1.8 Life Sketches And Teachings Of Yoga Masters

Question 1

When did Swami Vivekanada go to the Parliament of Religion?

Answer 1

Seotember 11, 1893

Question 2

The style of Yoga taught by Swami Aurobindo is known as…

Answer 2

Integral Yoga

Question 3

Who was the guru of Swami Dayanand Saraswati?

Answer 3

Swami Virjanand Dandsheesha

Question 4

Swami Vivekananda was born on

Answer 4

January 12 1863

Question 5

Brahma Samaja was established by

Answer 5

Raja Rammohan Roy

Question 6

Satyhartha Praksha is written by

Answer 6

Swami Dayananda Saraswaati

Question 7

Arya Samaj is established by

Answer 7

Swami Dayananda Saraswati

Question 8

Awake, Arise, and …

Answer 8

Stop not until the goal has been achieved

Question 9

One of the main teachings by Mahirshi Raman is …

Answer 9

Silence

Question 10

The mother of Vivekananda is

Answer 10

Bhuvaneshwari Devi

Question 11

Who was the Guru of Sri Yogendra and Sri Kuvalyanand?

Answer 11

Paramhansa Madhavas

Question 12

Yoga Makaranda is written by…

Answer 12

T. Krishnamacharya

Question 13

Divine Life Society is established by

Answer 13

Swami Sivananda Saraswat

Question 14

Yoga of Synthesis is taught by

Answer 14

Swami Sivananda Saraswati

Question 15

Maharishi Raman was born (name) on (date) to (parents)

Answer 15

Venkatraman Iyer
December 30, 1879
Sundaram Iyer and Azhagammal

Question 16

What was Maharishi Raman’s experience when he was 12 years old?

Answer 16

A spontaneous deep meditative state during which he felt “some incomplete practive from a past birth was clinging to me. Sometimes I would be sitting in one place but when I regained normal consciouness and got up, I would notice that I was lying down in a differenr narrow space.”

Question 17

Describe the experience of Maharishi Raman when he was approximately 16 years old, regarding a famous poem.

Answer 17

He was reading Kannada poem, Prabhulingaleele and realized that Arunachal was a real mountain.

Question 18

Describe the spiritual awakening of Maharishi Ramal

Answer 18

Intense fear of death
Real nature imperishable and unrelated to the body, mind or personality
He never regained the consciousness of being an individual person
He went to Arunachal in 1896 and never left until his death in 1950
Maintained silence most of the time

Question 19

What are the four teachings of Maharishi Ramal

Answer 19

1. The real self is not an experience of individuality
2. God is not a personal entity but a formless being that sustains the universe
3. Jnana is the experience of self, direct awareness of the one reality in which subjects and objects cease to exist
   4, The inner silence is self-surrender, without a sense of ego. Silence is permanenet and benefits the whole of humanity

Question 20

How did Maharishi Raman leave this earth?

Answer 20

He was found to have a cancerous lump on his arm in 1948. He refused treatment and continued to teach until April 14, 1960 when he breathed his last breath at the same time a shooting star was seen.

Question 21

Swami Vivekananda was born (name) on (date) to (parents)

Answer 21

Narendranath Datta
January 12, 1863
Vishwanath Datta and Bhuvneshvari Devi

Question 22

Give brief history of Swami Vivekananda

Answer 22

Intelligent and active child
Peculiar experiences with light when he tried to sleep
Pulled from school for problematic behavior
Interested in everything, understood books easily
Wanted to speak to those who had seen god.
Seached for a Guru
Spiritual experience with Ramkrishna
Had no faith in idol worship
Parliament of Religion
“Sisters and Brothers of America”
Established the Ramikrishna Mission
Passed in his sleep on July 4th 1902

Question 23

Swami Dayananda Saraswati was born (name) on (date) to (parents).

Answer 23

Mul Shankar
February 12, 1824
Karshanji Lal ji Tiwari and Yashoda bai
Brahmin Hindu family

Question 24

Describe early years of Swami Dayananda Saraswati

Answer 24

Father was follower of Shiva
Wondered why god did not save his offerings from the rats
Sister and uncle died of cholera, making him contemplate life and death
Ran away from home and pressure of marriage when he was 16

Question 25

Who was the Guru of Swami Dayanandra Saraswati?

Answer 25

Guru Shri Virajanand Dandasheesha to whom he promised he would devote his life to the restoring the Vedas to the rightful place in the Hindu faith

Question 26

Swami Dayananda Saraswati founded ...

Answer 26

Arya Samaj

Question 27

How did Swami Dayanand die?

Answer 27

He was assasinated by a dancer and a cook with a glass of poisoned milk. He died on October 30, 1883

Question 28

Briefly give the history of Shri Aurobindo Swami

Answer 28

He was born in Calcutta on August 15, 1872 to Krishna Dhun Ghose and Swarnalata Devi, His Guru was Vishnu Bhaskar Lele Wrote The Life Divine The Synnthesis of Yoga Essays on the Gita The Isha Upanishad Developed Integral Yoga Left his body on Dec 5, 1950

Question 29

Give a brief history of Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Answer 29

Born on Feb 18, 1836 to Khudiram and Chandra Devi. His birth name was Gadhadhar,

Question 30

What was the vision of Gadadhar (Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa)

Answer 30

In his own words, " I was 6 /7 when during one evening I saw a beautiful thundercloud. As it spread rapidly enveloping the whole sky, a flock of snow-white cranes flew overhead across it. It presented such a beautiful contrast that my mind wandered to far-off regions. Lost to outward senses I fell down. Some people found me and carried me home in their arms. That was the first time I completely lost consciousness in ecstasy."

Question 31

Swami Shivananda, give a brief history

Answer 31

He was born on the 8th of September 1887 in the village of Pattamadai on the bank of the river Tamraparani in South India. he was suggested to go to Rishikesh for intense Dhyana practices. Here he met his Guru, Swami Visvananda Saraswati. After some time he initiated Dr. Kuppuswamy into Sanyasa and named him Swami Sivananda Saraswati. n 1936, he established the Divine Life Society intending to spread spiritual knowledge and selfless service to humanity. He established Sivananda Ayurvedic Pharmacy in 1945 and started prescribing Ayurvedic treatment to patients. His teaching style is highly revered as Sivananda Yoga which he referred to as Yoga of Synthesis. It is a harmonious development of the ‘hand’, ‘head’, and ‘heart’ through the practice of Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Bhakti Yoga. He wrote approx 296 books on various subjects such as Metaphysics, Vedanta, Yoga, Psychology, etc. 14th of July 1963, Swami Sivananda entered Mahasamadhi.

Question 32

Give brief history of Paramhansa Madhavadas

Answer 32

Paramahamsa Madhavdasji was born in 1798 (the exact date is unknown) in a Mukhopadhyaya family in Bengal. two of his popular disciples, Sri Yogendra ji and Sri Kuvalyananda Ji. Sri Yogendra Ji established The Yoga Institute and Sri Kuvalyananda Ji established Kaivalyadham Health And Yoga Research Center. At the age of 123, Madhavadas Ji took Samadhi in 1921.

Question 33

Give a brief history of Yogacharya Shri T Krishnamacharya

Answer 33

Sri Yogendra Ji established The Yoga Institute and Sri Kuvalyananda Ji established Kaivalyadham Health And Yoga Research Center. At the age of 123, Madhavadas Ji took Samadhi in 1921.

Question 34

Explain Maharishi Raman's experience when he was 12 years old regarding a spontaneous deep meditative state.

Answer 34

In his biography he stated "some incomplete practice from a past birth was clinging to me. I would be putting my attention solely within, forgetting the body. Sometimes I would be sitting in one place, but when I regained normal consciousness and got up, I would notice that I was lying down in a different narrow space."

Question 35

What was the famous epic poem that had such a deep impact on Maharishi Raman?

Answer 35

Prabhulingaleele

Question 36

What was the childhood name of Swami Vivekananda?

Answer 36

Narendranath Datta

Question 37

Who influenced Narendra (Swami Vivekananda) that "education is a stimulous to thought and not a superimposition."

Answer 37

His father, Vishwanath Datta

Question 38

What was the question Vivekananda repeatedly asked religiouus leaders that was so infuential in his spiritual development?

Answer 38

He wanted to know if they had seen god.

Question 39

What was the name of the organization which Vivekananda joined that made him question the need for a Guru? Who was the leader of the organization?

Answer 39

Bramho Samaj Keshav Chandra Sen

Question 40

Who was Vivekananda's Guru?

Answer 40

Sri Ramakrishna of Dakshineswar

Question 41

What was the teaching of Sri Ramakrishna that impressed Vivekananda?

Answer 41

"God can be realized. One can see and talk to him as I am doing to you. But who cares to do so?"

Question 42

What organization did Vivekananda establish after returning from Chigago to India?

Answer 42

Ramakrishna Mission Association

Question 43

Who was the Guru of Swami Dayananda Saraswati?

Answer 43

Shri Virajanand Dandasheesha

Question 44

Who founded Arya Samaj and Satyratha Prakash (Light of Truth)?

Answer 44

Swami Dayananda Saraswati

Question 45

Who was the Guru of Shri Aurobindo Swami?

Answer 45

Vishnu Bhaskar Lele