Tuesday, March 15, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 56: 11-Mar-2011

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Session 56: Mar 11, 2011
Theme: Ethics, morals and values in Vedas
  1. One of the 10 faces of Vedic Dharma is Aasteya. What does it mean? #DharmaQuiz 579 Ans: Avoiding any focus on others' wealth, not stealing.
  2. "Indriya Nigraha" is one of the 10 prescribed faces of Vedic Dharma. How many indriyas / senses are referred to?  #DharmaQuiz 580 Ans: 5; Hearing, Smelling, Taste, Touch and Sight. Inward focus of them towards self is the real Indriya Nigraha.
  3. 1 of these 3 from 10 faces of Vedic Dharma actually gets closest to keeping Shanti/peace. a)Dhriti b) Dama c) Dhee. Which 1? #DharmaQuiz 581 Ans: Dama = Being stable minded & never bothering too much about anything.
  4. Which one of the 10 faces of Vedic Dharma focuses on never getting angry or losing temper? #DharmaQuiz 582 Ans: Akrodha
  5. Name the famous disciple of Swami Dayananda Saraswati whose earlier name was Munshi Ram & was a firm #Atheist earlier. #DharmaQuiz 583 Ans: Swami Shraddhananda. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Shraddhanand
  6. In Sanskrit what does the word 'Ari' mean? #DharmaQuiz 584 Ans: Shatru / Enemy
  7. Some very famous Vedic mantras talk about 'Purusha' . Not exactly meaning 'Man'. So what is the contextual meaning?  #DharmaQuiz 585 Ans: Paramatma, creator, GOD
  8. Out of the 8 Yoga Angas ( limbs) Pranayama is breath control. Which one is for sense control? #DharmaQuiz 586 Ans: Pratyahara. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratyahara
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