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YSP workshop, sutras 2.41-2.44 (11/21/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP workshop, sutras 2.41-2.44 (11/21/20)
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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, 11/21/20.

Sutras covered: Sutra 2.41: sattva-śuddhiḥ saumanasya-ikāgry-endriyajaya-ātmadarśana yogyatvāni ca ॥41॥

Moreover, one gains purity of sattva (intellect), cheerfulness of mind, one-pointedness, mastery over the senses, and fitness for Self-realization.

Sutra 2.42: saṁtoṣāt-anuttamas-sukhalābhaḥ ॥42॥

By contentment, supreme […]

YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.38-2.40 (10/17/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.38-2.40 (10/17/20)
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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, 10/17/20.

Sutras covered: Sutra 2.39: brahma-carya pratiṣṭhāyāṁ vīrya-lābhaḥ ॥38॥By one established in sexual continence, vigor is gained. Sutra 2.39: aparigraha-sthairye janma-kathaṁtā saṁbodhaḥ ॥39॥When non-possessiveness is confirmed, a thorough illumination of the how and why […]

YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.36 thru 2.37 (9/19/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.36 thru 2.37 (9/19/20)
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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, 9/19/20.

Sutras covered: Sutra 2.36: satya-pratiṣṭhāyāṃ kriyā-phala-āśrayatvam ॥36॥To one established in truthfulness, actions and their results become subservient. Sutra 2.37: asteya-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ sarvaratn-opasthānam ॥37॥To one established in non-stealing, all kinds of gems present themselves.

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YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.28 thru 2.35 (8/15/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.28 thru 2.35 (8/15/20)
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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, 8/15/20.

Sutras covered: Sutra 2.28: yoga-aṅga-anuṣṭhānād-aśuddhi-kṣaye jñāna-dīptir-āviveka-khyāteḥ ॥28॥By the practice of the limbs of Yoga, the impurities dwindle away and there dawns the light of wisdom, leading to discriminative discernment. Sutra 2.29: yama niyama-āsana prāṇāyāma pratyāhāra […]

YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.25 thru 2.27 (7/18/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.25 thru 2.27 (7/18/20)
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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, 7/18/20.

Sutras covered:

We reviewed the sutras 2.15 through 2.24 which represent the underlying philosophy of Samkhya.

Sutra 2.25: tad-abhābāt-saṁyoga-abhāvo hānaṁ taddr̥śeḥ kaivalyam ॥25॥Without this ignorance, union between Purusha and Prakriti does not occur. […]

YSP workshop, sutras 2.20 thru 2.24 (6/20/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP workshop, sutras 2.20 thru 2.24 (6/20/20)
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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, 6/20/20.

Sutras covered: Sutra 2.20: draṣṭā dr̥śimātraḥ śuddho-‘pi pratyaya-anupaśyaḥ ॥20॥The Seer is nothing but the power of seeing which, although pure, appears to see through the mind. Sutra 2.21: tadartha eva dr̥śyasya-ātmā ॥21॥The seen […]

YSP workshop, sutras 2.18 thru 2.19 (5/16/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP workshop, sutras 2.18 thru 2.19 (5/16/20)
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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, 5/16/20.

Sutras covered:

Sutra 2.18: prakāśa-kriyā-sthiti-śīlaṁ bhūtendriya-ātmakaṁ bhoga-apavarga-arthaṁ dr̥śyam ॥18॥The seen (Prakriti) is of the nature of the three gunas: illumination (sattva), activity (rajas) and inertia (tamas); and consists of the elements and sense […]

YSP workshop, sutras 2.14 thru 2.17 (4/18/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP workshop, sutras 2.14 thru 2.17 (4/18/20)
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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, 4/18/20.

Sutras covered:

Sutra 2.14: te hlāda paritāpa-phalāḥ puṇya-apuṇya-hetutvāt ॥14॥ The karmas bear fruits of pleasure and pain caused by merit (punya) and demerit (apunya).

Sutra 2.15: ariṇāma tāpa saṁskāra duḥkhaiḥ guṇa-vr̥tti-virodhācca duḥkham-eva sarvaṁ […]

YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.10 thru 2.13 (2/15/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.10 thru 2.13 (2/15/20)
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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, 2/15/20.

Sutras covered: Sutra 2.10: te pratiprasava-heyāḥ sūkṣmāḥ ॥10॥ In subtle form, these afflictions can be destroyed by resolving them back into their primal cause. Sutra 2.11: dhyāna heyāḥ tad-vr̥ttayaḥ ॥11॥ In the active […]

YSP workshop, sutras 2.1 thru 2.9 (1/18/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP workshop, sutras 2.1 thru 2.9 (1/18/20)
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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, 1/18/20.

Sutras covered:

Sura 2.1: tapaḥ svādhyāy-eśvarapraṇidhānāni kriyā-yogaḥ ॥1॥Tapas (Austerity Or Sturdy Self-Discipline—Mental, Moral And Physical), Svadhyaya (Repetition Of Sacred Mattras Or Study Of Sacred Literature) And Isvara-Pranidhana (Complete Surrender To God) Are Kriya-Yoga […]