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  1. A repeated word or phrase used to focus the mind during meditation.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Mudra
    • Mantra
    • Mandala
    • Mala
  2. This Buddhist text, whose name translates to Foundation of Mindfulness, is considered the primary source for Vipassana instructions.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Heart Sutra
    • Diamond Sutra
    • Satipatthana Sutta
    • Dhammapada
  3. This Abhidharma concept describes the seventeen mind-moments that constitute a single cognitive process from stimulus to response.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Citta vithi
    • Vinnana sota
    • Manodvara
    • Pancadvara
  4. The recommended duration for beginners just starting a meditation practice.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • 5-10 minutes
    • 30-45 minutes
    • 1-2 hours
    • 4-6 hours
  5. The Buddhist term for the three marks of existence - impermanence, suffering, and non-self - that meditation reveals.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Four Noble Truths
    • Tilakkhana
    • Eightfold Path
    • Five Aggregates
  6. The specific jhana factor that distinguishes the second jhana from the first by dropping away, leading to greater mental unification.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Piti (rapture)
    • Sukha (happiness)
    • Vitakka-vicara (applied and sustained thought)
    • Ekaggata (one-pointedness)
  7. Closing these helps reduce visual distractions during most meditation practices.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Hands
    • Ears
    • Eyes
    • Mouth
  8. In yoga philosophy, this life force energy flows through channels called nadis and is cultivated through breathing practices.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Prana
    • Kundalini
    • Shakti
    • Ojas

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