Instructions: Be as honest as possible in answering these questions. Give yourself a score between 0 and 10 for each question.
- How fearless are you? (almost always living in fear-0, not afraid of loosing everything in life including life =10)
- Are you situated in true knowledge or in the universal consciousness? ( no spiritual knowledge = 0, attained enlightenment =10)
- Do you freely give to charity? (never given anything to charity =0, freely gives to charity without any expectation even for name or fame = 10)
- How much self control do you have? ( has no control of one’s mind =0, has complete control of one’s mind =10)
- How much is your life a sacrifice? (lead the most selfish life without any consideration for others=0, life is a complete sacrifice for others =10)
- How much mastery do you have on authoritative spiritual texts? (never ever read a spiritual text or has no spiritual understanding =0, complete mastery =10)
- Do you lead an austere life? (seeks all kinds of sensual comfort =0, completely indifferent to sensual comfort =10)
- Are you simple at heart? (extremely complicated and plotting by nature =0, extremely simple and open at heart =10)
- Do you practice nonviolence? (violent, murderous, sadistic, brings death or pain to other creatures including other humans – 0, extremely peaceful and would never dream about bringing harm to any creature of existence, must be vegetarian =10)
- How truthful are you? (almost always lies, cannot help lying – 0, Always tells the truth no matter what -10)
- How much free are you from anger? (almost always angry about something -0, never gets angry any circumstance -10)
- How much have you renounced the world? (extremely mundane and worldly minded by nature-0, lives untouched by the world or has completely renounced the world -10)
- How tranquil are you? (extremely restless by nature -0, feels calm irrespective of the circumstance -10)
- How much averse are you to finding fault in others? (always finds fault in others-0, never bothers about other’s faults-10)
- How compassionate are you? (never is bothered by the pain and suffering of other living entities-0, slightest suffering by other living entities is felt by you -10)
- How free are you from covetousness? (always envious and jealous of what others have-0, never covet anything anyone has including wealth, health, knowledge, beauty, etc.-10)
- How gentle are you? (very crude and rough natured-0, extremely gentle natured and speaks soft and sweet words-10)
- How modest are you? (always boastful about one’s wealth, people, accomplishments, etc.-0, completely non-boasting by nature – 10)
- How steady is your determination? (very fickle and almost no willpower-0, extremely one pointed and strong willed-10)
- How much divine glow you possess and how bright is your aura? (emaciated, worn out, weak, dull without any glow – 0, body that exudes vigor and divine glow-10)
- How forgiving are you? (very revengeful by nature-0, can forgive anything no matter what-10)
- How much can you endure? (no patience-0, extremely patient and has very high endurance-10)
- How clean are you?(very dirty in body and mind-0, perfectly clean in body and mind-10)
- Do you envy others? (very envious of other people-0, not envious of anyone at all-10)
- Does honor matter to you? (always does everything for one’s name and fame-0, never does anything for the sake of earning honor for oneself -10)
Interpretation of scores:
0-35: Extremely tamasic by nature or very dark existence; below spiritual poverty line
35-139: Tamasic or in the mode of darkness; spiritually poor
140- 222: Rajasic or in the mode of activity; spiritually middle class
223-250: Satwic or in the mode of purity; spiritually wealthy
250: Wealthiest person in the world; enlightened and achieved universal consciousness.
Note: The true benefit of this test is obtained when you set a spiritual goal for yourself and strive to attain it and check your progress by taking this test periodically.
Reference: The spiritual wealth as described in Srimad Bhagvad Gita by the enlightened sage Vyasa.
