind is unable to perform meditation effectively?Will our mind be calm if there is excitement?Will our mind be calm if there is sorrow?How can we maintain a relatively calm mind for effective Nidhidhyasana?What are the 2 ways by which a mind can lose its calmness?What are the five sense organs that can disturb the mind?How can the mind lose its peace through sensory experiences?How is the jewelry analogy useful in understanding how our mind should be protected from disturbances?Why is it often recommended to meditate early in the morning?What discipline is required to keep the mind calm and conducive for Nidhidhyasana?How does sensory discipline (Damaha) help in maintaining a calm mind?What specific sensory experiences are most likely to disturb the mind?Why does Bhagavan emphasize avoiding certain types of sensory inputs?What is the relationship between sensory discipline and the effectiveness of Nidhidhyasana?

Sloka 55 (Contd...) - Sthitha Prajna Lakshana 01 and 022. Triptihi – Contentment (Mana Niraivu)Does others' behavior impact our happiness?Are we always happy with ourselves?Is there tripti in mind?Are we able to be alone? If not why?Do I have expectations of myself and others?Is my contentment conditional?Who has unconditional contentment?How can a person be contented unconditionally?Is Moksha far away?How far is Moksha?Can Moksha be attained without effort?Are others words or my mind the cause of my sorrow?When can I get a contented mind?Can a person who is atripti give tripti to others?What does "ātmāni eva ātmanā tuṣṭaḥ" mean?Can we use these 2 lakshanas to measure others?On whom should we apply this lakshana?Can we identify a jnani through ochre robes or their way of dressing?Where are the other lakshanas of Jnani given in the Bhagavad Gita?Are there any physical attributes for a jnani?Can we identify a jnani?Sloka 56 - Sthitha Prajna Lakshana 03 and 04How does a Jnani deal with his prarbda (kiṁ prabhāṣheta)?What is Prardbda karma?What is defined by our prarbda karma?What are the 3 types of karma?What type of prarbda gives us a human body?When does a jiva get a deva body?When does a jiva get an animal body?If a human body means punya and papa have kind of come out equally in this birth, what else does this mean?What gives us favorable conditions / comfortable situations in this life?What gives us unfavorable / Anishta situations in this life?Can anyone escape this law?Will a rich person not face any difficult or sorrowful situations at all in life?if shastras say that one will face favorable and unfavorable – easy and difficult situations in life – then why should we study shastras?Does prarbda decide how we face the situations?How was Rama's attitude when he was told he would be crowned tomorrow?How was Rama's attitude when he was told he needed to go to the forest?Should we ask Bhagavan to not give us difficult situations?What is the resistance to pray and avoid difficult situations?Does a jnani not face prarbda?Will a jnani not have physical ailments?Will a jnani not be criticized by others?What disturbs us the most?3. duḥkheṣhv-anudvigna-manāḥ;sukheṣhu vigata-spṛihaḥ – Unperturbed in Difficult situations;Not craving for favourable situations to continueWhat does duḥkheṣhv-anudvigna-manāḥ mean?In what kind of situations is a Jnani's mind unperturbed / not disturbed? What does sukheṣhu vigata-spṛihaḥ mean?In what kind of situations is a Jnani's mind non-craving? Does our mind feel contented after getting what we want or does it get addicted?Do all jnanis become famous?Does a jnani find happiness in what he has got?4. vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ - Free from attachment, fear, angerWhat does vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ mean?What is the base of Samsara?What does the desire / attachment manifest as?How is attachment related to fear and anger?Is a jnani attached to anything?Are love and attachment the same?When do we get fear?What sort of fear do we have for our body / health?When do we get anger?What happens if we do not have expectations?What does sthita-dhīr mean?

Sloka 55 - Sthitha Prajna Lakshana 01 and 02Why is the Sthitha Prajna portion important?How does a jnani's characteristics guide / help a spiritual seeker?What does "yāni sthitaprajñasya lakṣaṇāni tāni mumukṣoho sādhanāni"mean?Whose swabhaava becomes a seeker's saadana?Was a Jnani born with this swabhaava?How can this portion help in understanding where we stand in our spiritual journey?Can we use this portion to judge others?What does prajahāti mean?What does a jnani give up / renounce / sacrifice?Where does the desire reside?Will a jnani give up some desires or all desires?What does "ātmany-evātmanā tuṣhṭaḥ" mean?When is a person called Sthitha Prajna?What is he called when a person gets satisfied by himself?What are 2 lakshanas of a Jnani given here?1. Kaama Tyagaha – When all the desires leave the mindCan anyone live without any desire?Why do some people misunderstand and say Gita is not practical?Do all desires get fulfilled?Do we get upset every time a desire is not fulfilled?Are there some desires that do not upset us whether it gets fulfilled or not?How can we classify our desires?On what basis can we classify desires as binding desires and non-binding desires?Which kind of desires hold our mind?Where do desires stem from?Will a desire come from a contented mind?Where does this apurunatvam (incompleteness) come from?What happens when I take the body and mind to be "I"?What happens when I do not see myself as a complete person?Can the body and mind be fulfilled?Is there an end to desires?Will the desires stop flowing in our mind?Is disease a disease or a symptom of incompleteness?What is the cause for me to identify the self with the body and mind?What does the jnani identify the self to be?What happens to the desires in jnani's mind because he identifies with purnatvam?Will there be any binding desires in a jnani?Will desires for Jeevan vishayaha bind a jnani?What does Bhagavan mean by "ALL desires" - binding desires or non-binding desires?What will a jnani's attitude towards life and death?What can we say about a person who does not have any binding desires?Where does the desire reside?Does Atma have any desires?How can we say desire is not related to atma?Do we have any desires in our mind when we are in deep sleep?What happens to the desires when we wake up?Are the desires in the object?If desires are in the object, should they not attract everyone?Can any object in the world give us happiness or sorrow?Can we buy happiness in the shop?What is the difference between giving up and giving up completely?What is our attitude on food when we are fasting?What is our attitude on food when we are starving?What will remain in the mind if we do not give up on a desire completely?What is one who has renounced all binding desires from the mind completely called?2. Triptihi – Contentment (Mana Niraivu)What is the common doubt that people have with regard to desire and happiness?Why do some feel that we get happiness only after we desire, we struggle and we attain that goal / object?What sort of conditions do we have for us to feel contented?What happens with the conditions change?How do others' words affect our mood?Is our physical body considered external or part of our self?Is there a connection between our happiness and external situations?What happens when the connection between our happiness and the external situations are cut?When can I be the reason for contentment?