Sanskrit for Yoga 2
4 week online course with Jonathan Duquette Sundays 5 – 6pm, 21st April – 12th May £50
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Please note : This course is a follow on from the Sanskrit for Yoga 1 course. It is open to anyone who has completed the Sanskrit for Yoga 1 course.Course Syllabus
The aim of this course is :- To introduce new Sanskrit grammatical notions and apply them to Yogasūtras from the third and fourth pādas
- Deepen our understanding of Sāṃkhya philosophy
- Develop an awareness of the historical linkages between early Buddhism and Yoga.
The course contains four lessons:
- Lesson 1: Sanskrit grammar applied to the Yogasūtras (1/2) Topics: Abstract suffixes; exocentric compound (bahuvrīhi); reflexive adjective and particles; analysis of YS 3.2 and 3.3.
- Lesson 2: Sanskrit grammar applied to the Yogasūtras (2/2) Topics: Causal ablative; locative absolute; concepts of pariṇāma and saṃskāra; siddhi; analysis of YS 3.16, 3.18, 3.50 and 4.31.
- Lesson 3: Introduction to Sāṃkhya philosophy Topics: Historical background; Sāṃkhyakārikā; concepts of prakṛti, puruṣa, guṇa, tattva, etc.; relation to Yoga.
- Lesson 4: Yoga, Buddhism and the Bhagavadgītā Topics: Yoga and the early Buddhist material; Haṭhayoga’s Buddhist origins; Buddhist background of YS 2.46-47 and 4.29; forms of Yoga in the Bhagavadgītā; niṣkāmakarma and īśvarapraṇidhāna.
Recordings
Each session will be recorded and links to the recordings provided. If you miss a session you can use the recording to catch up in your own time; the recordings also provide an opportunity to study the material in more depth between sessions. Recordings will be available for up to one month after the final session of the course.Course Dates
The course runs for 4 consecutive weeks and sessions take place on Sunday afternoons, 5.00 – 6.00pm. Course dates are :- 21st April 2024
- 28th April
- 5th May
- 12th May
