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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 12/21/19.
Brief summary of the sutras we covered:
- Sutra 1.30: vyādhi styāna saṁśaya pramāda-ālasya-avirati bhrāntidarśana-alabdha-bhūmikatva-anavasthitatvāni citta-vikṣepāḥ te antarāyāḥ ॥30॥ Disease, dullness, doubt, carelessness, laziness, sensuality, false perception, failure to reach firm ground and slipping from ground gained—these distractions of the mind-stuff are the obstacles.
- Sutra 1.31: duḥkha-daurmanasya-aṅgamejayatva-śvāsapraśvāsāḥ vikṣepa sahabhuvaḥ ॥31॥ Accompaniments to the mental distractions include distress, despair, trembling of the body, and disturbed breathing.
- Sutra 1.32: tat-pratiṣedha-artham-eka-tattva-abhyāsaḥ ॥32॥ The practice of concentration on a single subject [or the use of one technique] is the best way to prevent the obstacles and their accompaniments.
- Sutra 1.33: maitrī karuṇā mudito-pekṣāṇāṁ-sukha-duḥkha puṇya-apuṇya-viṣayāṇāṁ bhāvanātaḥ citta-prasādanam ॥33॥ By cultivating attitudes of friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and disregard toward the wicked, the mind-stuff retains its undisturbed calmness.
You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here.
Below are links to the powerpoint presentations used for these discussions:
- Yoga defined
- Ashtanga yoga (eight limbs)
- Kriya, Klesha, Karma
- Concept of Ishwara
- Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama)
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