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Effectively bridge hypothetical understanding to personal realization.
This course offers the unique opportunity to . . .
. . . master techniques for interpreting complex yoga texts.
. . . connect ancient teachings with modern challenges.
. . . deepen your spiritual practice through sacred literature.
Making sense of yoga’s ancient wisdom texts can be a challenge. Cultural differences, unfamiliar philosophical concepts, and competing philosophical interpretations can perplex even the most committed reader. But for those who persevere, the rewards are immense: these texts offer timeless insights into the human condition and provide practical guidance that can help us navigate modern challenges, deepen our self-awareness, and cultivate inner peace and contentment.
In this masterclass, yoga teacher and author Hari-kirtana das will share his approach to reading these texts and offer techniques that can help you unlock their profound teachings about life, relationships, and spirituality.
Students of this course will learn:
Course Outline
PART 1: An Overview of Obstacles and Ways to Meet Them
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A general analysis of five obstacles to understanding yoga wisdom texts and how to meet these challenges making study (svadhyaya) part of your regular spiritual practice (sadhana).
PART 2: The Challenge of Competing Worldviews
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How to reconceptualize the relationship between faith and knowledge, modern assumptions vs. scriptural assumptions, how yoga wisdom texts handle the hard problem of consciousness, and how the lens we look through changes what we see.
PART 3: Basic Principles of Hermeneutics
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How to recognize what teachings a text is emphasizing, the importance of context, distinguishing personal truths from personal realizations (and which one has more value), and the goal of scriptural interpretation.
PART 4 : Techniques for Contemplative Reading
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How to read texts with elaborate commentaries, how to keep your ego from sabotaging your reception of the message, how to recognize the author's bias, why both literal and metaphorical meanings matter, the disadvantages of "cherry-picking," and when to stop reading and start writing.
PART 5 : Connecting Spiritual Ideas to Real Life
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How to make the teachings of yoga wisdom texts come alive, including ways to integrate yoga wisdom teachings into your life in ways that help you develop deeper, more meaningful relationships with friends, teachers, and students.
Three Additional On-Demand Lectures for a Limited Time...
Available On Demand Upon Purchase of How to Read Sacred Texts
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One Sutra for a Lifetime
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The Hero's Journey
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"The first sutra I heard, sthira sukham asanam, was the thread that tethered me to the practice and has continued to reveal its essence with greater clarity, depth and experiential wisdom. In the hatha yoga tradition, it is one we repeat with discipline and regularity. Yet, beyond its Steady walls there is an inexplicable Joy that words aim to describe and only time and practice can reveal."
Hari-kirtana das
Hari-kirtana das is a yoga teacher, spiritual mentor, and the author of 'In Search of the Highest Truth: Adventures in Yoga Philosophy.' He's been practicing devotional yoga and various other yogic disciplines for the better part of the last 50 years, has lived in yoga ashrams and intentional spiritual communities, and has a talent for making complex ideas about spiritual philosophy easy to understand. Hari-kirtana is on the faculty of numerous Yoga Teacher Training programs, offers online courses and live workshops on the practical application of yoga philosophy, and is a frequent contributor to forums and magazines about the enduring relevance of yoga’s ancient wisdom to life in the modern world. Hari’s mission is to illuminate the many ways in which the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningfully transformative spiritual experiences.
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How to Read Sacred Texts
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