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Kundalini Exam Questions And Answers1. What is Yoga? (discussed in class) - correct answer Connects the mind + body + spirit (a union of all 3)
2. Describe the origins of Kundalini Yoga. (Pg 16-17) - correct answer 40, 000 years ago
vedas
Vendantanta - King Hanika Patanjali
use the summary in the book
only the concept (if a student where to ask you?) 4 great periods of written sources in which we find traces of our practice until sealed in the 5th period of the Sikh's lineage. Before the tradition was passed down orally. VEDIC
4 parts ending with Upanishads Brahman Period: dropped yoga spiritual practices and focused on rituals, strengthened caste system and rules Upanishads revived the spiritual content of the vedas Kundalini Exam Questions And Answers
108 verses
Stick to the revealed truth Vedanta Philosophy emerges: T exts are part of the Upanishads. *Written sources of Kundalini Yoga are found here
EPIC
Mahabarata (1,000 epic poems) philosophy, devotionals + ideas of life
Narrates the Kurukshetra war Ramayama (epic poem)
Life of Rama, exiled to the forest by father, travels, wife kidnapped, king of war, returns home New Upanishads Bhagavad Gita (song period) Profound philosophy of the Sanatana Dharma *Our philosophy comes from this SUTRA
Sutras are systemic texts + specific treaties of ancient techniques - many found in the vedas
6 schools in India were created
The 4th was Yoga School: Patanjali (wrote the Sutras) *Elements of Kundalini Yoga are found here MEDIEVAL Review the Sutras Kundalini Exam Questions And Answers
Puranas (18 texts) + 2nd texts
T antrism Emphasis + Secret Practices of Kundalini Yoga (Gyan Yoga) Humanist Currents Consolidate: Sanatana Dharma + Bhaki Line
Sikh Dharma + Kundalini Yoga have some elements of cosmology + technique 5: GURU RAM DAS HOUSE Kundalini Yoga + Shabad Yoga thru the Sikh Gurus
Living T exts are the 11th Guru
A transformative time that was revolutionary in its period,
was considered conflict Belief that there is only one God
3. What is kundalini yoga? Difference with other Yogas: Hatha? (Pg 6-8) - correct answer - The Yoga of Consciousness/Awareness - Yoga of Happiness
- Kundalini works with Sophisticated Matrix of Yoga
- T echnique Sikh Dharma: Kundalini Exam Questions And Answers
Movements of intention Resume the meaning of spirituality as a natural, organic way of life
NO: superstition, idols, social inequality or gender discrimination House of Guru Ram Das + Golden Chain Differences: - Hatha works with body form - Kundalini works with breath, mantras, chanting, exercises, nutrition
4. Who is Patanjali and what are the 8 limbs of yoga? (Pg 23) - correct answer Patanjali A Sage who wrote the sutras (threads of wisdom) The 8 limbs of yoga:
Yamas (Behavioral observations towards others)
Nayamas (Behavioral observations towards oneself)
Asanas (Postures of the body using the mind)
Pranayamas (Breathing exercises and use of Prana to control the mind)
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