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WorksheetsPatanjali Yoga Sutra_Weekly Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the Following is Correct for Vairagya - Dispassion? (Can choose multiple options)
Skillfully handling the objects of senses and bringing it to the Self is dispassion or vairagya.
Vairagya is putting a stop to craving for happiness.
It does not mean you should not enjoy yourself, but the craving for joy, only when you retrieve your mind from it, only then can you meditate. Then yoga happens
Free yourself from this feverishness that is gripping your mind.
None of the above
Who do you think can get enlightenment?
A rich man
One who is poor
One who is married
A monk or Sanyasi
The one who is dispassionate or centered & free from five modulations (Vritti's) of mind
What are 3 gunas?
Sattva, Rajas and Tamas
Viparyaya, Vikalpa & Smriti
Pramana, Nidra & Bhranti
None of these
What is the meaning of 'Yogaha Karmasu Kaushalam'?
To stay with whatever you crave for
Freeing oneself from cravings or aversions & moving through the guna
Being averse to something and promoting it
How many obstacles are there on the path to discovery?
6
7
9
8
Which of the following is NOT an Obstacle in path of yoga , as shared by Maharishi Patanjali?
Vyadhi or illness
Styana or the illness in the mind
ASamshaya or No doubt
Pramada means doing something wrong knowing that it is very wrong.
You know that doing Sudarshan Kriya regularly is highly beneficial , but still you miss on it due which all obstacles?
Pramada
Alasya
All , Am Sorry, Will do it regularly now!
Which of the following is not the five indications or signs of a disturbed mind?
Dukha – sorrow, sadness
Dourmanasya - bitterness in the mind
Angamejayatva - restlessness in the body or lack of co-ordination between the body and the mind
Shwāsa prashwāsa - irregular breathing
Nidra-Sleep
“The spiritual path is very easy for one who gives __________preference to it, who gives it supremacy over all other things. (Fill in the blank)
First
Second
Last
When your consciousness is filled with ignorance, then there is restlessness, there is unhappiness and suffering. This Misery is due to __________. (Fill in the blank)
ignorance or avidya
asmita.
raga or strong craving
What people think about me? What do I want from them? How do I take advantage of them? Do they think I am good or bad? All these things about 'me, me, I, I' are called __________. (Fill in the blank)
ignorance or avidya
asmita.
raga or strong craving
Worship is an act of dissolving the ______ into its being.
Mind
Body
A state of heightened awareness/Pragya is gained by ?
by Shraddha- means faith. Faith makes your consciousness stable, steady and solid.
by sense of patriotism, valor or vigor
by Memory of samadhi reproduces memory of the Self, freedom, devotion, surrender, love, joy a
All of the above
through samadhi, through deep meditation, through a deep equanimous mind
Select the Wrong statement
He is the master of those who lived before too as he is not limited by time.”
I was before Abraham. I taught people who were before him
I have taught Ikshvāku and Manu”
I have come so many times and you have come so many times. You have forgotten and I know it all. I have taught then, I am teaching now also. I will continue to teach in the future also
God is not within you
When this feeling of elevation, totality of consciousness comes to you then witness consciousness dawns in you and your mind gets totally transformed. What happens next? ( Select all correct answers)
Clarity begins in your thinking.
Clarity begins in your feeling
whole body undergoes a transformation
and all the obstacles in your path are removed
You feel sleepy
What is called Vichar-anugama Samadhi?
the calmness that you get from specialized logic
an equanimous state where you are aware of your thoughts, yet they are not disturbing you
blissful state
deep experience of meditation with just the awareness that 'you are'
What is called Vitarkanugama Samadhi?
the calmness that you get from specialized logic
an equanimous state where you are aware of your thoughts, yet they are not disturbing you
blissful state
deep experience of meditation with just the awareness that 'you are'
What is called Sampragnatah? (4 out 5 options below are correct)
Vitarkanugama Samadhi (the calmness that you get from specialized logic)
an equanimous state where you are aware of your thoughts, yet they are not disturbing you
blissful state
deep experience of meditation with just the awareness that 'you are'
the practice of resting consciously
Virama means to put a full stop to _____________?
overeating
sleep everyday
put an end to all the chattering that is happening in the mind. This is also a practice.
all the practices, any sort of
Gurudev has mentioned about certain experiences, unfortunately by which people get misled, What are those?
they begin to see visions, the experience becomes so real to them
they have no knowledge of the root of yoga
they begin to make prophecies about the end of the world
they may see a white light coming down
they will claim something is happening
What is the external factor when your thoughts and constraints in the mind are put to rest & everything stops?
during arguments
when you listen to big metallic gong of a Buddhist temple or the bells in a Hindu temple
while gossiping
brooding over your past memories
What is called Ananda-nugama Samadhi?
the calmness that you get from specialized logic
an equanimous state where you are aware of your thoughts, yet they are not disturbing you
blissful state
deep experience of meditation with just the awareness that 'you are'
How can Abhyasa-Practice be achieved?
(Please select all correct answers)
a tu dīrgha kāla - it takes a long time
Nairantarya - without a break.
Satkāra sevita - with honor and respect. Receiving it and practicing it with honor and respect.
Dhrudabhūmi - then it becomes firmly established.
All of the Above
