General Concepts
What does the term "yoga" mean?
What is "joining" or "linking"?
What is the practice of breath techniques in yoga called?
What is Prāṇāyāma?
What is the distinction between dual and non-dual philosophy?
What is dual sees everything as separate, non-dual sees all as one?
What is the focus of Karma Yoga?
What is acting without attachment to the results?
What is the Veda known for?
What is "knowledge"?
Name one of the main goals of yoga across traditions.
What is liberation/enlightenment?
What is "āsana"?
What is postures or physical practice?
Define "prakṛti" and "puruṣa".
What is prakṛti as nature and the material world, and puruṣa as pure consciousness?
What does Bhakti Yoga emphasize?
What is devotion to the Divine?
What does the Yoga Sūtra focus on?
What is the stilling of the mind?
What is the root word for yoga?
What is "yuj"?
What is the practice of focusing the mind known as?
What is meditation?
What does "ātman" refer to in yoga philosophy?
What is the nature of the Self or pure consciousness?
Describe the focus of Jñāna Yoga.
What is gaining knowledge of self and reality?
Name one of the two great Indian epics.
What is Rāmāyaṇa or Mahābhārata?
What are the four Sanskrit words used to describe liberation?
What are samādhi, mokṣa, kaivalya, and nirvāṇa?
What is the term for chanting in yoga?
What is mantra?
What is "klesha" in the context of yoga?
What are the afflictions that cause suffering?
What is the meaning of "mantra" in Mantra Yoga?
What is "instrument of thought"?
What is the significance of the Upaniṣads?
What is they contain philosophical dialogues between teacher and student?
Describe the concept of "saṃsāra".
What is the cycle of bondage and continued rebirth?
What aspect of yoga does "haṭha" focus on?
What is physical practices that purify the body?
What does "Kriyā Yoga" consist of?
What is action, self-study, and devotion to the divine?
What does Tantra Yoga explore?
What is the energies and sensations throughout the body and mind?
What is the Haṭha Pradīpikā known for?
What is it is a well-known text on haṭha yoga practices?