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1. What does Hatha Yoga mean?
Personal observances or restraints
It purifies the body practicing asana - Ayurvedic medicine - eating consciously - and worshipping the body as a temple to transcend the physical. This is in contrast to the hedonists who indulge in sense pleasure for self gratification. Therefore - t
Forceful yoga.
It means Lord pertaining to the Yoga adepts. It was from the Natha sect that Hatha Yoga developed.

2. What is KARMA Yoga

3. Yogash citta vritti nirodhah
Qualified non-dualist
Yoga IS The RESTRICTION OF The WHIRLS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (CITTA)
Ganesh - the pot belly elephant face God and the removal of all obstacles.
Non-dual - end of the Vedas

4. What does Hatha Yoga mean?
A higher state of consciousness in which the yogi communes with God in an ordinary walking state - even performing worldly duties. Without difference. The yogi feels there is a slight separation from God. In Nirbikalpa there is no separation from God
Sutra means suture or thread. The Sutras consist of 195 aphorisms which cover many aspects of Yoga; transformation of consciousness - paranormal powers or (Siddhis) - the eight limb path (Ashtanga) - and higher stages of yoga - liberation. They were
1000-100 BCE. All ABOUT NON-DUALISM
Forceful yoga.

5. What is arguably the most famous Sutra and its meaning
Parvati (also known as Uma - The mother of Ganesh - She represents the female energy of the Universe - Parvati also means the highest mountain peak in Sanskrit.
It purifies the body practicing asana - Ayurvedic medicine - eating consciously - and worshipping the body as a temple to transcend the physical. This is in contrast to the hedonists who indulge in sense pleasure for self gratification. Therefore - t
Forceful yoga.
Yogash Citta Vritti Nirodhah.

6. Name the 8 Limb Path
Yama - Niyama - Asana - Pranayama - Pratyahara - Dhrana - Dhyana - Samadhi
Sarasvati - The Goddess of knowledge - speech and the fine arts - also the name of an extinct river in India.
Means 'to sit near'. There were traditionally 108 Upanishads. Epiphanies of the VEDAS They were interpretations of the VEDAS
Pat; fallen or transfer. Anjali; greeting.

7. What are the four vedas
Non-dualism. Based on the Upanishads. Two main branches Radical - taught by Shankara - and Qualified - taught by Ramanuja.
The story of Rama and Sita. It is considered the Genesis and the most popular romantic story in all of India. Hanumat - or Hanuman the Monkey Leader - slay the forest demon - Ravana - and rescues his wife Sita.
Rig - Atharva - Yahjur - Sama
The state in which the yogi becomes breathless - with difference - the life force is withdrawn from the body and the yogi appears dead or motionless and rigid. The yogi is fully aware of his condition but it is a temporary state and he has a glimpse

8. What is the Bhagavad-Gita

9. Yoga SUTRAS
SUTRA=suture/thread. These are 195 aphorisms which cover many aspects of Yoga: transformation of consciousness - paranormal powers (SIDDHIS) - the eight limb path (ASHTANGA) and higher stages of yoga - liberation. Written on palm leaves and tied toge
Spoken of in Pre-Classical times (1000 BCE-100 BCE) in Krishna's lesson to Arjuna in the BHAGAVAD GITA. The path of RIGHT ACTION. Through our TAPAS (disciplines - austerities) - you start to burn your - Karma. HATHA Yoga is KARMA Yoga
The Path of Wisdom - 'embodying the scriptures. investing in study
Means 'to sit near'. There were traditionally 108 Upanishads. Epiphanies of the VEDAS They were interpretations of the VEDAS

10. What is Krishna also known as
Enlightenment - ecstasy - absorption
Sarasvati - The Goddess of knowledge - speech and the fine arts - also the name of an extinct river in India.
Govinda - cow finder.
The legend starts when a peasant woman asks Shiva for a son. He gives her ash to eat which will induce pregnancy. She throws the gift into a dung-heap. Twelve years later Matsyendra goes to see the child. After telling what she had done - Matsyendra

11. What does Vedas mean?
Sabikalpa - Nirbikalpa - Maha
Knowledge. The oldest portion and the most sacred scriptures of Hinduism. A collection of hymns said to be intuited by the ancient seers of sages. These hymns or songs - were secrets of the universe - why are we here? Oldest composition in the world.
Sita
'sit near.' They interpreted the Vedas. Hindu scripture that expounds the metaphysics of nondualism (Advaita Vedanta) and is considered the last phase in the Vedic revelation.

12. What does Dhyana mean?
1.Matsya (fish) - 2. Kurma (tortoise) - 4. Nara-Simha (lion) 5. VAMANA or BAMANA (DWARF)=the first human incarnation of Vishnu - 6. Rama with an AX - 7. RAMA 8. KRISHNA (GOVINDA) - 9. BUDDHA (the awakened one) - 10> Kalki (the AVATAR yet to come)
1. Ahimsa-non violence 2. Satya-truth 3. Asteya-non stealing 4. Brahmacharya - abstinence 5. Aparigraha - non hoarding
The founder of the Kanphata order and an early preceptor of Hatha yoga.
Meditation

13. What is the Ramayana
This is the story of wars between two arms of a family - the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
The story of Rama and Sita. It is considered the Genesis and the most popular romantic story in all of India. Hanumat - or Hanuman the Monkey Leader - slay the forest demon - Ravana - and rescues his wife Sita.
Brahma- The Creator Vishnu- The Sustainer Shiva- The Destroyer
Sabikalpa - Nirbikalpa - Maha

14. What major work is the Pre-Classical ERA of Yoga known for?
Extend the life force
Mahavatar Babaji - Lahiri Mahasaya - Swami Sri Yukteswar - Paramahansa Yogananda - Bishnu Ghosh
PAT=FALLEN; SHAKTI PAT=FALLEN ENERGY
The Mahabharata (GREAT STORY). The Bhagavad Gita is incorporated within the Mahabharata as one of the episodes.

15. Who is Ramanuja?

16. What role did Goraksha play in our lineage
4500-2500 BCE
The founder of the Kanphata order and an early preceptor of Hatha yoga.
Govinda - cow finder.
Personal observances or restraints

17. Krishna's consort
The Path of Devotion. (Hare Krishnas - for example)
'sit near.' They interpreted the Vedas. Hindu scripture that expounds the metaphysics of nondualism (Advaita Vedanta) and is considered the last phase in the Vedic revelation.
Ashtanga - Raja - Patanjala
Radha

18. What are the four paths of Tantra yoga?
Means 'to sit near'. There were traditionally 108 Upanishads. Epiphanies of the VEDAS They were interpretations of the VEDAS
Buddhism - Right Path - Left Path and Kaula.
Personal observances or restraints
Yoga IS The RESTRICTION OF The WHIRLS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (CITTA)

19. WHAT ARE SOME OTheR NAMES FOR CLASSICAL Yoga?
Ganesh - the pot belly elephant face God and the removal of all obstacles.
Sutra means suture or thread. The Sutras consist of 195 aphorisms which cover many aspects of Yoga; transformation of consciousness - paranormal powers or (Siddhis) - the eight limb path (Ashtanga) - and higher stages of yoga - liberation. They were
ASHTANGA Yoga - PATANJALI Yoga - RAJA Yoga
100-500 C.E.

20. What is the 'breakdown -' or meaning of Patanjali's name
Means 'to sit near'. There were traditionally 108 Upanishads. Epiphanies of the VEDAS They were interpretations of the VEDAS
Pat; fallen or transfer. Anjali; greeting.
Yogash Citta Vritti Nirodhah.
Patanjali

21. What do the Yamas Represent
Classical Yoga around 300-400 BCE
Sita
Sutra means suture or thread. The Sutras consist of 195 aphorisms which cover many aspects of Yoga; transformation of consciousness - paranormal powers or (Siddhis) - the eight limb path (Ashtanga) - and higher stages of yoga - liberation. They were
Universal morality

22. What were the VEDAS?
Ganesh - the pot belly elephant face God and the removal of all obstacles.
Hymns sung and passed down from Brahman to Brahman. The RIG VEDA first mentions Yoga
It purifies the body practicing asana - Ayurvedic medicine - eating consciously - and worshipping the body as a temple to transcend the physical. This is in contrast to the hedonists who indulge in sense pleasure for self gratification. Therefore - t
RIG VEDA - ATHARVA VEDA - Jahjur VEDA - SAMA VEDA

23. Name the three Samadhi's
Enlightenment - ecstasy - absorption
Patanjali favored a dualistic philosophy that separates Consciousness and Matter - or Spirit: Purusha and nature: Prakriti. They believed in two separate realities. While still in the physical body the yogin can only glimpse upon the Divine and in hi
The legend starts when a peasant woman asks Shiva for a son. He gives her ash to eat which will induce pregnancy. She throws the gift into a dung-heap. Twelve years later Matsyendra goes to see the child. After telling what she had done - Matsyendra
Sabikalpa - Nirbikalpa - Maha

24. Name the three Samadhi's
Withdraw from the senses and eliminate distraction from the outside world.
AKA 'GOVINDA' or cow-finder. Always seen playing the flute The 8th incarnation of VISHNU. Krishna is one of the most powerful deities in the HINDU CULTURE. He's written about int the BHAGAVAD-GITA and the BHAGAVATA-PURANA
Sabikalpa - Nirbikalpa - Maha
Pat; fallen or transfer. Anjali; greeting.

25. What role did Goraksha play in our lineage
Means 'to sit near'. There were traditionally 108 Upanishads. Epiphanies of the VEDAS They were interpretations of the VEDAS
Forceful Yoga. The yoga of physical discipline - aiming at the awakening of the serpent power (kundalini shakti).
The founder of the Kanphata order and an early preceptor of Hatha yoga.
From the 8-fold path of BUDHISM

26. What does Purusha mean?
Buddhism - Right Path - Left Path and Kaula.
God - the absolute - the expansion - quantum source.
Spirit
Arguably the most famous Sutra which means - Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind.

27. What are the four vedas
It means Lord pertaining to the Yoga adepts. It was from the Natha sect that Hatha Yoga developed.
Rig - Atharva - Yahjur - Sama
KNOWLEDGE
The state in which the yogi becomes breathless - with difference - the life force is withdrawn from the body and the yogi appears dead or motionless and rigid. The yogi is fully aware of his condition but it is a temporary state and he has a glimpse

28. Who was the first Hatha yoga teacher?
Goraksha
To prepare the yogi for meditation.
'living liberated' The adept who is liberated or enlightened while still embodied. This is a non-dualistic ideal - that when 'self realization occurs - liberation will come'. The Bhagavad-Gita describes Jivan-Mukta
KNOWLEDGE

29. Who is Shankara?

30. What are the yoga sutras
Yama - Niyama - Asana - Pranayama - Pratyahara - Dhrana - Dhyana - Samadhi
Ashtanga - Raja - Patanjala
Sutra means suture or thread. The Sutras consist of 195 aphorisms which cover many aspects of Yoga; transformation of consciousness - paranormal powers or (Siddhis) - the eight limb path (Ashtanga) - and higher stages of yoga - liberation. They were
They considered the body to be a distraction from their spiritual path (Sadhana). Even though they practiced asana as a preliminary step to stay healthy - they frown upon the Tantric approach of Hatha Yoga which uses the body as vehicle to reach enli

31. RAMA

32. What are the Kanphatas?
Govinda - cow finder.
It means ear splitting. They would split both ears and wear very large earrings which is said to invoke the Yoga Siddhis powers.
From 100 CE-500 CE there was PATANJALI who authored the Yoga SUTRAS. He spoke about the 8 limb path and was the first to systematize the teachings of Yoga. PATANJALI gave Yoga its Classic FORM
He believed in a non-dualistic approach (Advaita-Vedanta) that the only reality is a spiritual world. He believed in an 'Abstract idea of who God is.' He challenged Patanjali's concept of separate realities. His concept was that Prakritti (nature) wa

33. What was unique about the Kaula branch of Tantra yoga
Nature
Knowledge. The oldest portion and the most sacred scriptures of Hinduism. A collection of hymns said to be intuited by the ancient seers of sages. These hymns or songs - were secrets of the universe - why are we here? Oldest composition in the world.
Meditation
It was a combination of the Right and Left path. It had a strong presence of the Shakti element both in manifesting the feminine Shakti - and the presence of women in the role of consorts and initiators.

34. What is Advaita-Vedanta
Qualified non-dualist
Classical Yoga around 300-400 BCE
Non-dualism. Based on the Upanishads. Two main branches Radical - taught by Shankara - and Qualified - taught by Ramanuja.
ASHTANGA Yoga - PATANJALI Yoga - RAJA Yoga

35. Vishnu's Counterpart

36. Name the Barkan Method Lineage.
Patanjali
Arguably the most famous Sutra which means - Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind.
A higher state of consciousness in which the yogi communes with God in an ordinary walking state - even performing worldly duties. Without difference. The yogi feels there is a slight separation from God. In Nirbikalpa there is no separation from God
Mahavatar Babaji - Lahiri Mahasaya - Swami Sri Yukteswar - Paramahansa Yogananda - Bishnu Ghosh

37. SIDHANA

38. What was unique about the Kaula branch of Tantra yoga
From the 8-fold path of BUDHISM
Found in the Bhagavata PURANA. He gives 10 sons and 1 daughter to each of his 16 -108 cow girls.
It was a combination of the Right and Left path. It had a strong presence of the Shakti element both in manifesting the feminine Shakti - and the presence of women in the role of consorts and initiators.
They considered the body to be a distraction from their spiritual path (Sadhana). Even though they practiced asana as a preliminary step to stay healthy - they frown upon the Tantric approach of Hatha Yoga which uses the body as vehicle to reach enli

39. Name the three energy channel Nadis
Rig - Atharva - Yahjur - Sama
1.Matsya (fish) - 2. Kurma (tortoise) - 4. Nara-Simha (lion) 5. VAMANA or BAMANA (DWARF)=the first human incarnation of Vishnu - 6. Rama with an AX - 7. RAMA 8. KRISHNA (GOVINDA) - 9. BUDDHA (the awakened one) - 10> Kalki (the AVATAR yet to come)
Pingala - Eda and Sushumna
4500-2500 BCE

40. PARUSHA and PAKRITI
1. Ahimsa-non violence 2. Satya-truth 3. Asteya-non stealing 4. Brahmacharya - abstinence 5. Aparigraha - non hoarding
Universal morality
SPIRIT and NATURE/CONSCIOUSNESS and MATTER
It was a combination of the Right and Left path. It had a strong presence of the Shakti element both in manifesting the feminine Shakti - and the presence of women in the role of consorts and initiators.

41. Vishnu's ten incarnations
Matsya (fish) Kurma (tortoise) Varaha (boar) Nara-Simba (lion) Vamana or Bamana - dwarf or short man. First human incarnation. Parusha-Rama (Rama with an Axe) Rama (dark or pleasing one). Main character in Rama and Sita. Krishna (also known as Govind
Non-dual - end of the Vedas
Govinda - cow finder.
Non-dual - end of the Vedas

42. What does Natha sect mean?
A 'chosen deity.' This meant that you believed you could meditate on a deity such as Shiva - Krishna - Ganesh or Lakshmi and then actually merge with and become that deity.
Sutra means suture or thread. The Sutras consist of 195 aphorisms which cover many aspects of Yoga; transformation of consciousness - paranormal powers or (Siddhis) - the eight limb path (Ashtanga) - and higher stages of yoga - liberation. They were
1. Ahimsa-non violence 2. Satya-truth 3. Asteya-non stealing 4. Brahmacharya - abstinence 5. Aparigraha - non hoarding
It means Lord pertaining to the Yoga adepts. It was from the Natha sect that Hatha Yoga developed.

43. Who is Matysendra
Founder of the school of qualified non-dualism. (Vashista Advaita). He challenged Patanjali's believe that God was abstract. This means that he believed the spiritual world had qualities - such as a deity or the trimuti. (Bhakti yogi - Devotion to Go
Founder of the Kaula Branch of Tantra and the Natha sect.
Brahma- The Creator Vishnu- The Sustainer Shiva- The Destroyer
Sarasvati - The Goddess of knowledge - speech and the fine arts - also the name of an extinct river in India.

44. SIDHANA

45. Shiva's Counterpart
Krishna advises Arjuna to battle his 'enemy' which is really Arjuna's family. This 'enemy' represents the hold the world and worldly things have on humans.
Parvati (also known as Uma - The mother of Ganesh - She represents the female energy of the Universe - Parvati also means the highest mountain peak in Sanskrit.
1.Matsya (fish) - 2. Kurma (tortoise) - 4. Nara-Simha (lion) 5. VAMANA or BAMANA (DWARF)=the first human incarnation of Vishnu - 6. Rama with an AX - 7. RAMA 8. KRISHNA (GOVINDA) - 9. BUDDHA (the awakened one) - 10> Kalki (the AVATAR yet to come)
SUTRA=suture/thread. These are 195 aphorisms which cover many aspects of Yoga: transformation of consciousness - paranormal powers (SIDDHIS) - the eight limb path (ASHTANGA) and higher stages of yoga - liberation. Written on palm leaves and tied toge

46. What does Asana mean
Spirit
Meditation
Author of the Yoga sutras (source text of Classical Yoga) and the 8 Limb Path
Seat

47. Name 5 of the 10 incarnations of VISHNU
AKA 'GOVINDA' or cow-finder. Always seen playing the flute The 8th incarnation of VISHNU. Krishna is one of the most powerful deities in the HINDU CULTURE. He's written about int the BHAGAVAD-GITA and the BHAGAVATA-PURANA
A higher state of consciousness in which the yogi communes with God in an ordinary walking state - even performing worldly duties. Without difference. The yogi feels there is a slight separation from God. In Nirbikalpa there is no separation from God
1.Matsya (fish) - 2. Kurma (tortoise) - 4. Nara-Simha (lion) 5. VAMANA or BAMANA (DWARF)=the first human incarnation of Vishnu - 6. Rama with an AX - 7. RAMA 8. KRISHNA (GOVINDA) - 9. BUDDHA (the awakened one) - 10> Kalki (the AVATAR yet to come)
RIG VEDA - ATHARVA VEDA - Jahjur VEDA - SAMA VEDA

48. What does Prakritti mean?
It means Non-dualism or 'not two.'
Nature
Pat; fallen or transfer. Anjali; greeting.
Spoken of in Pre-Classical times (1000 BCE-100 BCE) in Krishna's lesson to Arjuna in the BHAGAVAD GITA. The path of RIGHT ACTION. Through our TAPAS (disciplines - austerities) - you start to burn your - Karma. HATHA Yoga is KARMA Yoga

49. Sabikalpa Samadhi

50. The story of KRISHNA as GOVINDA
Cow Protector
The state in which the yogi becomes breathless - with difference - the life force is withdrawn from the body and the yogi appears dead or motionless and rigid. The yogi is fully aware of his condition but it is a temporary state and he has a glimpse
He believed in a non-dualistic approach (Advaita-Vedanta) that the only reality is a spiritual world. He believed in an 'Abstract idea of who God is.' He challenged Patanjali's concept of separate realities. His concept was that Prakritti (nature) wa
Found in the Bhagavata PURANA. He gives 10 sons and 1 daughter to each of his 16 -108 cow girls.