0816 - TALKS: Patanjali & Buddha-Dhamma, VIII

Episode 0816 - Patanjali & Buddha-Dhamma, VIII
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Continuing discussion of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras (Alex Scott commentary), common-ground with Gautama's Pali Buddha-Dhamma & and Chuang Tzu's aphorism: "power gathers where there is stillness." Patanjali's core yoga teachings & the Buddhist Three Foundations (sila, samadhi, prajna), with focus on the ways of chitta-vritti-nirodha.

 

Additional references from Pali Buddha-Dhamma, Advaita Vedanta, Ra Material, core Taoism, transpersonal psychology & Christian/Western metaphysics.

 

* On Patanjali (Swami J): https://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras-patanjali.htm#vyasa

 

* Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras (Alex Scott, copyright 2002): https://www.angelfire.com/md2/timewarp/patanjali.html

 

* Yoga Sutras 3.4-3.6, Samyama (Swami J): https://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras-30406.htm

 

* Viveka ('discernment,' Wisdom Library): https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/viveka#sanskrit

 

 

* ADDITIONAL RESOURCES *

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2. OLD ARCHIVE SITE

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3. TALKS WITH SCOTT MANDELKER (Non-RA Podcasts)

http://talkswithscottmandelker.blogspot.com

 

4. LAW OF ONE PODCAST (RA Material+ Series)

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5. ESSAYS, RA MATERIAL & CORE PDF-COMPILATIONS

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https://www.sites.google.com/view/teachingsfromtheself

 

6. ALL YOUTUBE PLAYLISTS

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