Patañjali discusses Īśvara (Life Intellengent Energy) from sūtras 1.23 ― 1.29. The first sūtra (1.23) juxtapositions the previous section about developing skills with the next section which is about managing obstacles. Sūtras 1.24 ― 1.26 describe the qualities & nature of Īśvara; while sūtras 1.27 ― 1.29 discuss connecting with Īśvara. 

In this week’s Satsaṅga episode: We discuss the chanting of "AUṀ" as the way to bring the mind inward and connect with the qualities previously discussed about the energy known as Īśvara (sūtras 1.27 - 1.29). Check it out … ॐ Tat Sat!

If you would like to follow along, with the chanting & lessons in this podcast, you can purchase our textbooks, Sanskrit & Chanting, through our website: ashtangayogaorangecounty.com/books or you can always just listen … either way, please enjoy!

The opening mantras are found in Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 3, Page 1 & 2, or Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 1, Pages 2 - 10.

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Patañjali discusses Īśvara (Life Intellengent Energy) from sūtras 1.23 ― 1.29. The first sūtra (1.23) juxtapositions the previous section about developing skills with the next section which is about managing obstacles. Sūtras 1.24 ― 1.26 describe the qualities & nature of Īśvara; while sūtras 1.27 ― 1.29 discuss connecting with Īśvara. 

In this week’s Satsaṅga episode: We discuss the qualitative nature of this Īśvara Energy (sūtras 1.24 - 1.26). Check out the discussion … ॐ Tat Sat

If you would like to follow along, with the chanting & lessons in this podcast, you can purchase our textbooks, Sanskrit & Chanting, through our website: ashtangayogaorangecounty.com/books or you can always just listen … either way, please enjoy!

The opening mantras are found in Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 3, Page 1 & 2, or Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 1, Pages 2 - 10.

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This week’s Satsaṅga episode: Patañjali discusses God - what he calls Īśvara - from sūtra 1.23 ― 1.29. The first sūtra (1.23) juxtapositions the previous section about developing skills with the next section which is about managing obstacles. Sūtras 1.24 ― 1.26 describe the qualities & nature of Īśvara; while sūtras 1.27 ― 1.29 discuss connecting with Īśvara. In this episode, we discuss 1.23 & 1.24. Check out the discussion … ॐ Tat Sat

If you would like to follow along, with the chanting & lessons in this podcast, you can purchase our textbooks, Sanskrit & Chanting, through our website: ashtangayogaorangecounty.com/books or you can always just listen … either way, please enjoy!

The opening mantras are found in Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 3, Page 1 & 2, or Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 1, Pages 2 - 10.

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This week’s Satsaṅga episode: The strength or weakness of our conviction infects the resulting process as we head forth in pursuit of a goal. What are the levels we must gain in order to reach the goal? Check out the discussion on Yoga Sūtras 1.20 - 1.22 … ॐ Tat Sat

If you would like to follow along, with the chanting & lessons in this podcast, you can purchase our textbooks, Sanskrit & Chanting, through our website: ashtangayogaorangecounty.com/books or you can always just listen … either way, please enjoy!

The opening mantras are found in Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 3, Page 1 & 2, or Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 1, Pages 2 - 10.

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This week’s Satsaṅga episode: Whatever we practice for a long time, we become good at! But have you ever thought about the stages of development we go through as mastery of a subject is developing? Check out the discussion on Yoga Sūtras 1.17 - 1.19 … ॐ Tat Sat

If you would like to follow along, with the chanting & lessons in this podcast, you can purchase our textbooks, Sanskrit & Chanting, through our website: ashtangayogaorangecounty.com/books or you can always just listen … either way, please enjoy!

The opening mantras are found in Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 3, Page 1 & 2, or Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 1, Pages 2 - 10.

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This week’s Satsaṅga episode: Today we had an in-depth discussion about Vairāgya, the compliment to yoga practice (or abhyāsa). Check out the discussion on Yoga Sūtras 1.15 - 1.16 … ॐ Tat Sat

If you would like to follow along, with the chanting & lessons in this podcast, you can purchase our textbooks, Sanskrit & Chanting, through our website: ashtangayogaorangecounty.com/books or you can always just listen … either way, please enjoy!

The opening mantras are found in Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 3, Page 1 & 2, or Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 1, Pages 2 - 10.

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This week’s Satsaṅga episode: In order to achieve our goals successfully, we need to identify things that diminish our effectiveness & efficiency. In Yoga Sūtra 1.15 & 1.16 Patañjali presents this process. This episode is an introduction to this discussion (called Vairāgya in yoga). But before we dive into philosophy, there is quite a bit of chanting at the beginning of this Satsaṅga. Please listen & chant along with us using Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 3 ... ॐ Tat Sat

If you would like to follow along, with the chanting & lessons in this podcast, you can purchase our textbooks, Sanskrit & Chanting, through our website: ashtangayogaorangecounty.com/books or you can always just listen … either way, please enjoy!

The opening mantras are found in Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 3, Page 1 & 2, or Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 1, Pages 2 - 10.

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This week’s Satsaṅga episode: How do we develop a strong practice? In Yoga Sūtra 1.14, Patañjali tells us precisely what to do. Tune in to learn the five factors Patañjali taught and that must be included to ensure our practice becomes strong and durable ... ॐ Tat Sat

If you would like to follow along, with the chanting & lessons in this podcast, you can purchase our textbooks, Sanskrit & Chanting, through our website: ashtangayogaorangecounty.com/books or you can always just listen … either way, please enjoy!

The opening mantras are found in Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 3, Page 1 & 2, or Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 1, Pages 2 - 10.

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In this week’s Satsaṅga, we cruise through the first chapter of the Samādhi Pāda (1st Chapter of Yoga Sūtras) featuring a few key sūtras while looking at the general outline of what this chapter discusses. We touch on sūtra 1.12, the formula for pursuing yoga. We unpack sūtra 1.17 to understand the process of becoming skillful in any kind of work whether it be yoga, cooking, parenting or otherwise. We analyze sūtra 1.31, which teaches us how to recognize when our system is out of balance. And finally, in sūtra 1.40, we look at the results of mastering the first step (pāda) of yoga - maintaining balance in our system ... ॐ Tat Sat

If you would like to follow along, with the chanting & lessons in this podcast, you can purchase our textbooks, Sanskrit & Chanting, through our website: ashtangayogaorangecounty.com/books or you can always just listen … either way, please enjoy!

To follow the chanting from our books, it is much easier to use Vol. 3 which is simply a pure collection of Mantras without any extras. However, you can also use Vol. 1, but you will have to turn the pages many many more times. With that said, the opening mantras are found in Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 3, Page 1 & 2, or Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 1, Pages 2 - 10.

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Greetings - Namaste - ॐ तत्सत्

In today’s Satsaṅga episode, we honor the Indian holiday, Gaṇeśa Caturthi, which occurred last Monday, 2019 August 2. We chant the Gaṇapati Atharva Śīrṣa Upaniṣat (Vol. 3, Pg. 30) and recite a verse from the Gaṇeśa Stotra (Vol. 3, Pg. 13) and learn that the spirit of Gaṇeśa is really about how we manage our own state of balance. This is the same theme highlighted in the first chapter of the Yoga Sūtras!

After chanting we quickly overview how the 4 chapters (Samādhi, Sādhana, Vibhūti & Kaivalya Pādas) of the Yoga Sūtras flow from one-to-the-next, and then dive into a quick overview translation of the first chapter (Samādhi Pāda). Understanding the over-all meaning of the Yoga Sūtras gives us the proper context for understanding each of the 195 sūtras. So last week’s (part 1) and this week’s (part 2) will hopefully prove to be interesting, valuable & useful for you. Let me know ... ॐ Tat Sat

If you would like to follow along, with the chanting & lessons in these episodes, you can purchase our textbooks, Sanskrit & Chanting, through our website: ashtangayogaorangecounty.com/books or you can always just listen … either way, please enjoy!

To follow the chanting from our books, it is much easier to use Vol. 3 which is simply a pure collection of Mantras without any extras. However, you can also use Vol. 1, but you will have to turn the pages many many more times. With that said, the opening mantras are found in Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 3, Page 1 & 2, or Sanskrit & Chanting Vol. 1, Pages 2 - 10.

ॐ Tat Sat