Roots Abd Sacred Text Of Yoga

Question 1

What is upanisad?

Answer 1

Transcendental aspect of being and essence of vedas.
They declare truth rather than show truth like yoga sutras or Gita.

Upa- near , indicates receptive attitude / curious attitude of the student to learn the great truth from the master

Ni - below , indicates disciple occupies lower level seat to look up to the master

Sad or shad - sit , suggests the introverted nature of the student

Often translated as student sitting near the teacher .

Question 2

Bhagavad Gita

Answer 2

Is the song of the lord and contains 700 verses taken from Mahabharata. And often refer to as manual for mankind.

Question 3

Mahabharata is

Answer 3

Great epic of Bhahara dynasty
18 million words and 18 books
Written by Vyasa

Question 4

Patanjali

Answer 4

Pata - fallen, serpent
Anjali - hands in prayer position.
The story of how he was came to live .

Question 5

Who are Sramana

Answer 5

The spiritual seekers, wandering monks who renounced the world and lead ascetic lives for the purpose of spiritual development.

Question 6

Sramana are the motivated seekers who believes in?

Answer 6

Self reliance
Self examination
Self development

Question 7

Patanjali’s yoga Sutra divided into ?

Answer 7

1. Samadhi Pada
2. Sadhana pada -
3. Vibhuti pada - glory
4. Kaivalya pada - freedom

Question 8

What is the 1st sutra of patanjali

Answer 8

Atha yoganushasanam - now is the exposition of yoga . When you present you experience yoga, now begins because you are in the present .

Question 9

What is 2nd sutra of patanjali

Answer 9

Yogascittavrttinirodhah - yoga is the cessation of fluctuation of consciousness.

Question 10

What’s are the 3 tiers of Kriya yogah

Answer 10

1. Tapasya - discipline , burning desire to practice yoga - at the level of body , drive towards purity.
2. Svadhyaya - self enquiry , study of self
3. Isvara Pranidhana- commitment and faith in god . Surrender to what is .

Question 11

What are the 3 classic hatha yoga texts ?

Answer 11

Gherandasamhita
Hatha yoga pradipika
Sivasamhita

Question 12

4 chapters of hatha yoga pradipika

Answer 12

1. Looks at the ideal environment for yogi
2. Looks at pranayama and satkarma
3. Benefits for mudra
4. Deals with the practice of meditation , journey to samadhi

Question 13

What are siva, Sakti and Nara ?

Answer 13

Siva - god or consciousness
Sakti - individual consciousness
Nara - human being

Trika - means 3

Question 14

What is mala

Answer 14

Is the ignorance of our true nature.
Once we recognise our true nature as siva Sakti , the mala dissolves