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James lays the groundwork for our study together by introducing us to the source text of the yoga tradition, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
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Prelude to the Sutras
James Boag
Talk
20 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Bhakti
James shares the story of how the elephant deity Ganesha was born, how his name came to be, and his beautiful symbolism and significance.
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Ganesha's Birth Story
James Boag
Talk
75 min
The Mythology Show
Bhakti
James recites and translates Sutra 1.1: Atha Yoga Anushasanam—now there will follow the sequential and codified presentation of yoga.
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Sutra 1.1
James Boag
Talk
15 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Bhakti
James recites and unpacks Sutras 1.2 and 1.3: yoga citta-vrtti-nirodhah and tada drashtuh svarupe vasthanam.
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Sutras 1.2-1.3
James Boag
Talk
25 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Bhakti
James introduces us to some of the mythological characters from the epic Mahabharata, sharing stories that reveal our own human experience.
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Mahabharata Background
James Boag
Talk
60 min
The Song of Self
Bhakti
Together we sing a song to Ganesha to harmonize and unify, and to prepare for a sincere and integrated study of the Bhagavad Gita.
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Chant to Ganesha
James Boag
Suitable for all
15 min
The Song of Self
Bhakti
James offers an invitation to begin the study of the second chapter of Bhagavad Gita, encouraging us to know the text in our heart.
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Learn from the Heart
James Boag
Talk
15 min
The Song of Self
Jnana
James guides us in a meditation to bring awareness to the pulsations and sensations in the body. You will feel spacious and aware.
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Sensation Meditation
James Boag
Beginner
25 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Meditation
James invites us into an inquiry of the Sutras as an ongoing engagement that can be studied anew throughout one's lifetime.
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How to Use This Course
James Boag
Talk
10 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Bhakti
James unpacks sutras 1.12-1.16 as Patanjali begins to offer insight into what a yoga practice is and how it is to be lived.
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Sutras 1.12-1.16
James Boag
Talk
25 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Bhakti
James explains why yoga and mythology begins with Ganesha and then shares an invocation chant to Ganesh.
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It All Begins with Ganesha
James Boag
Talk
20 min
The Mythology Show
Bhakti
James opens with an invocation to Ganesha to begin our time together.
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Invocation to Ganesha and the Gurus
James Boag
Suitable for all
5 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Bhakti
James shares a chant of Chapter One of The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali.
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Recitation of Chapter One
James Boag
Suitable for all
5 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Bhakti
James outlines the primary characters and offers enough background to start to understand the Bhagavad Gita.
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The Bhagavad Gita Background
James Boag
Talk
25 min
The Song of Self
Bhakti
James recites unpacks Sutras 1.7-1.11, defining the five classifications of vrittis, or movements of our awareness.
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Sutras 1.7-1.11
James Boag
Talk
25 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Bhakti
James shares the epic story from the Ramayana of Rama and Sita as a backstory to the meeting of Rama and the legendary Hanuman.
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Cosmic Backstory
James Boag
Talk
90 min
The Mythology Show
Bhakti
James recites and unpacks Sutras 1.4-1.6.
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Sutras 1.4-1.6
James Boag
Talk
5 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Bhakti
James unpacks Sutras 1.17 and 1.18.
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Sutras 1.17-1.18
James Boag
Talk
30 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Bhakti
James begins by defining meditation in Chapter 1 and then leads us through two standing meditation practices to find connection and spaciousness.
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Cultivating Steadiness
James Boag
Suitable for all
40 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Meditation
We chant Ganesha Saranam to give ourselves wholeheartedly to the present moment and invite in cohesion and oneness.
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Ganesha Saranam
James Boag
Beginner
25 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Bhakti
James unpacks Sutra 1.30—Patanjali names the obstacles that stand in the way of samadhi. The obstacles are a necessary part of the path.
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Sutra -1.30
James Boag
Talk
30 min
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Bhakti
Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita is considered to be the distillation and essence of the whole teaching, offering a blueprint of the teachings.
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Why Chapter 2 of the Gita
James Boag
Talk
5 min
The Song of Self
Jnana
James captivates our imagination with Hanuman's leap, illustrating that when we have the courage to actualize our deeper longing nothing is ever lost.
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Hanuman's Leap
James Boag
Talk
55 min
The Mythology Show
Bhakti
James shares a talk about the role of storytelling and mythology in the Indian Yogic tradition.
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Yoga and Mythlogy
James Boag
Talk
10 min
The Mythology Show
Bhakti
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