Sutra Flashcards

1
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Author of the Sutras

A

Patanjali

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2
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When were the Sutras written?

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400 BC

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3
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How many Sutras are there?

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196

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4
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Chapters of the Sutras

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Samadhi - bliss
Sadhana - practice
Vibhuti- power
Kaivalya - isolation

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5
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Atha yoga anushasam

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Now begins the practice of yoga

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6
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Three components of the citta according to Samadhi pada…

A

Manas
Buddhi
Ego (ahamkara)

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7
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What do the three components of citta combine to be

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The self

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8
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Where does awareness begin?

A

Externally

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9
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What does B.K.S. Iyengar suspect the 2nd chapter (Sadhana pada) is written about?

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Sadhana - pursuit of a goal

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10
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The seven states of wisdom

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Knowing, discarding, attaining, doing, winning, freeing intelligence, achieving emancipation

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11
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Kaivalya

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Exclusiveness & release from karma

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12
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By utilizing concentration, meditation, and total absorption (aka Samadhi) the seer is guided to…

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Self realization

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