Discover the happy planet - for SVNIT students

Why Lord has given small independence to living entities

• to work hard for existence

• without it there cannot be love and co-operation

• to make soul miserable

What does ‘watering the root' analogy tells us?

• we can become happy by satisfying our senses

• we can become happy only when we engage in activities for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord

• we can become happy by serving other living entities

Answer explanation

God is considered as the root of the tree. If we satisfy God, than all of His creation, including us, are satisfied

What do we understand from the analogy of the ‘lost child of the millionaire father’?

• best way to help other living entities is by giving them food, clothes or shelter

• we should not provide readymade help to other living entities but should allow them to earn their own necessities

• best way to help other living entities is to teach them about how they can go back to the supreme father of all, the Lord.

Answer explanation

If the child returns back to the millionaire father, he'll be most happy. Similarly by helping someone connect with God, we are paving way for his ultimate happiness

Select TRUE statement(s). (MULTIPLE CORRECT)

• when soul leaves the spiritual world and comes to the material world, he forgets his true identity as soul

• there are infinite souls who are eternal servants of the Supreme Lord in the spiritual world

• the spiritual world is illuminated by the Sun

Fill in the blanks.
Soul originally belongs to the (1) world. Due to (2) and desire to enjoy independent of the Supreme Lord, the soul is sent to the material world which is like a prison house. Goal of life is purification of (3) and (4) of the Lord

• 1 - material, 2 - love, 3 - others, 4 - blasphemy

• 1 - spiritual, 2 - love, 3 - others, 4 - glorification

• 1 - spiritual, 2 - envy, 3 - one's heart, 4 - glorification

• none of the above

Answer explanation

Soul originally belongs to the spiritual world.

Due to envy and desire to enjoy independent of the Supreme Lord, the soul is sent to the material world which is like a prison house.

Material beauty is simple a bad imitation of the spiritual beauty.

Goal of life is purification of one's heart and glorification of the Lord