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1.8 Life Sketches And Teachings Of Yoga Masters Flashcards

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When did Swami Vivekanada go to the Parliament of Religion?

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Seotember 11, 1893

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The style of Yoga taught by Swami Aurobindo is known as…

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Integral Yoga

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Who was the guru of Swami Dayanand Saraswati?

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Swami Virjanand Dandsheesha

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Swami Vivekananda was born on

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January 12 1863

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Brahma Samaja was established by

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Raja Rammohan Roy

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Satyhartha Praksha is written by

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Swami Dayananda Saraswaati

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Arya Samaj is established by

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Swami Dayananda Saraswati

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Awake, Arise, and …

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Stop not until the goal has been achieved

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One of the main teachings by Mahirshi Raman is …

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Silence

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The mother of Vivekananda is

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Bhuvaneshwari Devi

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Who was the Guru of Sri Yogendra and Sri Kuvalyanand?

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Paramhansa Madhavas

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Yoga Makaranda is written by…

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T. Krishnamacharya

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Divine Life Society is established by

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Swami Sivananda Saraswat

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Yoga of Synthesis is taught by

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Swami Sivananda Saraswati

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Maharishi Raman was born (name) on (date) to (parents)

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Venkatraman Iyer
December 30, 1879
Sundaram Iyer and Azhagammal

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What was Maharishi Raman’s experience when he was 12 years old?

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A spontaneous deep meditative state during which he felt “some incomplete practive from a past birth was clinging to me. Sometimes I would be sitting in one place but when I regained normal consciouness and got up, I would notice that I was lying down in a differenr narrow space.”

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Describe the experience of Maharishi Raman when he was approximately 16 years old, regarding a famous poem.

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He was reading Kannada poem, Prabhulingaleele and realized that Arunachal was a real mountain.

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Describe the spiritual awakening of Maharishi Ramal

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Intense fear of death
Real nature imperishable and unrelated to the body, mind or personality
He never regained the consciousness of being an individual person
He went to Arunachal in 1896 and never left until his death in 1950
Maintained silence most of the time

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What are the four teachings of Maharishi Ramal

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  1. The real self is not an experience of individuality
  2. God is not a personal entity but a formless being that sustains the universe
  3. Jnana is the experience of self, direct awareness of the one reality in which subjects and objects cease to exist
    4, The inner silence is self-surrender, without a sense of ego. Silence is permanenet and benefits the whole of humanity
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How did Maharishi Raman leave this earth?

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He was found to have a cancerous lump on his arm in 1948. He refused treatment and continued to teach until April 14, 1960 when he breathed his last breath at the same time a shooting star was seen.

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Swami Vivekananda was born (name) on (date) to (parents)

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Narendranath Datta
January 12, 1863
Vishwanath Datta and Bhuvneshvari Devi

22
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Give brief history of Swami Vivekananda

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Intelligent and active child
Peculiar experiences with light when he tried to sleep
Pulled from school for problematic behavior
Interested in everything, understood books easily
Wanted to speak to those who had seen god.
Seached for a Guru
Spiritual experience with Ramkrishna
Had no faith in idol worship
Parliament of Religion
“Sisters and Brothers of America”
Established the Ramikrishna Mission
Passed in his sleep on July 4th 1902

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Swami Dayananda Saraswati was born (name) on (date) to (parents).

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Mul Shankar
February 12, 1824
Karshanji Lal ji Tiwari and Yashoda bai
Brahmin Hindu family

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Describe early years of Swami Dayananda Saraswati

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Father was follower of Shiva
Wondered why god did not save his offerings from the rats
Sister and uncle died of cholera, making him contemplate life and death
Ran away from home and pressure of marriage when he was 16

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Who was the Guru of Swami Dayanandra Saraswati?

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Guru Shri Virajanand Dandasheesha to whom he promised he would devote his life to the restoring the Vedas to the rightful place in the Hindu faith

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Swami Dayananda Saraswati founded …

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Arya Samaj

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How did Swami Dayanand die?

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He was assasinated by a dancer and a cook with a glass of poisoned milk. He died on October 30, 1883

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Briefly give the history of Shri Aurobindo Swami

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He was born in Calcutta on August 15, 1872 to Krishna Dhun Ghose and Swarnalata Devi, His Guru was Vishnu Bhaskar Lele
Wrote
The Life Divine
The Synnthesis of Yoga
Essays on the Gita
The Isha Upanishad
Developed Integral Yoga
Left his body on Dec 5, 1950

29
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Give a brief history of Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa

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Born on Feb 18, 1836 to Khudiram and Chandra Devi. His birth name was Gadhadhar,

30
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What was the vision of Gadadhar (Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa)

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In his own words, “ I was 6 /7 when during one evening I saw a beautiful thundercloud. As it spread rapidly enveloping the whole sky, a flock of snow-white cranes flew overhead across it. It presented such a beautiful contrast that my mind wandered to far-off regions. Lost to outward senses I fell down. Some people found me and carried me home in their arms. That was the first time I completely lost consciousness in ecstasy.”

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Swami Shivananda, give a brief history

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He was born on the 8th of September 1887 in the village of Pattamadai on the bank of the river Tamraparani in South India.

he was suggested to go to Rishikesh for intense Dhyana practices.

Here he met his Guru, Swami Visvananda Saraswati. After some time he initiated Dr. Kuppuswamy into Sanyasa and named him Swami Sivananda Saraswati.

n 1936, he established the Divine Life Society intending to spread spiritual knowledge and selfless service to humanity.

He established Sivananda Ayurvedic Pharmacy in 1945 and started prescribing Ayurvedic treatment to patients.

His teaching style is highly revered as Sivananda Yoga which he referred to as Yoga of Synthesis. It is a harmonious development of the ‘hand’, ‘head’, and ‘heart’ through the practice of Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Bhakti Yoga.

He wrote approx 296 books on various subjects such as Metaphysics, Vedanta, Yoga, Psychology, etc.

14th of July 1963, Swami Sivananda entered Mahasamadhi.

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Give brief history of Paramhansa Madhavadas

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Paramahamsa Madhavdasji was born in 1798 (the exact date is unknown) in a Mukhopadhyaya family in Bengal.

two of his popular disciples, Sri Yogendra ji and Sri Kuvalyananda Ji.

Sri Yogendra Ji established The Yoga Institute and Sri Kuvalyananda Ji established Kaivalyadham Health And Yoga Research Center.

At the age of 123, Madhavadas Ji took Samadhi in 1921.

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Give a brief history of Yogacharya Shri T Krishnamacharya

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Sri Yogendra Ji established The Yoga Institute and Sri Kuvalyananda Ji established Kaivalyadham Health And Yoga Research Center.

At the age of 123, Madhavadas Ji took Samadhi in 1921.

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Explain Maharishi Raman’s experience when he was 12 years old regarding a spontaneous deep meditative state.

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In his biography he stated “some incomplete practice from a past birth was clinging to me. I would be putting my attention solely within, forgetting the body. Sometimes I would be sitting in one place, but when I regained normal consciousness and got up, I would notice that I was lying down in a different narrow space.”

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What was the famous epic poem that had such a deep impact on Maharishi Raman?

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Prabhulingaleele

36
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What was the childhood name of Swami Vivekananda?

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Narendranath Datta

37
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Who influenced Narendra (Swami Vivekananda) that “education is a stimulous to thought and not a superimposition.”

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His father, Vishwanath Datta

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What was the question Vivekananda repeatedly asked religiouus leaders that was so infuential in his spiritual development?

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He wanted to know if they had seen god.

39
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What was the name of the organization which Vivekananda joined that made him question the need for a Guru? Who was the leader of the organization?

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Bramho Samaj
Keshav Chandra Sen

40
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Who was Vivekananda’s Guru?

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Sri Ramakrishna of Dakshineswar

41
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What was the teaching of Sri Ramakrishna that impressed Vivekananda?

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“God can be realized. One can see and talk to him as I am doing to you. But who cares to do so?”

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What organization did Vivekananda establish after returning from Chigago to India?

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Ramakrishna Mission Association

43
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Who was the Guru of Swami Dayananda Saraswati?

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Shri Virajanand Dandasheesha

44
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Who founded Arya Samaj and Satyratha Prakash (Light of Truth)?

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Swami Dayananda Saraswati

45
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Who was the Guru of Shri Aurobindo Swami?

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Vishnu Bhaskar Lele

Yoga TTC 800 Ayushman Yog (85 decks)

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