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    The document describes a self-assessment tool for spiritual qualities derived from teachings in the Bhagavad Gita. It lists 24 qualities of an 'Illumined One' and has the reader rate themselves on each quality, with the goal of progressing toward embodying more of the qualities over time. The assessment is meant to track spiritual growth without judgment.

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    The document describes a self-assessment tool for spiritual qualities derived from teachings in the Bhagavad Gita. It lists 24 qualities of an 'Illumined One' and has the reader rate themselves on each quality, with the goal of progressing toward embodying more of the qualities over time. The assessment is meant to track spiritual growth without judgment.

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    The document describes a self-assessment tool for spiritual qualities derived from teachings in the Bhagavad Gita. It lists 24 qualities of an 'Illumined One' and has the reader rate themselves on each quality, with the goal of progressing toward embodying more of the qualities over time. The assessment is meant to track spiritual growth without judgment.

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    s p i r i t u a l i t y h e a l t h .

    c o m 65
    Self-Inquiry Self-Assessment
    Consider the list of Illumined One qualities to be both a life
    goal list and life assignment checklist. Take it seriously but
    not grimly. As you read each item:

    Put a 19 self-rating (see sample scale below) next to


    each of the 24 items based on the extent you practice
    that in your life at this time.

    Mark
    * *
    by any impossibles (qualities that, to you,
    now seem unattainable).

    Date this sheet and revisit it later to check your prog-


    ress. (You will be pleasantly surprised.)
    The truly enlightened human, the Illumined One,
    can be identied by certain qualities. He or she . . .
    ______
    abandons all selsh desires, cravings, and tor-
    ments of the heart
    ______
    is satised with the True Self Within (Atma)
    ______
    wants nothing outside of the True Self
    ______
    knows that real bliss is found only within
    ______
    is unperturbed by sorrow and adversity
    ______
    does not thirst for pleasures
    ______
    is free of the three traits that most tarnish the
    mind:
    ______
    a) greed
    ______
    b) fear
    ______
    c) anger
    ______
    is detached from worldly objects of desire
    ______
    neither rejoices nor gets depressed when faced
    with good or bad fortune
    ______
    is poised in wisdom above worldly turmoil
    ______
    deftly withdraws the senses from attractions of
    the world (just as the turtle pulls in its limbs to
    protect itself )
    ______
    keeps the mind ever intent on achieving the goal
    of life, which is union with Divinity
    ______
    gets in the habit of substituting divine thoughts
    for bad thoughts and sense attractions
    ______
    stays free of either attachment or aversion to
    sense attractions
    ______
    is tranquil of heart
    ______
    is absorbed in the peace and wisdom of the True
    Self Within (Atma)
    ______
    knows that serenity is the point where all
    sorrow ends!
    ______
    uses the minds powers to restrain the senses
    and steady the mind
    ______
    is totally still, never disturbed, despite the con-
    stant ow of desires and attachments
    ______
    is free of ego (the sense of I and mine)
    ______
    lives life devoid of cravings; forgets desire.
    Once you achieve this xed, still state, you will never fall
    back into delusion, and will eventually achieve the goal of
    life, which is to merge into Me, Divinity.
    In response to a question at the end of chapter two, the
    Bhagavad Gita gives a listing of the qualities of the enlight-
    ened human being (referred to as an Illumined One) and
    never veers from these through its remaining 16 chapters.
    I take that list a step further, making it into the modern
    self-inquiry instrument. This can register as a test. But when
    people take a breath and dive into the teachings, they nd
    themselves comfortably participating in spiritual growth.
    Thats when I sigh, because for many people this is the
    breathless opening of a profound shift in consciousness
    and consciousness is everything! When we change
    our consciousness we change our world, and when we
    change our world we change the world. Its that simple,
    and that profound.
    Proceed unhurriedly with high receptivity. Notice your
    awareness shift as you proceed. Do not seek to learn the
    material, but to become it to actually be the conscious-
    ness that permeates these teachings.
    how illumined am i?
    A spiritual progress instrument drawn from the Bhagavad Gita
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    never seldom sometimes frequently always
    The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for Westerners
    by Jack Hawley
    www.GitaWalkthrough.com
    Excerpt from article published by Spirituality and Health Magazine
    www.spiritualityhealth.com

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