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Philosophy Flashcards

1
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What ancient religions do the roots of yoga derive from?

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Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism

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Where do the earliest known texts on yoga come from?

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The Vedas

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What does the word “Vedas” mean?

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Knowledge

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

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To make one / union

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When were the Vedas estimated to have been written?

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1700 - 1100 BCE

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

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meditation

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What was the primary form of meditation in the Vedas?

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Mantra meditation

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8
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Tapping into your authentic spiritual sensibilities helps to guide you whether to bring chanting into yoga classes.
True or False

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True

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9
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The Upinshads held forth the belief in what 2 Hindu religious philosophies?

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Universal spirit
Individual soul

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10
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What does the word “Upinshad” mean?

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Sitting down beside

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11
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The Bhagavad Gita is also called the what?

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Song of God

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12
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Name the 4 yogic paths according to the Bhagavad Gita?

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Jnana yoga
Astanga yoga
Karma yoga
Bhakti yoga

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13
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what is karma yoga?

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yoga of service

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14
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What do the 3 primary activities of Bhakti yoga include?

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offering prayer
chanting God’s names
meditating on God

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15
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In the yoga sutras of Patanjali - what does he explain is the meaning of yoga?

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To calm the fluctuations of the mind

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16
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What is the definition of Samadhi?

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A blissful state in which one is absorbed with the divine

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17
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Do the yoga Sutras describe a single asana or pose? yes or no?

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No

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18
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The yoga Sutras include the philosophy of the eight limbs of yoga.
True of false

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True

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19
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Name the 5 Yamas

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Ahimsa
Satya
Asteya
Brahmacharya
Aparigraha

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20
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What is Ahimsa?

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non-violence

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21
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What is Asteya?

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non-stealing

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21
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What is Satya?

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truthfulness

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22
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What is Brahmacharya?

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celibacy (moderation in today’s society)

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What is Aparigraha?

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non-greed

24
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How many Yamas are there?

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5

25
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How many Niyamas are there?

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5

25
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Name the 5 Niyamas

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Saucha
Santosha
Tapas
Svadhyaya
Ishavara pranidhana

26
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What is saucha?

A

purity / cleanliness
(treat your body as a temple)

27
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What is Santosha?

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contentment

28
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what is tapas?

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self-discipline

29
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what is svadhyaya?

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self-study / self-reflection

30
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what is Ishvara pranidhana

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contemplation of or surrender to a higher power

31
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what is the translation of asana?

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to take one seat

32
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What is it called when we observe the flow of breath in and out of the body?

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Pranayama

33
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what is the 8th limb of yoga?

A

Samadhi

34
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what is the definition of Samadhi?

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The stage where union with the divine is reached

35
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What is tantra?

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

36
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What are the 8 limbs of yoga?

A

Yamas
Niyamas
Asanas
Pranayama
Pratyahara
Dharana
Dhyana
Samadhi

37
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What are the yamas?

A

social restraints and moral codes
what you shouldn’t do

38
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what are the niyamas?

A

rules and guidelines
what you should do

39
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what is pranayama?

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use of breath

40
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what are the asanas?

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yoga postures / poses

41
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what is pratyahara?

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withdrawing from senses and focusing the mind inward

42
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What is dharana?

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concentration
focuses on attaching mind to a single thing

43
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What is Dhyana?

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meditation

44
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What is samadhi?

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bliss or enlightenment
result of the prior 7 limbs

45
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what is Jnana yoga?

A

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

46
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What is the 2nd most intense path of yoga?

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Astanga yoga

47
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what is the only path of yoga that includes asana?

A

astanga yoga

48
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what path of yoga accepts that there is a higher authority and does not expect anything in return?

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karmic yoga

49
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what path of yoga focuses on giving out and receiving love?

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Bhakti yoga

50
Q

Name the 3 Gunas?

A

Rajas
Tamas
Sattva

51
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what are the rajas?

A

the mode of passion
helps us move forward in life

52
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what are the tamas?

A

the mode of ignorance and darkness

53
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what are the sattva?

A

the mode of goodness
is related to peacefulness and clarity

54
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what are the 2 types of karma?

A

Vikarma
Karma kanda

55
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what is the definition of yugas?

A

time periods that are thousands of years old

56
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list the 4 yogas

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Satya yuga
Treta yuga
Dwapara yuga
Kali yuga

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