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Test your understanding of yoga philosophy and subtle anatomy with our comprehensive quiz. Designed for both beginners and seasoned practitioners, this quiz explores key concepts derived from the Yoga Sutras and traditional teachings.

22 engaging questions
Multiple choice and open-ended formats
Immediate scoring to assess your knowledge

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What is yoga according to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali?

Action of undivided, uninterrupted attention.

Bringing together, unifying two things.

What does Duḥkha mean?

Happiness, contentment

Pain, discontent or suffering

3. Lightness and openness within

Is this statement true or false?The cause of suffering is when we mistake the material ever-changing things (including our bodies (prakrti) for the Self, creating bondage.

True

False

Is this statement true or false? Yoga reduces avidya (the veil of ignorance, incorrect knowledge) so that understanding can come to the surface.

True

False

Patanjali yoga names the eightfold path-Astanga Yoga. Can you name these eight limbs or angas in the order they appear in the Yoga Sutra:

Samkhya focuses on discriminative knowledge rather than practice. A yogi who works on discriminative thought to the exclusion of other paths is following which yoga path?

2. Bhakti Yoga – the yoga of devotion.

Karma Yoga - the yoga of action and selfless service.

3. Rĝja Yoga – the yoga of meditation.

4. Jñĝna Yoga – the yoga of will and intellect.

The three gunas, Sattva, Rajas, Tamas, are qualities or energy that affect everything in nature. How would you describe Sattva?

Densification, coagulation of perception, stabilising, heavy.

Movement of perception, activating energy, instability, restless.

Pure perception/ illuminating energy, lightness, order (dharma).

How would you describe Rajas?

Densification, coagulation of perception, stabilising, heavy.

Movement of perception, activating energy, instability, restless.

Pure perception/ illuminating energy, lightness, order (dharma).

If someone has excess rajas, what part of yoga practice would you emphasize?

Asana

Pranayama

Meditation

If someone has excess tamas, what part of yoga practice would you emphasize?

Asana

Pranayama

Meditation

Dharma, the natural divine order of things/ natural law, when looked at from a community or world outside perspective means following teaching guidelines such as the Yamas and Niyamas. From a personal perspective what does dharma mean?

Duty or higher purpose in life

Your virtue or essence in a positive sense

Oneness, the interconnected reality from which everything emerges

All of the 3 answers

Chakras are energy centres in which of the 3 bodies according to Hindu philosophy?

Physical

Astral

Causal

Of the main nadis or energy channels, what is the name of the central one which runs along the spinal cord and which the kundalini (shakti) energy is said to rise up through?

Ida

Pingala

Sushumna

Even though all the koshas or sheaths are linked, which of the 5 Koshas or sheaths are the vayus most indicated in?

Annamaya Kosha – physical body

Pranamaya Kosha – energy body

Manomaya kosha – Mental body

Viijananamaya Kosha – Wisdom body

Anandamaya Kosha – Bliss body

Hatha Yoga combines Asana, Pranayama and cleansing procedures (Shatkarmas) to purify the nadis so that the yogi can retain prana and awaken kundalini energy, allowing it to rise upwards.

True

False

The Yoga sutra gives parameters for practicing yoga asana. These are Steadiness (Sthira), Comfort (Sukha), Smooth and long breathing (Prayatna sithila).

True

False

The ultimate goal of Yoga according to Patanjali is to realize ultimate truth or freedom/ liberation (Kaivalya or moksha) through understanding the nature of self.

True

False

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