YSP podcast series

I am pleased to present an audio recording of the Yoga Sutra workshop that I presented on Friday, November 12, 2021 to the students undergoing the Yoga Teachers Training program at the Yoga Garden yoga studio in Apex, NC.

Brief summary of what we covered: Overview of the Yoga Sutras text Definition of yoga Brief [...]

I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on “Essential message of Bhagavad Gita” that I made on Friday, October 8, 2021 to the students undergoing yoga teacher training at the Yoga Garden in Apex, NC:

Brief summary of what we covered: Introduction Background – events leading up to the Kurukshetra war [...]

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 [...]

I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 7/17/21.

Brief summary of the sutras we covered: Sutra 1.41: क्षीणवृत्तेरभिजातस्येव मणेर्ग्रहीतृग्रहणग्राह्येषु तत्स्थतदञ्जनतासमापत्तिः॥४१॥kṣīṇa-vr̥tter-abhijātasy-eva maṇer-grahītr̥-grahaṇa-grāhyeṣu tatstha-tadañjanatā samāpattiḥ ॥41॥Just as the naturally pure crystal assumes shapes and colors of objects placed near it, so the Yogi’s [...]

I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 6/19/21.

Brief summary of the sutras we covered: Sutra 1.19: bhava-pratyayo videha-prakr̥ti-layānām ॥19॥Those who merely leave their bodies and attain the state of celestial deities, or those who get merged in nature, have rebirth.  [...]

I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 5/15/21.

Brief summary of the sutras we covered:

Sutra 3.1: deśa-bandhaḥ cittasya dhāraṇā ॥1॥Dharana (concentration) is the binding of the mind to one place or an object.

Sutra 3.2: tatra pratyaya-ikatānatā dhyānam ॥2॥Dhyana is [...]

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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, 2/20/21.

Sutras covered: Sutra 2.47: prayatna-śaithilya-ananta-samāpatti-bhyām ॥47॥By letting go of any unnecessary effort and by meditating on the infinite, asana is mastered. Sutra 2.48: tato dvaṅdva-an-abhighātaḥ ॥48॥Thereafter, one is undisturbed by the dualities. sutra [...]

I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 1/16/21.

Sutras covered: Sutra 2.45: samādhi siddhiḥ-īśvarapraṇidhānāt ॥45॥“By total surrender to God, samadhi is attained.” Sutra 2.46: sthira-sukham-āsanam ॥46॥“Asana is a steady, comfortable posture.”

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