Yogasūtras of Patañjali (Śrīpātañjalayogadarśana) — Lectures L2

Yoga-Sūtras of Patañjali (Śrīpātañjalayogadarśana) – Lectures L2 (English) An Online Course on Deep and Detailed Study of Yoga-Sūtras of Patañjali (Śrīpātañjalayogadarśana) – Lectures L2 (English)

An Online course on Yoga-Sūtras of Patañjali. Entire Yoga Darshana is explained in detail. Explanation begins with what is Yoga, various aspects of Yoga and goes on to explain different concepts given by Sage Patañjali. Relevant Sutras are picked up from chapters to elaborate them in detail.

Overview This course is designed to explore and dive deep into the study of Pātañjalayogasūtras . Śrī-Pātañjala-Yoga - Darśana is divided in 4 chapters. This is Level 2, which contains study of roughly one fourth of Śrī-Pātañjala-Yogadarśana. This course is next step after having studied the course Śrīpātañjalayogadarśana – Sūtra Chanting – L1 (English), which is the pre-requisite for this course.

Prerequisite: Those who wish to study this course should go through some prerequisites, which are required in order to be able to understand the subject matter given in this course. These are the courses to be studied -

• Saṃskṛta Course – Saṃskṛta - Read, Write, Pronounce & Transliterate
• Bharatīya (Indian) Knowledge Traditions
• Śrīpātañjalayogadarśanam Introduction
• Śrīpātañjalayogadarśana – L1 (English)

Similar to how numerous subjects are taught concurrently in schools and colleges, all of these courses will run concurrently along with the course ‘ Śrīpātañjalayogadarśana – Lectures L2 (English)’.

• Chanting of selected Pātañjalayogasūtras relevant to Level 2
• In-depth learning of Yogadarśana – study of selected Pātañjalayogasūtras
• Discussion on selected concepts of Yogadarśana

Sūtras to be studied in Śrīpātañjalayogadarśana – Lectures L2 (English) From Chapters 1, 2 and 3:

Chapter 1 – Sūtra no 17 - 22 and Sūtras 30 - 51

Chapter 2 – Sūtra 4 - 28, 35 - 45

Chapter 3 – Sūtra 1-4

• Students of Yoga
• Students of Bhāratīya Darśana (Indian Philosophy)
• Next Level for the Students who have completed the course Śrīpātañjalayogadarśana – Lectures L1 (English)
• Easy to understand Videos of the course
• Handbooks on course material
• Certificate on completion of the course.

English

Dr. Rajani Pradhan

The total duration of the Course

Self-paced,

Śrīpātañjalayogadarśana – Lectures L2 (English) contains Chanting of selected Pātañjalayogasūtras relevant to this course

Study of selected Pātañjalayogasūtras as follows -

From Chapter 1 – Samādhi - Pāda

Discussion on Samprajñāta Samādhis and

As amprajñāta Samādhis

Concept of Praṇava – Om

Om-Japa

Results of Praṇava-Japa / Om-Japa

Discussion on Antarāyas

Discussion on Ekatattva-Abhyāsa

Concept of Citta - Prasādana

Concept of Sthitinibandhinī

Discussion on Samāpattis - Savitarkā Samāpattis , Nirvitarkā Samāpattis

Discussion on Sūkṣmaviṣayatvam

Concept of Adhyātma - Prasāda

Concept of Ṛtambharā Prajñā .

Discussion on Sabīja & Nirbīja Samādhis

From Chapter 2 – Sādhana - Pāda

Concept of Kleśās - Avidyā-Asmitā-Rāga-Dveṣa-Abhiniveśa

Discussion on Pratiprasava

Results of Kleśās - Jāti-Āyu-Bhogas

Caturvyūya of Yoga: योगशास्त्रचतुर्व्यूहं

हेयं – Heya , हेयहेतुः - Heyahetu, हानं – Hāna, हानोपायः - Hānopāya,

Concept of Draṣṭā & Dṛśya

Discussion on Guṇa - Parvas – Sthūla & Sūkṣma Viṣayas

Concept of Viveka khyāti विवेक-ख्याति

Saptadhā Prāntabhūmiḥ Prajñā. सप्तधा प्रान्तभूमिः प्रज्ञा ।

Results of being established in Yamas & Niyamas प्रतिष्ठायां

From Chapter 3 – Vibhūti - Pāda

Concept of Dhāraṇā, Dhyāna and Samādhi

Concept of Saṃyama etc .