YSP Workshop, sutras 1.44-1.51 (08/21/21)

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YSP Workshop, sutras 1.44-1.51 (08/21/21)

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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, 8/21/21.

Brief summary of the sutras we covered:

• Sutra 1.44: एतयैव सविचारा निर्विचारा च सूक्ष्मविषया व्याख्याता॥४४॥
  etayaiva savicārā nirvicārā ca sūkṣma-viṣaya vyākhyātā ॥44॥
  In the same way, savichara (reflective) and nirvichara (super or non-reflective) samadhis, which are practiced upon subtle objects, are explained.
• Sutra 1.45: सूक्ष्मविषयत्वं चालिङ्गपर्यवसानम्॥४५॥
  sūkṣma-viṣayatvam-ca-aliṇga paryavasānam ॥45॥
  The subtlety of possible objects of concentration ends only at the undefinable.
• Sutra 1.46: ता एव सबीजः समाधिः॥४६॥
  tā eva sabījas-samādhiḥ ॥46॥
  All these samadhis are sabija (with seed), which could bring one back into bondage or mental disturbance.
• Sutra 1.47: निर्विचारवैशारद्येऽध्यात्मप्रसादः॥४७॥
  nirvicāra-vaiśāradye-‘dhyātma-prasādaḥ ॥47॥
  In the purity of nirvichara samadhi, the supreme Self shines.
• Sutra 1.48: ऋतम्भरा तत्र प्रज्ञा॥४८॥
  r̥taṁbharā tatra prajñā ॥48॥
  This is ritambhara prajna, or the absolute true consciousness.
• Sutra 1.49: श्रुतानुमानप्रज्ञाभ्यामन्यविषया विशेषार्थत्वात्॥४९॥
  śruta-anumāna-prajñā-abhyām-anya-viṣayā viśeṣa-arthatvāt ॥49॥
  This special truth is totally different from knowledge gained by hearing, study of scripture of inference.
• Sutra 1.50: तज्जः संस्कारोऽन्यसंस्कारप्रतिबन्धी॥५०॥
  tajjas-saṁskāro-‘nya-saṁskāra pratibandhī ॥50॥
  The impression produced by the samadhi wipes out all other impressions.
• Sutra 1.51: तस्यापि निरोधे सर्वनिरोधान्निर्बीजः समाधिः॥५१॥
  tasyāpi nirodhe sarva-nirodhān-nirbījaḥ samādhiḥ ॥51॥
  When even this impression is wiped out, every impression is totally wiped out ant there is nirbija [seedless] samadhi.

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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