YOGA TEACHER TRAINING EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION

YOGA TEACHER TRAINING EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION What is the gurukula system? Ans- Tradition in ancient india for students to live in ashram from the age of 8 for 12 yearsto learn yoga. What are the main points of swami Sivananda's life? Ans- Medical doctor serving in Malaysia 1932 Sivananda ashram rishikesh 1936 Divine life society 1948 yoga Vedanta forest academy What's was swami Sivananda's main teaching? Ans- The yoga of synthesis. Serve love give purify meditate realize What are the main points of swami vishnudevananda's life? Ans- Army, rishikesh, west First Sivananda yoga Vedanta center in Montreal 1962 Sivananda ashram yoga camp 1967 Sivananda yoga retreat in Nassau 1969 True world order First TTC in 1969 1971 peace mission round the world 1983 Berlin Wall What is the purpose of the TTC? Ans- To train future leaders of humanity in inner peace What are the five points of yoga? Ans- Proper exercise-yoga asana Proper breathing-pranayama Proper relaxation-savasana Proper diet-vegetarian/sattvic Positive thinking and meditation- vedanta and dhyana What are the four obstacles to the spiritual path? Ans- Preconceived ideas: set expectations that when not met, cause disharmony in your sadhana Miscellaneous thoughts of ideas and duty: mind deprioritizes sadhana Opposition from friends and family Mind is unwilling to follow discipline What is Brahman? Ans- ultimate reality What is Atman? Ans- the self What are the upadhis? Ans- Limiting adjuncts: body and mind. What is maya? Ans- Creative power of brahman What is satchitananda? Ans- Existence pure consciousness and bliss absolute What is Vedanta? Ans- The concluding section of the vedas What is avidya? Ans- ignorance What is isvara? Ans- Brahman assuming qualities What is jiva? Ans- Individual soul (ignorance) How did adi shankaracharya summarize advaita Vedanta? Ans- Brahman alone is real The world is an appearance The jiva and Brahman are essentially not different What does advaita mean? Ans- Non dual What are the three gunas? Ans- sattva, rajas, tamas What are the four types of students? Ans- Sattvic A: gunpowder- only needs a spark Sattvic B: dry wood- has a clear understanding of the path. Has discrimination and dispassion (viveka and vairagya) Rajasic: wet wood- preaches, doesn't practice. Seeks egotistical ends Tamasic: green wood- accepts no discipline What are the four types of teachers? Ans- Sattvic A: self realized, true guru, has disciples Sattvic B: has experienced the inner silence Rajasic: has followers, gimmicks, doesn't practice what he preaches Tamasic: preaches violence in the name of spirituality What are the seven bhoomikas? Ans- Subecha: longing for truth Vicharana: right enquiry Tanumanasa: thinning of the mind Sattvapati: attainment of sattva Asamshakti: transcending powers of creation Padarthabhavani: brahman is all Turya: the fourth What are the four paths of yoga and what do they mean? Ans- Karma yoga- yoga of action Bakti yoga- yoga of devotion