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Yoga Renew 200 YTT – Philosophy Exam– 56 Accurate Questions and answers
What does yoga arise from? - -Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and other
religions.
-What are Vedas and when did they originate? - -The earliest known
writings on yoga found in the ancient Hindu spiritual texts which originated
in 1700-1100 BCE.
-What does yoga mean? - -To yoke or "to make one". The intended yoking is
that of one's mind and the divine.
-What is the principal tool the Vedic seers describe in the Rig Veda? - -
Meditation
-What is the Rig Veda? - -The earliest of the Veda texts.
-What is the primary form of meditation? - -Mantra, which is the repetitive
song of certain sounds.
-What are Upanishads and when were they written? - -Where we find
thorough explanations of yoga practice which are still focused on meditation.
They were written in the first millennium.
-What do the Upanishads teach? - -The belief in a universal spirit (Brahman)
and an individual soul (Atman).
-What is Atman? - -The individual soul.
-What is Brahman? - -A universal soul.
-What is another name for Bhagavad Gita? - -Song of God.
-What is the Bhagavad Gita? - -It explores the mystery of the mind,
providing a set of guiding principles through conscious action.
-What are the three types of yogic paths explained in the Bhagavad Gita? - -
Karma yoga, Jnana yoga, Bhakti yoga.
-What is Karma yoga? - -The yoga of service.
-What is Jnana yoga? - -The yoga of knowledge.
, -What is Bhakti yoga? - -The yoga of devotion.
-What is The Yoga Sutras by Patanjali? - -It is a set of 196 aphorisms
composed around 200 CE that many consider to be the basic text on yoga.
The Sutras explain how to cultivate one's path to Samadhi.
-What is Samadhi? - -A blissful state of oneness with the divine,
enlightenment. The outcome of the 7 other limbs.
-T/F: The Yoga Sutras do not discuss of describe a single asana or pose. - -
True.
-What do the Yoga Sutras include? - -A set of guides, the 8 Limbed Path
which help an individual reach the state of Samadhi.
-What are the 8 Limbs? - -Yama: Moral Discipline
Niyama: Positive Observance
Asana: Posture
Pranayama: Breathing Control
Pratyahara: Sense Withdrawl
Dharana: Concentration
Dhyana: Meditation
Samadhi: Enlightenment
-What is Yama? - -Moral Discipline (ethics related to others).
-What is Niyama? - -Positive Observance (ethics reelated to ourselves).
-What is Asana? - -Posture
-What is Pranayama? - -Breathing Control. Inhale, Exhale, and Retention.
-What is Pratyahara? - -Sense Withdrawl to quiet the mind.
-What is Dharana? - -Concentration. Focusing on attaching the mind to a
single thing whether it is an object or idea.
-What is Dhyana? - -Meditation. A continuous flow of concentration towards
the singular object or idea established in during dharana.
-What is Samadhi in one word? - -Enlightenment.
-What are the Yamas? - -A set of 5 ethical standards on how we treat others
in our lives.
Ahimsa - non harming.
Satya - truth.
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