$1,500.00
This course is part of the following programs:
Admission into a HUA Graduate program of study (MAH or DHS)
In this course, the students will be able to:
Mahaṛṣi Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras is a compact work consisting of 195 Sūtras. These verses are organized into four major chapters – Samādhi Pāda, Sādhana Pāda, Vibhūti Påda, and Kaivalya Pāda. In this course, we will follow the text carefully. In the first 12 classes that we have, we shall finish the first chapter called Samādhi Pāda which has 51 sūtras. The last three classes will give a brief outline of the other three chapters. The course will begin with a brief introduction to Yoga and its place in Vaidika Darśanas (philosophies). Students will learn what a ‘sūtra’ means. The sūtras will be made available to the students both in Devanāgari and Roman scripts. We shall examine each word of the sūtras and discuss them in detail with the commentary of Mahaṛṣi Vyāsa. The faculty will provide learning materials for each session in PDF form and sufficient reference material and learning resources.
The class structure for the Yoga sutras of Patanjali course is designed to foster learning, self-study, reflection, and discussion on a weekly basis. Students are expected to attend and actively participate in a minimum of three contact hours with the faculty every week unless there are emergency circumstances.
At the end of the course, students will be required to present a paper to the class, which will be followed by a discussion with their peers and faculty.
$1,500.00
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