Ashtanga Yoga in Sutras and the Gītā: A Comparison with Edwin Bryant

This talk is being republished from the Radial Practice Conference in 2018. If you have a Gītā handy you might want to grab it while you listen. About the Guest Edwin Bryant received his Ph.D. in Indic Languages and Cultures from Columbia University. He taught Hinduism at Harvard University for three years and is presently the professor of Hinduism at Rutgers University where he teaches courses on Hindu philosophy and religion. He has received numerous awards and fellowships, published eight books (sites.rutgers.edu/edwin-bryant...) , and authored a number of articles (sites.rutgers.edu/edwin-bryant...) on the earliest origins of the Vedic culture, yoga philosophy, and the Krishna tradition. As a personal practitioner of bhakti yoga for over 45 years, a number of them spent in India studying with traditional teachers, where he returns yearly, Edwin strives to combine academic scholarship and rigor with appreciation towards traditional knowledge systems. His teaching method is to allow the ancient texts to speak in their own voice and through their own terms and categories. Website: sites.rutgers.edu/edwin-bryant/ In this episode, we discuss:
1. Patañjali’s citta-vṛitti-nirodhaḥ type practice in the Gītā.
2. The difference between karma and karma yoga.
3. A new definition of yoga, skill in action.
4. The 3 definitions of yoga in the Gītā.
5. Ashtanga-type practice in the Gītā in comparison with verses in Patañjali.
6. The mind of a yogi.
7. Bhakti, the highest expression of yoga.
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[@MariaYogiWellness]

Thank you for your teachings

[@laurenc6859]

A breath of much needed fresh air on the relationships between the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

[@akaniowahyu8533]

who founded yoga, was it Patanjali?

[@laurenc6859]

@@akaniowahyu8533 No, not Patanjali. See the Yoga Body by Mark Singleton et. Al. Best description of the documented foundations. There is no one singular path.

[@ianmarconi]

Amazing teachings!

[@radhapillai7705]

Dear Prabhu, i really appreciate your explanation of Vedic philosophy and Dharma and especially your presentation of Bhakti, the crown jewel and last word in Vedic siddhanta! BG 15.15 sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham Hare Krishna! 🙏🏽

[@akaniowahyu8533]

who founded yoga, was it Patanjali?

[@chantharekrishna8398]

​​@@akaniowahyu8533No. Yoga means addition (connect with god). Patanjali wrote a book on yoga, and gave his view on yoga. Traditionally, yoga is from god, no one created this system. Yoga is mention in vedic literature, dated more than 3500 years ago. Patanjali came later. He promoted Astanga Yoga over other yogic system. But Vendanta school consider Bhakti Yoga as supreme path.

[@OrichalcumHammer]

59:54 Antelope skin and Kusha grass as seat for Yogis

[@ranand089]

The sound is not very clear