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The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali with Edwin Bryant

Edwin Bryant received his doctorate in Indic languages, philosophies and cultures from Columbia University. He taught Hinduism at Harvard University for three years, and is presently professor of Hindu religion and philosophy at Rutgers University. He has been a practitioner of bhakti yoga for twenty-five years, a number of them spent in India. He has published six books and numerous articles on Vedic culture, yoga and the Krishna tradition, and has just completed a translation of Patanjali Yoga sutras.

simplyYoga proudly presents “The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali” with Dr. Edwin Bryant Saturday April 17th 3-6PM and Sunday April 18th 3-6PM

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the classical ancient Indian treatise on the practice of Yoga. While Yoga conjures up images of bodily postures and stretches in popular western culture, this aspect of yoga, the asanas, is only the third limb of the eight limbs outlined in the Yoga Sutras — and, indeed, Patanjali pays only passing attention to this aspect of the system. This seminar series will consist of a close reading of Patanjali's original text, focusing on the opening section of the work, wherein Yoga is defined and the state of samadhi, liberation, described, as well as on the eight limbs of yoga covered in the heart of the text, which outline the step by step methods for attaining this enlightened state. Attention will be paid to the pre-modern commentaries of the text, thus exposing students to the traditional understanding of the practice of classical Yoga and its goals.

Students are advised to bring pen and paper for notes AND a copy of the Sutras with the Sanskrit text in Romanized script. Attention will be focused on the original source.

Saturday April 17th 3-6PM and Sunday April 18th 3-6PM
Cost: $30 per 3 hour session or (recommended) $50 for both

Space is limited, register early. To register, print out this form, enclose it along with your check, payable to simplyYoga, complete the form and return to simplyYoga, PO Box 427, Kingston, New Jersey 08528.

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