Practical Spirituality - Concentration

Question 1

How are yoga and religion similar?

Answer 1

They mean the same thing. Yoga (Sanskrit yug) means join and religion (Latin religare) means link or bind together.

Question 2

What is Hatha Yoga?

Answer 2

Stretching form of Yoga

Question 3

Dharana means?

Answer 3

Concentration

Question 4

Describe a meditative concentration…

Answer 4

An unconditioned consciousness that is not clouded by any sin, fear or anxiety. Perfect perception. Seeing for what it is.

Ability to pay attention without being distracted.

Question 5

Pratyahara means?

Answer 5

Abstraction of the senses and mind from objects

Question 6

Dhyana means?

Answer 6

Meditation

Question 7

What are the first two steps in Yoga?

Answer 7

Yama and Niyama

Ethics which apply external and mentally