What is Yoga?

In this video, we dive deep into the fascinating story of Yoga, from its complex inception in the religious, spiritual and philosophical landscape of India all the way to the western world today, where it has become more popular than ever.

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Sources/Recomended Reading:

Bharati, Agehananda (1965). "The Tantric Tradition". B.I. Publications.

Bhattacharyya, N.N. (2005). "History of the Tantric Religion". Second Revised Edition. Manohar.

Bryant, Edwin F. (translated by) (2009). "The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary ". North Point Press.

Ernst, Carl W. (1996). "Sufism and Yoga according to Muhammad Ghawth". University of North Carolina.

Mallinson, James & Mark Singleton (2017). "Roots of Yoga". Penguin Classics.

Olivelle, Patrick (translated by) (2008). "Upanisads". Oxford University Press.

Samuel, Geoffrey (2008). "The Origins of Yoga and Tantra: Indic Religions to the Thirteenth Century". Cambridge University Press.

Wallis, Christopher D. (2013). "Tantra Illuminated: The Philosophy, History and Practice of a Timeless Tradition". Mattamayura.

White, David Gordon (2000). "Tantra in Practice". Princeton University Press.



Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:43 Earliest mentions of Yoga
5:30 Early Asceticism & The Shramana movement
9:39 Bhagavad Gita
12:23 The Yoga Sutras & Patanjali
28:31 Hatha Yoga & Tantra
35:56 Yoga & Islam
40:26 Modern Postural Yoga
47:40 Conclusions


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