Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha

Question 1

“Yoga is not an ancient myth buried in oblivion. It is the most valuable inheritance of the present. It is the essential need of today and the culture of tomorrow.”

-Swami ______________ __________________

Answer 1

Satyananda Saraswati

Question 2

The word yoga comes from the sanskrit word __________ wich means ________ ________.

Answer 2

Yuj, to join

Question 3

The word Yoga means __________ or ________

Answer 3

Unity or Oneness

Question 4

In spiritual terms, yoga is …..

Answer 4

the union of the individual consciousness with the universal consciousness.

Question 5

Yoga was developed as a part of the ___________ civilization, which existed in India and all parts of the world ____________ years ago.

Answer 5

Tantra, 10,000

Question 6

According to mythical tradition ____________ is said to be the founder of Yoga, and _____________ was his first disciple

Answer 6

Lord Shiva, Parvati

Question 7

Lord Shiva is considered to be the symbol or embodiment of __________________

Answer 7

Supreme Consciousness

Question 8

Parvati represents supreme ______________, _______, and __________

Answer 8

knowledge, will, action

Question 9

Who is the “Mother of the whole Universe”?

Answer 9

Parvati

Question 10

Out of love and compassion for her children, Parvati imparted her secret knowledge of liberation in the form of __________

Answer 10

Tantra

Question 11

Tantra is the combination of two words _________ and _________ which mean expansion and liberation.

Answer 11

Tanoti, Trayati

Question 12

The techniques of yoga have their source in ___________, and the two cannot be separated, just as Shiva (consciousness) cannot be separated from __________ (energy).

Answer 12

Tantra, Shakti

Question 13

__________is the science of expanding the consciousness and liberating the energy.

Answer 13

Tantra