Vocab

Question 1

non-violence; one of the yamas

Answer 1

Ahimsa

Question 2

non-hoarding; one of the yamas

Answer 2

Aparigraha

Question 3

the physical practice of yoga

Answer 3

Asana

Question 4

the practitioner who seeks truth and an end to suffering

Answer 4

Aspirant

Question 5

non-stealing; one of the yamas

Answer 5

Asteya

Question 6

ignorance; one of the kleshas

Answer 6

Avidya

Question 7

system of medicine that’s based on the belief that disease begins as an imbalance or stress in a person’s consciousness

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Ayurveda

Question 8

Moderation; one of the yamas

Answer 8

Brahmacharya

Question 9

The fluctuations of consciousness

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Chitta vritti

Question 10

Concentration; the first state of being before reaching the state of meditation (dhyana)

Answer 10

Dharana

Question 11

Meditation – a state of being, not a practice

Answer 11

Dhyana

Question 12

The ability to choose the most appropriate path based on all the factors at hand

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Discernment

Question 13

A protocol for reaching enlightenment and liberation through the ancient wisdom of yoga

Answer 13

Eight-limbed path of yoga

Question 14

The most important and intrinsic values within your being

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Essential values

Question 15

The energetic forces that affect our lives and take us
through the cycles of nature: rajas, tamas, and sattva

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Gunas

Question 16

The art of leveraging the solar and lunar aspects of the human to bring balance

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Hatha yoga

Question 17

Devotion to a higher power

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Isvara pranidhana

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Obstacles to our practice; veils of illusion that begin with ignorance (avidya)

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Kleshas

Question 19

A practice of contentment and non-suffering

Answer 19

Liberation

Question 20

Derived of right knowledge, perception, verbalization, and the misconception that nothing exists

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Memory

Question 21

Psychological practice or self-study of looking back on our thoughts

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Metacognition

Question 22

The five observance; spiritual practices

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Niyamas

Question 23

Judgments based on previous experiences that are shaped and molded from other people’s projected opinions and the experiences that go along with them

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Perceptions

Question 24

Matter that goes through the cycles of life such as wood, bodies, and food

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Prakriti

Question 25

Breath of life

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Prana

Question 26

Physical control of the breath that’s meant to remove mental disruptions and create a calm mind for meditation

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Pranayama

Question 27

Withdrawal of the senses

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Pratyahara

Question 28

One’s perspective on reality

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Projection

Question 29

The soul as reflected by the intellect

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Pure Awareness

Question 30

God, spirit, divinity, light

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Purusha

Question 31

A turning away from, or an attachment to, the fruits of our labors; one of the gunas

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Rajas

Question 32

Royal yoga of devotion and renunciation

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Raja yoga

Question 33

The truth, derived from witnessing, from inference, or from a trusted source

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Right knowledge

Question 34

The second book of the yoga sutras, on practice

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Sadhana Pada

Question 35

Union with the Divine Source

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Samadhi

Question 36

The first book of the yoga sutras which lays out the psychology of the human

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Samadhi Pada

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Patterns and loops of consciousness, perception, behaviors, and relationships

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Samskaras

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An intention

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Sankalpa

Question 39

Contentment; one of the niyamas

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Santosha

Question 40

Feeling of balanced contentment; one of the gunas

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Sattva

Question 41

Truthfulness, one of the yamas

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Satya

Question 42

Purity of being; self-awareness; one of the niyamas

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Saucha

Question 43

The perception that nothing exists, a perpetual autopilot

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Sleep

Question 44

The waking state, the dream state, the sleep state, and enlightenment

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States of consciousness

Question 45

Self-study; one of the niyamas

Answer 45

Svadhyaya

Question 46

Inertia or lethargy; one of the gunas

Answer 46

Tamas

Question 47

Austerity; one of the niyamas

Answer 47

Tapas

Question 48

The stories we create around our perceptions

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Verbalizations

Question 49

Intellect, memory, positive thoughts, and insecurities

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Vritti

Question 50

Social obligations

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Yamas

Question 51

The union of spirit and experience; a yoking, coupling, or marriage

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Yoga

Question 52

The application of self-compassion and self-forgiveness when realizing that you have bought into or believed that you are less than whole

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Compassionate self-forgiveness

Question 53

In Buddhism, this means one’s path

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Dharma

Question 54

Suffering of the mind

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Dukkha

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To listen objectively, without judgment, and without projection of your own agenda

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Hold space

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Work, actions, or deeds

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Karma

Question 57

Observation without judgment

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Mindfulness

Question 58

Spiritual path

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Sanatana dharma

Question 59

A system of yoga that’s built on four principle pillars: devotion, knowledge, worship, and pleasure

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Tantra yoga