The Upanishads

What does the term Upanishad mean?

• Listening to the guru

• Chatting about God

• Sitting down near

• Sitting down in meditation

The Gurus taught and discussed Hindu philosophy with whom?

• The Disciples

• The Kshatriyas

• The Children

• The Chelas

Yama, the god of death, discusses philosophical questions with whom?

• Yajnavalkya

• Nachiketas

• Uddalaka

• Svetaketu

The Upanishads are described as being esoteric. What does esoteric mean?

• mysterious

• unusual

• eclectic

• hard to read

What term is used to describe experiential knowledge?

• karma

• bhakti

• raja

• jnana

What is effective meditation compared to in the Upanishads?

• A bee making honey

• Controlling a wandering mind

• Disciplining horses that pull a chariot

• Rivers running to the ocean

What did the concept of yajna change from?

• The Aryan fire sacrifice to the festival of Holi

• The Aryan fire sacrifice to puja

• The Aryan fire sacrifice to yoga

• The Aryan fire sacrifice to personal sacrifice

The Katha Upanishad is famous for the conversation between which two characters?

• Uddalaka and Svetaketu

• Yajnavalkya and Gargi Vackanavi

• Yama and Nachiketas

• Krishna and Arjuna

What do we mean by Brahman nirguna?

• Brahman with some attributes and qualities

• Brahman with no qualities or attributes

• Brahman with lots of qualities and attributes

• Brahman is the Trimurti

'That Self is hidden in all beings and does not shine forth” refers to what?

• Brahman

• Atman

• Moksha

• Karma