The Book of Life
200 Q&A Based on the Bhagavad-Gita Teachings
By Kamlesh C. Patel
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2. What information does the Bhagavad-Gita provide?
3. What does the Bhagavad-Gita teach?
4. What is the history of the Bhagavad-Gita?
5. Does the Bhagavad-Gita state that those who don’t follow it go to hell? 12
6. Does God sustain all living beings?
7. Show me God, only then will I believe?
8. What is the evidence for God?
10. What is the purpose of religion?
11. Is freedom of religion the will of God?
14. Where will you go when you pass away?
15. Are you ready for your next move?
16. What is your relationship with God?
17. What Vedic scriptures are there?
18. Are the Vedic scriptures the origin of all knowledge?
19. Is Vedic knowledge eternal?
20. What are the 6 Pillars of Sanatan-Dharma (The Eternal Religion)?
22. What scriptures should I follow?
23. How we differentiate between God and imposters?
27. Does God appear in His Eternal Body many times?
29. Who is the origin of everything?
30. Who is the greatest Person?
31. Who is the most powerful Person?
32. Is God present everywhere?
34. Who is the father of all living beings?
35. Who controls the heat and rain?
36. Is God present in the heart?
37. Who is the witness to all our actions?
38. How brilliant does God look?
40. Does everything we have come from God?
42. Is there scientific basis for God having a Form?
44. Does everyone worship God via an image?
45. Are all living entities sparks of God?
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47. What is Dr Frog mentality?
48. What is the peace formula for the whole world?
49. What causes humans to hate each other?
53. Why good association is very important?
54. What makes people engage in sinful activities?
55. Are we all born in ignorance?
56. Why does God create evil people?
57. What are the sinful activities?
59. What is the reward for following Sanatan-Dharma?
61. Why you should not gamble?
62. Why you should not eat meat?
65. How many wives did Krishna have?
66. Why did Krishna have so many wives?
67. How do I understand that God can expand Himself into millions of
68. What is the science of the soul?
69. Are we the spiritual soul, or matter, the body?
73. Why do good people suffer?
74. Why bad people don’t suffer?
75. Who put me in my current situation?
76. How do we minimize the reactions to our actions?
78. Does God give us free will?
79. Is disease and old age the killer?
80. Why didn’t God save those who died on 9/11?
82. Does Krishna ask Arjuna to fight?
83. Why didn’t Krishna stop the war?
84. If Krishna is God then why didn’t He destroy the other side?57
85. When is self-defense necessary?
86. When is the Day of Judgment?
88. Are the dead waiting in their graves or gone?
89. Will I see my relatives again after this life?
90. What body will you get next?
92. What is Krishna consciousness?
94. Why is one soul in an animal body another in a human body?65
95. When is the end of the world?
96. Is the purpose of life to build an empire?
97. Does life come from chemicals?
98. How do I understand the reality of reincarnation?
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99. What does rejecting karma and reincarnation mean?
100. How do we move up or down in Life?
101. How many species of living beings are there?
102. Are animals our brothers and sisters?
103. Does the Bhagavad-Gita advocate meat eating?
104. Why do Hindus consider cows as sacred?
106. Is killing plants and animals the same?
107. What does the letter from our most humble friends say? 72
108. What are the three gates to hell?
109. Keeping pets is bad for the pets and humans?
111. Can you digest your food?
112. Do you enjoy water and sun light?
113. Why is life full of ups and downs?
115. Can you buy or bring back time?
116. Does Sanatan-Dharma advocate circumcision?
119. Is America the supreme destination?
120. Why does Krishna only appear in India?
121. Is a degree in medicine the king of education?
122. What is the result of material education but no spiritual education?
123. What is the caste system?
124. What are the symptoms of purity in a person?
125. What takes away the good qualities in a person?
126. How do I achieve peace of mind?
128. Is life on all planets miserable?
129. What are the three modes of material nature?
130. Should we be kind and tolerant like a tree?
131. How can I go to the kingdom of God?
132. Is your mind your friend or your enemy?
133. Should you only eat fresh food?
134. Are wholesome foods good for you?
135. Are hot and salty foods bad for you?
136. Is Eternal Damnation advocated by Sanatan-Dharma?
137. What are the moral values of civilized humans?
139. What keeps people in ignorance?
141. What are the problems of material life?
142. What are the daily decisions we have to make?
144. Are women lower than men?
145. Why should women be protected from degradation?
146. What is the result of not following the Vedic scriptures? 96
147. What is the difference between human and animal consciousness?
148. Why is human birth so rare?
149. What is the purpose of human life?
150. Why marriage to a spiritually minded person is very important?
151. How great are some Yogis?
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153. Why should you be charitable?
154. What is the best charity?
155. What is the highest service to God?
156. What is the difference between Devotees and Yogis?
157. What is the mentality of those who don’t follow the Bhagavad-Gita? 101
158. Does Lord Krishna curse those who don’t follow Him?
160. What is the mentality of those who follow the Bhagavad-Gita?
161. What are the characteristics of a self-realized person? 104
162. What are the benefits of Krishna consciousness to the world?
163. How did Krishna prove He was God?
164. Will Krishna take away my sins?
165. Is there a conflict between the teachings of the world religions?
166. Are there contradictions in the Vedic Scriptures?
167. What is Theistic and Atheistic?
168. What are the 2 types of human beings?
169. Why do people change religions/paths?
170. Do we originate from Adam and Eve?
171. Can you describe the Kingdom of God?
172. Are followers of Lord Krishna most peaceful?
173. Why do Hindus have a mark (Tilak) on their forehead? 112
174. Why do Arti (ceremony of light)?
175. Why surrender unto Lord Krishna?
176. How should one make work, business, or management decisions?
177. For how long can you stand on your one leg to prove your faith?
178. Has Lord Krishna already saved people?
179. What abilities does Lord Krishna have?
180. Is acquiring spiritual knowledge Bhakti?
181. Why the Bhagavad-Gita is the most suitable scripture for taking oaths
182. What is universal knowledge?
183. What are the four Yugas (Ages)?
184. What is the life span of Brahma?
185. Who is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient?
186. What is the most practical spiritual advice for today?
187. What is the purpose of the material creation?
188. Are you the Slave or Servant of God?
189. Should women be taken captive?
190. What are the demoniac qualities?
191. Why you must lower your ego?
192. What can the humans learn from the trees?
194. Why you should visit people and not cement (Cities and buildings)? 124
195. Should a person be punished for the crimes his grandfather
197. What is Spiritual Advancement?
198. What are the symptoms of a genuine spiritual master? 126
199. What are the Primary and Secondary Gurus?
200. What is the Essence of the Bhagavad-Gita?
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The author of this book was born in Savli (Gujarat), educated in U.K. where he obtained a MSc. in Business Information Systems and has been working in the USA as a statistical programmer for more than 20 years.
Other works by the author
He has produced audio recordings of the Bhagavad-Gita As It Is in 8 languages (Sanskrit, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Spanish, French, Marathi, and Arabic) and has been distributing them worldwide since 2002. Over fifty million people have heard these recording from CDs and web.
DVDs: Bhagavad-Gita As It Is – English (over 14 hours on 4 DVDs).
The author also has a cow sanctuary (Goshala) in Agas, Gujarat, India.
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