Psychology of the Yoga Sutras

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Psychology of the Yoga Sutras episodes

April 17, 2023 Patanjali Yoga Sutras - Class 41
1 hr 18 min
May 08, 2022 Patanjali's Yoga Sutras Class - 40
1 hr 8 min
January 18, 2022 38 – Samadhi Pada Verses 35 - 36 | Pravritti
1 hr 18 min
September 20, 2021 39 - Samadhi Pada Verses 37 - 39 | Dharana
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali contain 195 sutras organized into four chapters: Samadhi Pada, Sadhana Pada, Vibhuti Pada, and Kaivalya Pada. It expounds Yoga philosophy, one of the six orthodox schools of Indian philosophy. The munitrayam of Yoga is Patanjali, Vyasa, and Shankaracharya. A deep and thorough analysis of the human mind, the psychology of samskaras and the method of Ashtanga Yoga are some of the many unique contributions of this text. Swami Tattwamayananda will be teaching these sutras in the light of the traditional Sanskrit commentaries. The recommended text for this lecture series is “Raja Yoga” by Swami Vivekananda.
1 hr 12 min
August 22, 2021 37 – Samadhi Pada Verses 33 - 36 | Citta-Prasada
-Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 22, 2021. Cosponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association and South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures.
1 hr 10 min
August 15, 2021 36 – Samadhi Pada Verses 31 - 33 | Duhkha, Ekattatva-Abhyasa, Citta-Prasada
-दुःख-दौर्मनस्याङ्गमेजयत्व-श्वासप्रश्वासा विक्षेपसहभुवः (Samadhi Pada 31)
-तत्प्रतिषेधार्थमेकतत्त्वाभ्यासः (Samadhi Pada 32)

-मैत्री-करुणामुदितोपेक्षाणां सुख-दुःखपुण्यापुण्य-विषयाणां भावनातश्चित्तप्रसादनम् (Samadhi Pada 33)
-Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 15, 2021. Cosponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association and South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures.
1 hr 25 min
August 08, 2021 35 – Samadhi Pada Verses 27 - 31 | Japa and Antarayas
-तस्य वाचकः प्रणवः (Samadhi Pada 27)
-तज्जपस्तदर्थभावनम् (Samadhi Pada 28)
-ततः प्रत्यक्चेतनाधिगमोऽप्यन्तरायाभावश्च (Samadhi Pada 29)
-व्याधि-स्त्यान-संशय-प्रमादालस्याविरति-भ्रान्तिदर्शनालब्धभूमिकत्वानवस्थितत्वानि -चित्तविक्षेपास्तेऽन्तरायाः (Samadhi Pada 30)
-दुःख-दौर्मनस्याङ्गमेजयत्व-श्वासप्रश्वासा विक्षेपसहभुवः (Samadhi Pada 31)
-ईश्वरप्रणिधानाद्वा (Samadhi Pada 23)
-Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 8, 2021. Cosponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association and South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures.
1 hr 12 min
August 02, 2021 34 – Samadhi Pada Verses 22 - 27 | Ishvara - Infinite Knowledge
-मृदुमध्याधिमात्रत्वात्ततोऽपि विशेषः (Samadhi Pada 22)
-ईश्वरप्रणिधानाद्वा (Samadhi Pada 23)
-क्लेशकर्मविपाकाशयैरपरामृष्टः पुरुषविशेष ईश्वरः (Samadhi Pada 24)
-तत्र निरतिशयं सर्वज्ञत्वबीजम् (Samadhi Pada 25)
-स पूर्वेषामपि गुरुः कालेनानवच्छेदात् (Samadhi Pada 26)
-तस्य वाचकः प्रणवः (Samadhi Pada 27)
-Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 1, 2021. Cosponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association and South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures.
1 hr 32 min
July 25, 2021 33 – Samadhi Pada Verses 18 - 21 | Shraddha, Virya, Smrti, Samadhi
-विरामप्रत्ययाभ्यासपूर्वः संस्कारशेषोऽन्यः (Samadhi Pada 18)
- भव-प्रत्ययो विदेह-प्रकृतिलयानाम् (Samadhi Pada 19)
- श्रद्धा-वीर्य-स्मृति-समाधि-प्रज्ञा-पूर्वक इतरेषाम् (Samadhi Pada 20)
- तीव्रसंवेगानामासन्नः (Samadhi Pada 21)
-Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on July 25, 2021. Cosponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association and South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures.
1 hr
July 11, 2021 32 – Samadhi Pada Verses 17 - 19 | Prakrtilaya
-वितर्कविचारानन्दास्मितानुगमात् सम्प्रज्ञातः (Samadhi Pada 17)
-विरामप्रत्ययाभ्यासपूर्वः संस्कारशेषोऽन्यः (Samadhi Pada 18)
- भव-प्रत्ययो विदेह-प्रकृतिलयानाम् (Samadhi Pada 19)

-Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on July 11, 2021. Cosponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association and South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures.
1 hr 28 min

About Psychology of the Yoga Sutras

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“The teachers of the science of Yoga, therefore, declare that religion is not only based upon the experience of ancient times, but that no man can be religious until he has the same perceptions…

himself. Yoga is the science which teaches us how to get these perceptions.” (Swami Vivekananda Raja Yoga, page 15)
The tradition of yoga philosophy in India takes Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras as its fundamental text. The author of these sutras was the ancient sage Patanjali who is also well-known for fundamental contributions in other fields of Indian philosophy. This unique tradition and text give a deep and profound analysis of the human mind, which in yoga philosophy includes the emotions (obsessive attraction, aversion, fear, etc.), memories, the speculative and imaginative faculties, the decision-making faculty, the will, our sense of “I”, etc., which have their sources in our words, thoughts, deeds from this life and in previous life cycles and which determine how we behave and react today. In short, the Yoga Sutras explain the deep mysteries of the experiences that we go through.
A sutra is an aphoristic statement concisely describing fundamental spiritual truths experienced by ancient sages as a result of their spiritual insights and realizations. These sutras have been accepted over the centuries as being authoritative and have stood the test of time.
Because of their brevity, these sutras have over the centuries been repeatedly commented on by qualified spiritual teachers who have transmitted their insights in the form of commentaries on these sutras. In this series of classes Swami Tattwamayananda will be teaching these sutras in the light of the traditional Sanskrit commentaries. It is a new expanded version distinct from the exposition given from October 10, 2014 to December 21, 2018. The recommended text for this lecture series is “Raja Yoga” by Swami Vivekananda.

This series of lectures is co-sponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.
Time: Sundays at 6 pm PST

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