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what are the yamas?

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ahimsa-nonharming
satya-truthfulness
asteya-nonstealing
brahmacharya-continence
aparigraha-greedlessness
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what are the niyamas?

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shauca-cleanliness
santosha-contentment
tapas-discipline
svadhyaya-study of self
ishvarapranidhana-devotion to God
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what are the eight limbs of yoga?

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yama- how you treat others
niyama - how you treat yourself
asana-posture/seat
pranayama- breath control
pratyahara-withdrawl of the senses
dharana-concentration
dhyana-meditation
samadhi-bliss
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what is the meaning of yoga?

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to yoke - the yoking of the individual sense of self to the eternal self - union w/ god - samadhi

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what is the meaning of hatha?

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the yoking of the sun & moon

balancing both sympathic (sun) and parasympathic (moon) nervous system

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what are the four types of yoga?

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jnana (knowledge)
bhakti- devotion
karma-action
raja-royal (includes all three)

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what is prana?

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life force

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what are the five bandhas?

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mula bandha - root lock
uddiyana bandha - flying up lock
jalandhara bandha-net lock (chest to chin)
maha bandha - the combination of all three above
brahma bandha - fixing one’s consciousness on the all pervading source

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what is a chakra?

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subtle energy center

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what are the seven chakras?

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muladhara- base of the spine (root center)
swadhisthana-3 fingers below navel (sexual center)
manipura-solar plexus (power center)
anahata-heart (compassion center)
vishuddha -throat (speech center)
ajna-between the eyes (third eye center)
sahasrara- top of the head (universal consciousness)

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what is a grantis?

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like knots that block the flow of prana & prevent kundalini from ascending toward enlightenment

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what are the three grantis?

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brahma granti- base of the spine
vishnu granthi- between the manipura chakra & the anahata chakra
rudra granthi- between the heart & the third eye

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why do we use bandhas?

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to pierce the granthis -prana flows correctly through the chakra toward the third eye

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what is atman?

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the true self, consciousness

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what is the bhagavad gita?

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song of the lord, most influential of all shastras

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what is the brahma sutra?

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principal treatise of the vedanta.

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what is brahmacharya?

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recognition of Brahman in everything - later to mean celibacy

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what is brahman?

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infinite conscious, deep reality

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what is dharana?

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concentration/one of the eight limbs of ashtanga

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what is dhyana?

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meditation/one of the eight limbs of ashtanga

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what is ekagra chitta?

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single pointed mind

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name the three gunas

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rajas, tamas and sattva

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what is a guna?

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rajas, tamas and sattva

qualities or strands of prakrti which form through their various intertwinings all phenomena

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what is hatha yoga?

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tantric school of yoga founded approx. 1100CE by the master Ghoraknath. Sun/moon yoga - emphasis on balancing solar & lunar energies in the body

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what is the hatha yoga pradipika?
tantric treatise authored by Svatmarama
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who is Svatmarama?
author of the hatha yoga pradipika
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who is Ghoraknath?
founder of hatha yoga
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what is jiva?
not the true self - formed by contact with phenomena
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what is kaivalya?
freedom - the goal of yoga
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what is karmashaya?
storehouse of karma
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what is klesha?
mode of suffering
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name the kleshas
ignorance, egoism, desire, hatred & fear of death
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who is Krishna?
A form of supreme being - avatar of Lord Vishnu, teacher in the Bhagavad Gita
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what is kshipta chitta?
restless mind, unfit to do yoga
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what is the third leg (stage) of yoga?
asana
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what is the yama non-stealing
asteya
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what is the yama 'free from hoarding?'
aparigraha
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what is the first yama?
ahimsa - non-violence
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what is the seventh stage (leg) of yoga?
dhyana - meditation
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what is the traditional system of medicine in India?
ayurveda
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what is ahamkara?
the ego
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what is the first chakra?
muladhara
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what are the characteristics of muladhara?
red, LAM, base of spine/pelvis floor/adrenals/survival instinct/family/linage
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what are the characteristics of svadhistana
orange, VAM, abdomen, reproductive organs, pelvis/gonads/reproductive positive energy
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what is the second chakra?
svadhisthana
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what is the third chakra?
manipura
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what are the characteristics of manipura?
yellow/gold/RAM/solar plexus/adrenals/pancreas/will power
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what are the characteristics of anahata?
green/YAM/heart center/thymus/love of yourself & others
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what is the fourth chakra?
anahata
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what are the characteristics of visuddha?
Blue/HAM/ throat/ thyroid/self-expression
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what is the fifth chakra?
visuddha
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what are the characteristics of ajna?
violet/OM/between the brows/pineal gland/intuition
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what is the sixth chakra?
ajuna
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what is the seventh chakra?
sahasrara
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what are the characteristics of sahasrara?
white/none/crown of the head/pituitary
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what is the ida nadi?
subtle channel - left side/feminine/moon/parasympathic nervous system/cooling & calming qualities
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what is the pingala nadi?
subtle channel - right side/masculine/sun/sympathetic nervous system
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what is the sushuma?
central channel of nadis
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what is the goal of yoga?
to balance the solar & lunar energies of the body through rigorous discipline
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what is krama?
the order of things. In vinyasa krama yoga(a method taught by Krishnamacharya) postures are organized in a logical sequence that moves from simpler variations toward sdeeper variations of the shape
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what is pranayama?
controlled breathing practice which consists of elongation and retention of the breath, the fourth stage of yoga
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what is pratyahara?
withdrawal of the senses, the fifth stage of yoga
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what is the fourth stage of yoga?
pranayama
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what is the fifth stage of yoga?
pratyahara
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what is purusha?
the transcendental self of spirit
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what is prakti?
nature, the original source of the material world
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what is the eighth stage of yoga?
samadhi
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what is samadhi?
the ecstatic stage of yoga where the meditator becomes one with the object of meditation, feeling of utter bliss, eighth and final stage of yoga
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What is the first sutra& what does it mean?
1.1 Hatha yoga nushasanam | Now is the study of yoga
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what is the susumna nadi?
central channel located at the spinal column
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What is the second sutra & what does it mean?
1.2 yoga citta vritti nirodaha Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind
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What is sutra 1.33 & what does it mean?
Maitri karuna mudito pekasanam sukha duhka punya punya avisayanam bhavantas citta posadam take pleasure in others that are happier than ourselves, have compassion for those who are unhappy, be joyful in meeting those who are virtuous, remain indifferent to the wicked and our mind will be tranquil
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What is the first sutra pada?
samadhi pada /contemplation/the goals & intention/balance
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What is the second sutra pada?
sadhana pada/ practice/8 limbs in this pada
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What is the third sutra pada?
vibhuti pada/accomplishments/results of the practice/sacred ash by-product of the fire of practice
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What is the fourth sutra pada?
Kaivalya Pada/Absoluteness/comes back to the original sutra/state of absolute knowingness
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What is the 2.33 sutra & it's meaning?
Vitarkabadhane Pratipaksabhavanam Examine our attitudes and the attitudes of others. When we experience a negative thought or attitude, replace it with a positive one and examine the consequences of different possible attitudes.
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What is the 3.18 sutra & it's meaning?
samskara saksat karanat purva jnanam samyama(concentration) on one's tendencies and habits will lead to their origins. With this practice, one gains deep knowledge of one's past.
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what is samyama?
binding/the last three limbs bind/a piercing state of awakening
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What is the 3.23 sutra & it's meaning?
Maitrya Disu Balani through samyama, one can inquire into friendliness, compassion & contentment. By doing so, one can strengthen the chosen quality.
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What is the 3.50 sutra & it's meaning?
Tad vairagya Dapi Dosabi Jaksaye Kaivalyam liberation, the goal of yoga, is attained only when the desire to have it is released, and the source of obstacles is completely controlled.
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What is the 4.31 sutra & it's meaning?
Tada Sarva Varanamala Petasya Jnanasyanatya Jjneyamalpam | when the mind is free from the clouds that obstruct perception, all is known, there is nothing to be known
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What is the 4.34 sutra & it's meaning?
Purusarthasunyanam Gunanam Pratiprasavah Kaivalyam Svarupapratistha Va Citisaktiriti when the highest purpose of life is achieved, the guans cease to excite the mind-liberated state - sharp intellect w/ a still mind
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sutra: Hatha yoga nushasanam
Now is the study of yoga
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sutra:Vitarkabadhane Pratipaksabhavanam
Vitarkabadhane Pratipaksabhavanam Examine our attitudes and the attitudes of others. When we experience a negative thought or attitude, replace it with a positive one and examine the consequences of different possible attitudes.
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sutra:yoga citta vritti nirodaha
Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind
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sutra:samskara saksat karanat purva jnanam
samyama(concentration) on one's tendencies and habits will lead to their origins. With this practice, one gains deep knowledge of one's past.
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sutra:Maitrya Disu Balani
through samyama, one can inquire into friendliness, compassion & contentment. By doing so, one can strengthen the chosen quality.
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sutra:Tad vairagya Dapi Dosabi Jaksaye Kaivalyam
liberation, the goal of yoga, is attained only when the desire to have it is released, and the source of obstacles is completely controlled.
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sutra:Tada Sarva Varanamala Petasya Jnanasyanatya Jjneyamalpam
when the mind is free from the clouds that obstruct perception, all is known, there is nothing to be known
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sutra:Purusarthasunyanam Gunanam Pratiprasavah Kaivalyam Svarupapratistha Va Citisaktiriti
when the highest purpose of life is achieved, the guans cease to excite the mind-liberated state - sharp intellect w/ a still mind
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what is mantra?
protection (from ourselves)

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