Chapter
- 5
India’s Gifts to the
World
How Yoga Heals Timothy Burgin
Short Question
Answers
Q 1. For what diseases can yoga be a therapy?
Answer. Yoga can be therapy for the diseases
infertility, lungs disease, Parkinson disease, high blood pressure, joint pain,
and cancer.
Q 2. Which diseases caused by stress?
Answer. Heart disease, depression, anxiety, diabetes,
indigestion, asthma, low blood pressure these diseases caused by stress.
Q 3. What is the reaction of our body in the “fight or
flight” system?
Answer. In short term fight or flight system in our
body is positive. In the long term is Negative.
Q 4. Write the main hazards of stress.
Answer. The diseases caused by stress are Immediate
increase in heart rate, blood pressure, heart-blood circulatory ability,
sweating, low blood pressure.
Q 5. Why is cortisol good for our body?
Answer. Cortisol is good for a human because this
hormone at normal level helps to maintain an active body and including
regulation of metabolism and blood pressure.
Q 6. Describe the impact of the high level of cortisol in
our body.
Answer. High-level cortisol can increase heart rate,
B.P. (blood pressure), cholesterol and triglyceride level which are risks factor
for heart attack.
Q 7. How can the parasympathetic nervous system be
activated?
Answer. The parasympathetic nervous system can be
activated when we take a deep breath and relaxing skeletal muscle.
Q 8. What is the result of “rest or renew” in our body?
Answer. In the state of rest, the body tries to heal
itself. We renew our self in state renew. That’s why we feel healthy and fresh.
Q 9. What is important for the promotion of long term
health?
Answer. The good condition of the immune system is
important to increase long-term health. The parasympathetic nervous system
ensures long-term health.
Q 10. Describe the main components of yoga practice?
Answer. Main components of yoga practice are Asanas,
Pranayam, and Dhyan.
Q 11. What does the practice of yoga encourage?
Answer. The practice of yoga encourages the existing
holistic approach, which focuses on peace, happiness, good health, and
all-round fitness.
Long question answers
Q 12. Explain the relationship between stress and diseases.
Answer. Medical research estimates that as much as 90%
of diseases are related to stress. Diseases by lots of stress are;
cardiovascular disease, depression, anxiety, diabetes.
Long-term stress creates broken brakes inside the body and
reduces the ability to provide health benefits inside the body.
Q 13. What do you understand by the sympathetic nervous
system? How does it function?
Answer. We know about the sympathetic nervous system that
there is a natural control balance for “fight or flight” reaction in the body.
This is called relaxation reaction.
Through the parasympathetic nervous system, the human body
becomes calm and feels restless. It reduces the breathing rate, heart rate,
blood pressure in a human body. The body relaxes itself in rest, we feel fresh
and healthy.
Q 14. Mention the benefits of yoga as discussed in the
lesson.
Answer. Yoga is beneficial for the health of the human
body. The deep breathing and relaxation mechanism of yoga relaxes our body and
mind. Yoga brings the cortisol level down. It lowers down the “fight and
flight” response.
By increasing blood circulation, the body becomes healthy.
yoga strengthens the immune system. It increases muscle strength and
flexibility, which reduces the pain of joint. Yoga improves and increases lung
capacity.
Purity is Power Dr. S. Subrahmanyam
Short Question Answers
1. In which areas we need purity?
Ans. We need purity everywhere in our life. We need purity
in Food, water, air, heart, love, society, speech, mind e.t.c.
2. Write the importance of purity of the environment.
The accuracy of the environment promotes physical and mental
health and mental peace. Environmental purity is needed for good health.
3. What different tasks were assigned to Yudhishthira and
Duryodhana?
Ans. Drona asked Yudhishthira to bring a bad man from
Hastinapura. Duryodhana asked to bring a good man from Hastinapura. These tasks
assigned to Yudhishthira and Duryodhana.
4. “The food is insufficient for you. You may have this
also.” What does this statement suggest about Pavaharibaba’s attitude?
Ans. “Children, this meal is insufficient for you. You
should also take this. This statement from Baba shows that he is pure with
heart. His love changed the thief’s heart.
5. How did the thief react when Pavaharibaba offered him
more food?
Ans. When Baba asked the thief to take more food, then the
thief’s heart changed. He falls down in the feet of that saint. The thief was
surprised by the words of the saint.
6. Mention the manner of Gautam’s Tapasya.
Ans. Gautam did Tapasya for getting power. For several
years, he followed strict rules. He kept control over his body, stood on one
leg. Fasted too.
7. “I was serving my husband and feeding my children”. What
does this statement suggest about the lady’s attitude towards duty?
Ans. “I was serving my husband and feeding my children.”
This statement indicates that she perform their duty very well.
9. How was Gautam’s ego purified?
Ans. When Gautam meets with a more dutiful and divine
housewife or a common man, then the ego is pure. They were excellent in purity.
10. Who is pure according to the author?
Ans. According to the author, the Holy is that whose mind
and heart are pure; Whose thoughts, speech and behavior are pure.
11. What is the importance of pure atmosphere?
Ans. The pure environment is very important. Pure
environments make a person well-behaved. It promotes inborn purity.
Long Question Answers
Q. 1. What are the merits of purity?
Ans. The author does not mean physical cleanliness from
purity. Its meaning is extensive; The purity of the word is pure truth. The
purity of the heart without selfishness is love. Similarly, the purity of
thought provides mental peace. The purification of the mind is peace of mind.
The purity of the environment gives peace to the mind. Impurity brings harm to
our body and soul.
Q. 2. “As is the mind, so is the vision”. Explain it with
reference to the Mahabharata episode cited by the writer.
Ans. Drona is the teacher of Kauravas or Pandava. Drona
asked Yudhishtira to bring a bad person from Hastinapur and asked Duryodhana to
bring a good person. Both go to Hastinapur. Yudhishthira searches for the bad
person but he does not find any bad person. Duryodhana searches for a good
person but he does not get any good person. Both came empty-handed.
Duryodhana’s mind does not find any good person as being impure. Yudhisthira’s
mind is not considered to be a bad person because he is pure.
Q. 3. Describe the significance of the crane episode.
Ans. The story of Crane tells us that, austerity done to
gain power cannot uplift our soul and heart. When Gautama gains power, he
becomes unkind and proud. When the bird dies and falls, they are happy. Their
pride was broken by a domestic woman. For that woman, housework was more
important and not austerity. Then once an ordinary person broke his pride, who
was always busy serving his mother and father.
Q. 4. Why is Sanskars important in our life?
Ans. Sanskars are really very important in our life. it is
because of Sanskars make us a good human being. The writer here discusses the
pardon, humility, and purity of the heart. They make us capable of purifying
our souls. They even convert the cruelest nature. the author also discusses the
faithful performance of duty and welfare of others as the sources of greatest
virtues and purity.
Q. 5. Justify the title of the lesson, ‘Purity is Power.’
Ans. The title of the lesson “Power is Purity” is correct.
In the lesson, the author told us the Power of purity. Many stories tell us the
power of purity. Most of the characters in the story have purity in the words,
heart, soul, and thought. The thief in the story becomes a good person. Gautam
Rishi learns real purity from normal people.
