The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali contain 195 sutras organized into four chapters: Samadhi Pada, Sadhana Pada, Vibhuti Pada, and Kaivalya Pada. It expounds Yoga philosophy, one of the six orthodox schools of Indian philosophy. The munitrayam of Yoga is Patanjali, Vyasa, and Shankaracharya. A deep and thorough analysis of the human mind, the psychology of samskaras and the method of Ashtanga Yoga are some of the many unique contributions of this text. Swami Tattwamayananda will be teaching these sutras in the light of the traditional Sanskrit commentaries. The recommended text for this lecture series is “Raja Yoga” by Swami Vivekananda.

1h 11m

Sep 20, 2021

-Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 22, 2021. Cosponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association and South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures.

1h 9m

Aug 22, 2021

-दुःख-दौर्मनस्याङ्गमेजयत्व-श्वासप्रश्वासा विक्षेपसहभुवः (Samadhi Pada 31) -तत्प्रतिषेधार्थमेकतत्त्वाभ्यासः (Samadhi Pada 32) -मैत्री-करुणामुदितोपेक्षाणां सुख-दुःखपुण्यापुण्य-विषयाणां भावनातश्चित्तप्रसादनम् (Samadhi Pada 33) -Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 15, 2021. Cosponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association and South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures.

1h 24m

Aug 15, 2021

-तस्य वाचकः प्रणवः (Samadhi Pada 27) -तज्जपस्तदर्थभावनम् (Samadhi Pada 28) -ततः प्रत्यक्चेतनाधिगमोऽप्यन्तरायाभावश्च (Samadhi Pada 29) -व्याधि-स्त्यान-संशय-प्रमादालस्याविरति-भ्रान्तिदर्शनालब्धभूमिकत्वानवस्थितत्वानि -चित्तविक्षेपास्तेऽन्तरायाः (Samadhi Pada 30) -दुःख-दौर्मनस्याङ्गमेजयत्व-श्वासप्रश्वासा विक्षेपसहभुवः (Samadhi Pada 31) -ईश्वरप्रणिधानाद्वा (Samadhi Pada 23) -Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 8, 2021. Cosponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association and South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures.

1h 12m

Aug 08, 2021

-मृदुमध्याधिमात्रत्वात्ततोऽपि विशेषः (Samadhi Pada 22) -ईश्वरप्रणिधानाद्वा (Samadhi Pada 23) -क्लेशकर्मविपाकाशयैरपरामृष्टः पुरुषविशेष ईश्वरः (Samadhi Pada 24) -तत्र निरतिशयं सर्वज्ञत्वबीजम् (Samadhi Pada 25) -स पूर्वेषामपि गुरुः कालेनानवच्छेदात् (Samadhi Pada 26) -तस्य वाचकः प्रणवः (Samadhi Pada 27) -Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 1, 2021. Cosponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association and South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures.

1h 31m

Aug 02, 2021

-विरामप्रत्ययाभ्यासपूर्वः संस्कारशेषोऽन्यः (Samadhi Pada 18) - भव-प्रत्ययो विदेह-प्रकृतिलयानाम् (Samadhi Pada 19) - श्रद्धा-वीर्य-स्मृति-समाधि-प्रज्ञा-पूर्वक इतरेषाम् (Samadhi Pada 20) - तीव्रसंवेगानामासन्नः (Samadhi Pada 21) -Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on July 25, 2021. Cosponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association and South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures.

59m

Jul 25, 2021

-वितर्कविचारानन्दास्मितानुगमात् सम्प्रज्ञातः (Samadhi Pada 17) -विरामप्रत्ययाभ्यासपूर्वः संस्कारशेषोऽन्यः (Samadhi Pada 18) - भव-प्रत्ययो विदेह-प्रकृतिलयानाम् (Samadhi Pada 19) -Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on July 11, 2021. Cosponsored by the Stanford Hindu Students Association and South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures.

1h 27m

Jul 11, 2021