lesser known aspects of yoga - the philosophy

- yoga is Asanas? or more?

- why the philosophy? aren’t the Asanas enough?

- the basic 4 questions of philosophy - what is heya (to be avoided)? what is its cause? what is its absence? and how to avoid it?

- the one line answer to ‘what is to be avoided?’ (from sage patanjali, the most prominent figure in yoga) - and its meaning

- the one line answer to ‘what is yoga?’ (from sage patanjali, the most prominent figure in yoga) - and its meaning

- which is better - gyaan, karma or bhakti yoga? and by the way, what are they? how to combine all three?

- where do Asanas fit in all this then?

- some powerful shloks that shed light on the true meaning of yoga!

- when rAma meets hanumAn for teh first time, he says, ‘you are dearer to me than my own brother’. why? where is the philosophy of yoga in there?

- the embedded system! how is sanskrit unique language? apparently the only language with inbuilt prANAyAm in it! why is that important?

 

http://shashikgp.blogspot.com/2009/03/barcamp-bangalore-8-sessions.html

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2 comments to “lesser known aspects of yoga - the philosophy”

  1. shashikant joshi on March 7th, 2009 3:24 am

    i will try a PPT for this one also, can’t edit the PPT field :(

  2. Swaroop C H - India, Life, Technology, Productivity » Blog Archive » Barcamp Bangalore 8 on March 9th, 2009 1:01 am

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