Yoga history and philosophy

7 important questions on Yoga history and philosophy

What are the four main periods of yoga?

Vedic (5000+ years ago)
Classical
Post-classical
Modern

What are the name of the father of modern yoga?

Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya

What is the content of sutra 2.29?

The eight limbs of yoga:
Yamas niyamas asana pranayama pratyhara dharana dhyana, samadhi

Yamas + niyamas: ethical guidelines on how to treat yourself and others
Asanas: physical movements
Pranayama: Breathwork
Pratyhara: withdrawing the senses
Dharana: effortful meditation
Dhyana: effortless meditation
Samadhi: our realization of being one with the universe.
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What is the source of all human suffering according to yoga philosophy?

Avidya: Blindness/misunderstanding.
We misunderstand the truth of our reality: that we are free souls in a temporary body, that can choose not to suffer.

What is the word to describe one's purpose here on earth?

Dharma: the reason you are you. It is what you are put on the earth to do. Only you can do it.

What are the three gunas of prakriti?

Sattva: knowledge, positivity, pleasure, clarity, purity
Rajas: Action, mobility, change, and stimulus
Tamas: Ignorance, inactivity, heaviness, impurity, and darkness

What is the anatomical zero?

Tadasana (mountain).

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