Swami B.A. Paramadvaiti


Perennial Psychology

Are you intelligent or are you a hopeless case?

Don’t we usually pride ourselves on our intelligence? At least we feel good considering others much less intelligent than ourselves.

Still we live a life which often ignores easy to understand information that would improve the quality of it. OIDA-therapy wants us to become more realistic about our present circumstances and help us to become mystically intelligent by becoming more aware of the rules acting around us. If we mentally situate ourselves in the area of complacency concerning our current state we will not endeavor to improve our life. On the other hand, when we realize how many foolish conceptions have invaded our present day concepts we surely want to do something about that.

Recognizing faith in an intelligent life form will benefit not only us, but all those living around us.

Questionnaire for self-research according to the OIDA-therapy

While answering these questions please consult your inner voice

1. Do you think money is the most important thing in life?

2. Do you think health has no value if you get pleasure from something unhealthy?

3. Do you think the pain of others doesn’t matter since it doesn’t hurt you?

4. Do you think that animals should have no rights?

5. Do you think that human beings deserve defense and protection only after being born?

6. Do you think a prayer is a waste of time?

7. Do you think everybody else in the world has the same character as you?

8. Do you think philosophy is only for the unemployed?

9. Do you think any spiritual institution will save your body?

10. Do you think the CIA works for the truth?

11.Do you think vegetarianism is just for rabbits?

12. Do you think sophisticated, more highly developed forms of life have come about by accident?

13. Do you think consciousness is nothing but an appropriate combination of molecules?

14. Do you think faith is only for old ladies, punks and people who try to get married?

15. Do you think drug companies want to cure the diseases?

16. Do you think Viagra has saved the dignity of your old age?

17. Do you think the World Bank cares for the world?

18. Do you think the arms industry exists to protect peace?

19. Do you think the Americans went to the moon?

20. Do you believe that in the moment of death your existence is finished?

21. Do you believe you can do whatever you want and will never get the bill?

22. Do you think mathematics came from Harvard?

23. Do you think the monkeys in Africa are responsible for AIDS?

24. Do you think running around naked makes you an ecologist?

25. Do you think smoking marijuana makes you brighter?

26. Do you think drugs are illegal because the government wants to protect you from taking them?

27. Do you think love is a question of ten minutes?

28. Do you think children like to be raised by single parents?

29. Do you hope that accumulated ignorance may eventually produce enlightenment?

30. Do you think capitalism has ruined the environment and our morals?

31. Do you think that any human speculation will solve our problems?

32. Do you believe that animals are born to be eaten by you?

33. Do you think there is enough drinking water on the planet so we can go on wasting it?

34. Do you believe what they teach at school nowadays?

35. Do you think watching TV improves your eyesight or your far sight?

36. Do you have hope that some discovery will make your body immortal?

37. Do you think reading the newspapers is a substitute for reading holy messages?

Evaluation of your answers:

30-37 no’s: you are intelligent

25-29 no’s: there is some hope for you

20-24 no’s: you are confused below 20: sorry, you may be a hopeless case...

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