Community Kīrtan Audio with Michael Johnson
Kīrtan Chant By Michael Johnson & Friends अहिंसासत्यास्तेय ब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहाः यमाः ॥३०॥ahiṃsāsatyāsteya brahmacaryāparigrahāḥ yamāḥ ॥30॥ “The restraints are: non-violence, truthfulness, to not steal, respecting boundaries and non-possessiveness.”- Yogasūtra 2.30 Vṛtti:ahiṃsā ≈ non-violence, disrupting harmful practicessatya ≈ truthfulness, not lyingasteya ≈ to not steal, respecting others propertybrahmacarya ≈ respecting boundaries, chastity aparigrahāḥ ≈ non-possessiveness, not hoarding Michael’s Bhāṣya (commentary) Here is the first limb of Yoga. It is a set of skillful means (upāya) that we can adopt to create a space where we […]
What are the Yoga Sutras?
What are the Yoga Sutras? Decoding the ancient wisdom of Patanjali If you’re new to yoga, then you may not yet be familiar with the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. In a nutshell, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a collection of 196 short verses that serve as a guide to attain wisdom and self-realization through yoga. The text is estimated to have been written in roughly 400 C.E., and is regarded by many as the basis of yoga philosophy. The […]
