Yoga Philosophy

Question 1

Two kinds of knowledge

Answer 1

śruti and smrti

Question 2

that which was heard (divinely inspired)

Answer 2

śruti

Question 3

that which was remembered (human inspiration)

Answer 3

smrti

Question 4

ṣat darśana-s

Answer 4

six philosophies

1. mīmāṁsā
2. nyāya
3. vaiśeṣika
4. vedānta
5. sāmkhya
6. yoga

Question 5

mīmāḿsā

Answer 5

purifying actions to leave suffering (one of the 6 philosophies)

Question 6

nyāya

Answer 6

logic, properly understanding cause and effect (one of the 6 philosophies)

Question 7

vaiśeṣika

Answer 7

“special creation” - understanding the cycles of creation to end suffering

(one of the 6 philosophies)

Question 8

vedānta

Answer 8

the end of the vedas

“all comes from one source”

(one of the 6 philosophies)

Question 9

sāmkhya

Answer 9

“number”

25 components to evolution

not confusing puruṣa and prakṛti

(one of the 6 philosophies)

Question 10

puruṣa

Answer 10

spirit

Question 11

prakṛti

Answer 11

matter

Question 12

yoga

Answer 12

to unite / link

action

To come out of suffering through the mind

Question 13

the codifier of yoga

Answer 13

Patañjali

Question 14

number of yoga sutras and chapters

Answer 14

195 yoga sutras, in 4 chapters

Question 15

haṭha

Answer 15

sun and moon