Philosophy

Question 1

What ancient religions do the roots of yoga derive from?

Answer 1

Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism

Question 2

Where do the earliest known texts on yoga come from?

Answer 2

The Vedas

Question 3

What does the word “Vedas” mean?

Answer 3

Knowledge

Question 4

What is the Sanskrit meaning of the word “yoga”?

Answer 4

To make one / union

Question 5

When were the Vedas estimated to have been written?

Answer 5

1700 - 1100 BCE

Question 6

What was the primary tool used to achieve a state of oneness and consciousness according to the Vedas texts?

Answer 6

meditation

Question 7

What was the primary form of meditation in the Vedas?

Answer 7

Mantra meditation

Question 8

Tapping into your authentic spiritual sensibilities helps to guide you whether to bring chanting into yoga classes.
True or False

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The Upinshads held forth the belief in what 2 Hindu religious philosophies?

Answer 9

Universal spirit
Individual soul

Question 10

What does the word “Upinshad” mean?

Answer 10

Sitting down beside

Question 11

The Bhagavad Gita is also called the what?

Answer 11

Song of God

Question 12

Name the 4 yogic paths according to the Bhagavad Gita?

Answer 12

Jnana yoga
Astanga yoga
Karma yoga
Bhakti yoga

Question 13

what is karma yoga?

Answer 13

yoga of service

Question 14

What do the 3 primary activities of Bhakti yoga include?

Answer 14

offering prayer
chanting God’s names
meditating on God

Question 15

In the yoga sutras of Patanjali - what does he explain is the meaning of yoga?

Answer 15

To calm the fluctuations of the mind

Question 16

What is the definition of Samadhi?

Answer 16

A blissful state in which one is absorbed with the divine

Question 17

Do the yoga Sutras describe a single asana or pose? yes or no?

Answer 17

No

Question 18

The yoga Sutras include the philosophy of the eight limbs of yoga.
True of false

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Name the 5 Yamas

Answer 19

Ahimsa
Satya
Asteya
Brahmacharya
Aparigraha

Question 20

What is Ahimsa?

Answer 20

non-violence

Question 21

What is Asteya?

Answer 21

non-stealing

Question 21

What is Satya?

Answer 21

truthfulness

Question 22

What is Brahmacharya?

Answer 22

celibacy (moderation in today’s society)

Question 23

What is Aparigraha?

Answer 23

non-greed

Question 24

How many Yamas are there?

Answer 24

5

Question 25

How many Niyamas are there?

Answer 25

5

Question 25

Name the 5 Niyamas

Answer 25

Saucha Santosha Tapas Svadhyaya Ishavara pranidhana

Question 26

What is saucha?

Answer 26

purity / cleanliness (treat your body as a temple)

Question 27

What is Santosha?

Answer 27

contentment

Question 28

what is tapas?

Answer 28

self-discipline

Question 29

what is svadhyaya?

Answer 29

self-study / self-reflection

Question 30

what is Ishvara pranidhana

Answer 30

contemplation of or surrender to a higher power

Question 31

what is the translation of asana?

Answer 31

to take one seat

Question 32

What is it called when we observe the flow of breath in and out of the body?

Answer 32

Pranayama

Question 33

what is the 8th limb of yoga?

Answer 33

Samadhi

Question 34

what is the definition of Samadhi?

Answer 34

The stage where union with the divine is reached

Question 35

What is tantra?

Answer 35

The idea that the universe is an expression of the divine and can be tapped into as a source of divine consciousness

Question 36

What are the 8 limbs of yoga?

Answer 36

Yamas Niyamas Asanas Pranayama Pratyahara Dharana Dhyana Samadhi

Question 37

What are the yamas?

Answer 37

social restraints and moral codes what you shouldn't do

Question 38

what are the niyamas?

Answer 38

rules and guidelines what you should do

Question 39

what is pranayama?

Answer 39

use of breath

Question 40

what are the asanas?

Answer 40

yoga postures / poses

Question 41

what is pratyahara?

Answer 41

withdrawing from senses and focusing the mind inward

Question 42

What is dharana?

Answer 42

concentration focuses on attaching mind to a single thing

Question 43

What is Dhyana?

Answer 43

meditation

Question 44

What is samadhi?

Answer 44

bliss or enlightenment result of the prior 7 limbs

Question 45

what is Jnana yoga?

Answer 45

the most intense paths of yoga Renounce everything else in life that is not yoga

Question 46

What is the 2nd most intense path of yoga?

Answer 46

Astanga yoga

Question 47

what is the only path of yoga that includes asana?

Answer 47

astanga yoga

Question 48

what path of yoga accepts that there is a higher authority and does not expect anything in return?

Answer 48

karmic yoga

Question 49

what path of yoga focuses on giving out and receiving love?

Answer 49

Bhakti yoga

Question 50

Name the 3 Gunas?

Answer 50

Rajas Tamas Sattva

Question 51

what are the rajas?

Answer 51

the mode of passion helps us move forward in life

Question 52

what are the tamas?

Answer 52

the mode of ignorance and darkness

Question 53

what are the sattva?

Answer 53

the mode of goodness is related to peacefulness and clarity

Question 54

what are the 2 types of karma?

Answer 54

Vikarma Karma kanda

Question 55

what is the definition of yugas?

Answer 55

time periods that are thousands of years old

Question 56

list the 4 yogas

Answer 56

Satya yuga Treta yuga Dwapara yuga Kali yuga