Meditation Quiz

Question 1

True or false?
While moving into inner stillness is one of the many fruits of a meditation practice, it is not the goal of the practice itself.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What are the four realizations that come to us through meditation, according to Buddhist nun Pema Chodron?

Answer 2

1. Thoughts have no birthplace
2. Awareness of complete openness
3. Thoughts are unceasing
4. Thoughts appear to be solid, but they are not, so we should not react to it.

Question 3

What does the sanskrit word ‘bahiranga’ mean?

Answer 3

External life of the senses

Question 4

What does pratyahara mean?

Answer 4

Detaching at will from the senses

Question 5

Which of the following are sensations that can offer as backdrops to students in class during pratyahara or meditation.

Answer 5

1. Light in the room;
2. Heart beating in the chest
3. External sounds
4. Cloth on the skin

Question 6

At the heart of Patanjali’s approach to meditation is that idea that a steadier mind is a clearer mind. True of false?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Samadhi means moving into a sense of wholeness and ________________________.

Answer 7

Balanced awareness

Question 8

In helping students set up for meditation, the most important quality in sitting is not comfort. True or false?

Answer 8

False. Be in a steady and comfortable position is key to stay focused on a meditation practice.

Question 9

Which of the following is a type of meditation that uses a string of beads to help meditators follow the flow of breath in and out of the body?

Answer 9

Mala

Question 10

Which of the following is a type of meditation in which a chosen word or set of words is repeated?

Answer 10

Mantra

Question 11

Which of the following is a type of meditation where you focus on the breath while counting down from 100?

Answer 11

Counting

Question 12

Which of the following is a type of meditation where you focus on the breath while counting down from 100?

Answer 12

Counting

Question 13

“So-hum”, “aum”, and “shanti” are types of what?

Answer 13

Mantras

Question 14

Cite 3 keys to helping guide students in their meditation practice?

Answer 14

1. Opening themselves through refined breath
2. Tapping more deeply into the source of their feelings and experiences
3. inviting them to a place of extended awareness, inner strength and harmony

Question 15

When teaching classes, we can offer brief or extended periods of seated meditation at the beginning, end, and _____________________.

Answer 15

In the middle of class